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Идиомы на букву S

• show (someone) the ropes
  рассказать или показать кому-либо, как что-либо делать; научить

  "I am new in the job and I want you to show me the ropes."
• sail under false colors
  скрыть своё настоящее имя, "плыть под чужим флагом"

  Hudson had the wisdom to sail under false colors in that foolish jaunt of his.
• skin and bones
  кожа да кости, очень худой

  Cecily has been keeping to a slimming diet for a long time, and now she is all skin and bones.
• sink or swim
  будь, что будет! либо пан, либо пропал

  I was left on my own to sink or swim; no one gave me any help.
• see (someone or something) as (something)
  считать, рассматривать кого-либо \ что-либо (в качестве чего-либо)

  Nora knows French very well, so everybody sees her as an expert in the language.
• strike up a friendship with (someone)
  завязать знакомство с кем-либо

  During his stay in Congo Joe struck up a friendship with a few natives.
• slice of the cake/pie
  доля чего-либо

  Kelly demanded that she be given a slice of the cake in their family business.
• save one's breath
  помалкивать; не соваться со своим мнением, советами

  I had a lot of questions to ask her, but looking how upset she was, I thought I'd better save my breath.
• see stars
  искры из глаз посыпались (в результате удара по голове)

  Tim struck his head badly against the low beam in the barn and began to see stars.
• stand on one's own two feet
  быть независимым, прочно стоять на ногах

  Joe has a useful job and earns his own money, so he stands on his own two feet.
• slack off
  разлениться, стать менее активным, сбавлять темп

  Desmond's business has slacked off, and he has decided to try his luck in another place.
• say "I do"
  согласен \ согласна (говорится во время венчания или регистрации брака)

  I know that during a wedding ceremony it is common to say "I do" when you agree to marry your partner.
• see the light
  прозреть, понять в чём дело

  No matter how hard I tried I couldn't see the light and didn't know how to proceed with my research.
• sweat blood
  быть озабоченным и напряжённым

  During the interrogation the man was sweating blood.
• slip of the tongue
  оговорка

  "I didn't mean to say that; it was a slip of the tongue."
• scrimp and save
  экономить, быть бережливым

  Wanda has to scrimp and save in order to buy new clothes.
• set foot (somewhere)
  ступать куда-либо, входить

  Mike took offence and said he would never set foot in my house again.
• small fry
  мелкие людишки, мелкая сошка, малыши

  The older children went to the party, but the small fry was left at home.
• speak of the devil (and he appears)
  лёгок на помине

  "Speak of the devil and he appears," I said as Jimmy, who we were talking about, appeared in the doorway.
• stab (someone) in the back
  предавать, клеветать за спиной, "всадить нож в спину"

  I can never again trust Kelly because she tried to stab me in the back.
• skid row
  район, где живут бедняки и безработные; район притонов и ночлежек

  "You'd better not go to the skid row area of the city; it's not an appropriate place for you."
• see (something) through
  доводить что-либо до конца

  Dick saw the operation through without wincing.
• shoot oneself in the foot
  сделать ошибку или принять глупое решение

  Nick shot himself in the foot when he decided to invest into a Canadian Oil company.
• show one's teeth
  показать свой гнев или силу, "оскалить зубы"

  I got upset because my boss showed his teeth when I began to argue with him about my job.
• stuff one's face
  набить себе желудок, много съесть

  I was not hungry because I stuffed my face in the restaurant.
• show of hands
  открытое голосование, голосование поднятием рук

  It was proposed that we vote by a show of hands.
• sweep (someone) off his or her feet
  вызвать чей-либо восторг, поразить, потрясти

  When I saw my favorite singer appear on the stage, it swept me off my feet.
• swan song
  лебединая песня

  This film was a swan song of the great actress.
• speak the same language
  иметь общие идеи, вкусы, мнения говорить на одном языке

  Unfortunately my cousin and I seldom speak the same language.
• see (someone) off
  провожать кого-либо в дорогу

  At the station I met Felix who had come to see his wife off.
• scared silly/stiff
  быть очень напуганным

  When I entered the house it was pitch dark there, and I was scared stiff.
• smoke and mirrors
  обман и неразбериха (попытка скрыть что-либо)

  The drug dealers used a scheme of smoke and mirrors to hide their illegal business.
• saving grace
  положительное качество, перевешивающее недостатки

  Dana's saving grace is her exceptional kindness, but at the same time she has a rather strange personality.
• sharp tongue
  (иметь) острый язык, (быть) критичным, не добрым

  Nobody likes Cora; she has a sharp tongue and she very often says very unkind things to others.
• smile from ear to ear
  широко улыбаться (улыбка от уха до уха)

  Collin was smiling from ear to ear when he saw his friends approaching him.