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Идиомы на букву S

• short for (something)
  сокращённая форма чего-либо (слова, фразы, имени)

  The name Betty is short for Elisabeth.
• subscribe to (something)
  подписаться на (периодическое издание); поддержать или дать согласие на что-либо

  I'd like to subscribe to a magazine and a few newspapers.
• something else
  что-то невероятное

  The circus performance was something else. It was the best show that I have ever seen.
• side against (someone)
  выступать против кого-либо

  I didn't expect Nick Wood to side against Rick Forest in the debate yesterday.
• sniff out (someone or something)
  почуять, обнаружить кого-либо \ что-либо

  The cat sniffed out a mouse in the barn.
• spin (something) off
  создать побочный продукт

  The Microsoft will probably spin off some computer games as their by-product.
• something/words to that effect
  что-то в этом роде

  The shopkeeper said that dogs were not allowed into the shop or something to that effect.
• stake a claim to (something)
  закрепить своё право на что-либо

  If you offer something free, people are apt to stake a claim to it.
• shape up
  улучшать, исправить (поведение, исполнение, физическую форму)

  Lenny was learning composition and training himself to shape up and better express his thoughts.
• shove off
  отправляться, уходить

  My friends dropped in for a minute, stayed till midnight and finally decided to shove off.
• small-time
  мелкий, незначительный

  Meredith is a small-time tennis player and never participates in serious competitions.
• shot through with (something)
  смешанный с чем-либо, содержащий что-либо

  This mixture is shot through with something which tastes bitter.
• skip rope
  прыгать на скакалке

  The children were laughing happily as they were skipping rope.
• shore (something) up
  подпирать что-либо

  It was necessary to shore up the roof of the house after the hurricane had damaged it.
• something of the sort
  что-то в этом роде

  I know that Bob is keen on car races or something of the sort.
• share (someone's) pain
  разделять чью-либо боль

  My cousin's wife died of cancer, and I can't help sharing his pain because of his loss.
• string along with (someone)
  следовать за кем-либо, сопровождать

  Mrs. Dale strings along with her children every morning when they go to school.
• sold out
  быть распроданным

  We came to the cinema a bit late; all the tickets were sold out.
• sign (something) over
  подписать передачу что-либо

  Mr. Shlossman signed over all his property to his daughter Erica.
• square one
  самое начало

  Mike didn't remember Physics, so he had to go back to square one and start learning the subject again.
• share (someone's) sorrow
  разделять чьё-либо горе

  The neighbors shared the sorrow of the mother whose little boy had been run over by a car.
• sight unseen
  за глаза, не видя

  Never buy things sight unseen; you'll be very sorry if you do.
• square deal
  честная сделка

  Mr. Lancaster is a decent man, and you will receive a square deal if you do business with him.
• string (something) out
  растянуть, растянуться (о расстоянии или времени)

  Last summer the swimming competitions were strung out over a period of three weeks.
• spruce (something) up
  приводить в порядок, наводить блеск

  They must have spruced up their house for now it looks spick and span.
• slip away/off/out
  ускользнуть, уйти незамеченным

  Jim didn't want to be seen, so he quietly slipped out of the room.
• suggestive of (something)
  напоминающий что-либо

  The picture was suggestive of a country lane which I used to walk along in my younger days.
• sock it to (someone)
  дать тумака, побить кого-либо

  Brown socked it to his neighbor for having damaged part of his property.
• stranger to (someone or something or somewhere)
  человек, не знакомый кому-либо; не знающий чего-либо

  I opened the door and saw a man; he was a stranger to me. I didn't know him from Adam.
• slap (something) together
  поспешно смастерить что-либо, сделать наспех

  They were in a hurry to slap together a few benches to put in the garden.
• slap (someone or something) down
  отвергать кого-либо \ что-либо, забраковать

  My tutor slapped my term paper down and I was very upset.
• sleep with (someone)
  спать с кем-либо

  The little puppies slept peacefully with their mother.
• sound off about (something)
  говорить что-либо громко, во всё услышание

  Tim's brother is always sounding off about his lack of money.
• something about (someone or something)
  что-то (странное, особенное, любопытное) о ком-либо \ чём-либо

  There is something about the man's offer; it sounds very bizarre.
• slower and slower
  всё медленнее и медленнее

  Robert ran slower and slower and at last he stopped, struggling for breath.