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Идиомы на букву S

• snow (someone) under
  быть заваленным, загруженным, обременённым

  Jeff has been snowed under with correspondence since his secretary was taken ill.
• split up
  разойтись, прекратить отношения по взаимному согласию

  Our company split up due to the founder's untimely death.
• strike it rich
  внезапно разбогатеть, преуспеть, "напасть на золотую жилу"

  Elvira struck it rich when she had won one million dollars in a state lottery.
• stand (something) on its head
  придать чему-либо противоположное значение, исказить, поставить с ног на голову

  We didn't agree with them because they stood this important matter on its head.
• scream one's head off
  пронзительно кричать

  When Mary saw a mouse, she screamed her head off.
• share and share alike
  делить поровну, в равных долях

  Landgrave bequeathed the whole of his property to his nieces and nephews share and share alike.
• save the day
  спасти положение

  "There is no use being angry with me for applying to Sam for help; I had to save the day."
• see through (someone or something)
  видеть кого-либо \ что-либо насквозь

  Nora suddenly quit her job, and I could neither understand nor see through the real reason for doing it.
• see the sights
  осматривать достопримечательности

  I am very fond of going places and seeing the sights.
• sick at heart
  быть очень расстроенным

  When I learnt about my cousin's troubles with the law, I became sick at heart.
• second nature to (someone)
  чья-либо вторая натура

  It is second nature to Della to talk nineteen to the dozen.
• stop in one's tracks
  внезапно остановиться, "встать как вкопанный"

  Having turned the corner Ron stopped in its tracks; he must have seen something unusual.
• salt away (money)
  сберечь, сэкономить деньги

  I was able to salt away some money for my holiday.
• stand on one's head (to do something)
  делать большие усилия

  Jordan did everything but stand on his head to help his friend quit smoking.
• show-and-tell
  демонстрировать, показывать и рассказывать

  The teacher asked her students to bring their favorite toys for show-and-tell.
• small potatoes
  что-либо небольшое или незначительное

  The amount of money for the road is small potatoes compared to the cost of the bridge.
• smooth sailing
  лёгкое продвижение вперёд, "всё идёт как по маслу"

  To fix up a party is smooth sailing; we don't expect any obstacles or problems.
• shot in the arm
  прилив энергии

  I did a lot of work yesterday probably because of a shot in the arm.
• show (someone) the door
  указать кому-либо на дверь, заставить уйти

  When a drunken man began to raise hell in the bar, the manager immediately showed him the door.
• strike up a conversation with (someone)
  начать разговор с кем-либо, заговорить

  I struck up a conversation with the lady sitting next to me on the plane.
• set off (something)
  выделять, оттенять

  The blue frock which Dina wore that day set off her beautiful eyes.
• step right up
  продвигаться вперёд по направлению к кому-либо \ чему-либо

  The booking-clerk told me to step right up when I was waiting for my turn to pay for my ticket.
• sit tight
  терпеливо ждать

  "I want you to sit tight and wait for me near the counter while I am doing my shopping," the mother told her eight-year-old girl.
• safety in numbers
  чувство надёжности в окружении большого количества людей

  A lot of people were swimming in the rough sea, and I thought the risk was reduced because there is safety in numbers.
• slow as molasses in January
  быть очень медлительным

  My granddaughter is as slow as molasses in January when she walks to school in the morning.
• set eyes on (someone or something)
  увидеть кого-либо \ что-либо

  I hope I'll never set eyes on that guy again.
• see about (something)
  проследить за чем-либо, проконтролировать

  "I want you to see about getting the work finished."
• set (something) to music
  положить что-либо на музыку

  The composer has set the legend of Robin Hood to music.
• shake hands with (someone)
  пожать руки в знак приветствия

  Chan shook hands with his friend when he met him outside the office.
• sticky fingers
  склонность к воровству

  Little Bobby has sticky fingers, and his mother watches him all the time.
• strike out
  не удаваться, потерпеть неудачу

  I struck out in my attempt at fund rising.
• spit in (someone's) eye
  оскорблять или раздражать кого-либо

  His remarks insulted me as if someone had spit in my eye.
• see the handwriting on the wall
  знать, иметь предчувствие, что что-то произойдёт

  I saw the handwriting on the wall and was aware that our small business would soon go bankrupt.
• slap in the face
  оскорбление, пощёчина, оплеуха

  Brett hadn't expected that Dina would refuse to go out with him; it was a slap in the face for him.
• show one's hand
  раскрыть карты, обнаружить истинные намерения

  Hillary was very evasive about it all as if she didn't want to show her hand to me.