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Идиомы на букву S

• sands of time
  течение времени (как сыпется песок в песочных часах)

  The sands of time have done much to make me understand the meaning of true friendship.
• shoulder to shoulder
  плечом к плечу

  The soldiers fought shoulder to shoulder.
• stick one's head in a noose
  навредить себе, сунуть голову в петлю

  Bob borrowed a large sum of money thus sticking my head in a noose.
• see the last of (someone or something)
  видеть кого-либо \ что-либо в последний раз

  "We have seen the last of Greg, thank God!"
• stare (someone) in the face
  быть очевидным

  "Are you looking for your pen? It's on your desk, staring you in the face."
• stand a chance of (doing something)
  иметь возможность делать что-либо

  Alan stood a good chance of getting the job of a computer programmer.
• see one's way clear to (do something)
  чувствовать в себе способность делать что-либо

  I didn't see my way clear to begin writing the essay, so I decided to put it off for a while.
• slip through (someone's) fingers
  упустить возможность, просочиться у кого-либо между пальцев

  Sally had a very good opportunity of getting a good job, but she let it slip through her fingers.
• short and sweet
  короткий и приятный

  Dana stayed with her friends for the weekend and her visit was short and sweet.
• stretch one's legs
  размять ноги

  After he had been driving for six hours, he stopped for a while to stretch his legs.
• stand (someone) in good stead with (someone or something)
  оказаться полезным для кого-либо \ чего-либо, пригодиться

  It will stand you in good stead with your future job if you get good education.
• say (something) right to (someone's) face
  сказать что-либо кому-либо прямо в лицо

  I didn't like my friend's behavior at the party, and I had a good mind to say it right to his face.
• set tongues wagging
  сплетничать, "распустить языки"

  The conflict between Landcroft and his wife set tongues wagging around the neighborhood.
• sell out (someone or something)
  предавать кого-либо \ что-либо, быть вероломным

  Margaret is obviously a bad person; she is the type that can sell out anyone for money and luxury.
• soup up (something)
  придавать силу, увеличивать мощность чего-либо

  I decided to soup my motorcycle up, making it more powerful.
• sit well with (someone)
  радовать кого-либо, угождать

  My suggestion to go on a picnic sat well with my friends.
• steal someone's heart
  заставить кого-либо влюбиться, влюбить в себя

  Miranda is very attractive and can easily steal a man's heart.
• shell out (money)
  платить деньги, раскошелиться

  Jacob shelled out a lot of money for his new car.
• see (something) out
  дождаться конца, досидеть до конца

  It was getting late, so we decided not to see the play out.
• scratch around for (something)
  искать что-либо здесь и там

  I was scratching around for some money to pay my fare.
• stumbling block
  камень преткновения

  The price of the goods was a stumbling block in the negotiations between the sales manager and the supplier.
• sit idly by
  лениться; сидеть и смотреть, как другие работают

  Jerome was sitting idly by while his friends were doing the packing.
• sleep on (something)
  обдумать и решить что-либо

  "I like your proposal, but I will sleep on it before I give you the answer."
• set in
  начинаться, наступать, устанавливаться

  Winter set in early that year.
• set (someone) back
  стоить (какую-либо сумму) кому-либо

  "How much did your new car set you back?"
• set one back on one's heels
  удивить, ошеломить, шокировать кого-либо

  The news, which set my back on my heels, was announced at the interval of thirty minutes.
• see (someone) to (somewhere)
  довести кого-либо до какого-либо места

  Every morning Stella saw her daughter to the door of the school building.
• swelled head
  самомнение

  Marcia has a swelled head; she thinks that she is the most gifted person in her class.
• sell (someone) short
  недооценивать себя или кого-либо

  I think Gina is selling herself short when she thinks that she will not make a good actress.
• step on it
  ехать быстрее, поторопиться

  I was in a hurry, so I asked the taxi driver to step on it.
• ships that pass in the night
  разойтись, как в море корабли

  Felix thought Miranda and he were like two ships that pass in the night, and he didn't hope to see her again.
• say (something) to (someone's) face
  сказать что-либо кому-либо в лицо

  I didn't like my friend's behavior at the party, and I had a good mind to say it to his face.
• say uncle
  сдаться, попросить пощады

  Tim pressed my arm and it hurt, but I didn't want to say uncle.
• stand on ceremony
  придавать большое значение правилам поведения (церемониям)

  Please don't stand on ceremony; be natural and easy.
• steal a march on (someone)
  сделать что-либо украдкой, опередить кого-либо

  Mary and I were both offered a job which was vacant; I decided to go the next day, but Mary stole a march on me.