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Идиомы на букву S

• same to you
  то же самое относится к тебе

  "The same to you," I told my brother when he said I was absent-minded.
• set sail
  отправляться в плавание, отплывать

  We knew that Captain Alison was about to set sail for Australia and we came to say good-bye to him.
• set (something) on its ear
  заинтересовать кого-либо чем-либо

  The new project set the company on its ear. Everyone got very excited.
• speak up for (someone or something)
  говорить в пользу, в защиту кого-либо \ чего-либо

  Jonathan is always ready to speak up for the unemployed and the homeless.
• Shut your mouth!
  замолчать, заткнуться

  Silvia's bragging got on my nerves, so I asked her to shut up.
• spoon-feed (someone)
  чрезмерно опекать кого-либо, "кормить с ложки"

  The young mother is too considerate and literally spoon-feeds her ten-year-old daughter.
• stick-in-the-mud
  отсталый, не современный человек

  My Grandfather is an old stick-in-the-mud.
• sail right through (something)
  быстро и легко закончить что-либо

  I wasn't able to sail right through my essay; it took me a lot of time to finish it.
• shake hands on (something)
  пожать руки (в знак взаимного согласия)

  They shook hands on the agreement that they would coordinate their actions.
• strike at the heart of (something)
  ударить в самое сердце

  Her husband's infidelity struck at the heart of Mira's idea of a happy family life.
• set one's mind at rest
  успокоиться, избавиться от сомнений или тревоги

  I told my friend to set his mind at rest and not to worry about his future.
• stand for (something)
  означать, символизировать

  In the Roman numerals the letter "C" stands for one hundred.
• strike a bargain
  заключить сделку, прийти к соглашению

  I wanted to strike a bargain with my friend to buy his computer.
• set the table
  накрывать на стол

  "We'll have lunch soon. Will you set the table, please?"
• slap on the wrist
  легкое наказание, шлепок по руке

  Bobby received a slap on the wrist for having told his mother a lie.
• something-minded
  сосредоточиваться на чём-либо, думать только об одном

  Jeremy Smith is money-minded; all he thinks about is money.
• sink one's teeth into (something)
  начать серьёзно работать (над проектом, проблемой)

  I sank my teeth into my research.
• search one's heart/soul
  раздумывать (над чем-либо)

  Since his wife's death in a car crash, Tim had been searching his soul to see if he could have prevented the accident.
• sit in judgment of (someone)
  выносить суждение кому-либо

  The members of the jury are to sit in judgment of the drug dealers' case.
• stand in (someone's) way
  стоять на пути кого-либо, быть барьером для чьих-либо желаний или намерений

  Sam did not want to stand in his ex-wife's way to happiness.
• step out of line
  нарушать дисциплину, порядок; шалить, плохо себя вести

  My aunt's children often step out of line, and it makes her very angry.
• sadder but wiser
  наученный горьким опытом

  Johnny was sadder but wiser after his best friend had let him down.
• stop short of (doing something)
  перестать, прекратить делать что-либо

  I stopped short of telling my brother to clear the mess in his den.
• scare (someone) out of his or her wits
  (внезапно) страшно напугать кого-либо

  Suddenly I saw a man's shadow on the glass door and it scared me out of my wits.
• set up (someone)
  подставить кого-либо

  Henry was accused of the crime he had not committed; he was sure that his partner had set him up.
• saddled with debt
  (быть) обременённым долгами

  The shop owner is saddled with debt and must sell his shop as soon as possible.
• sleep like a log/baby
  крепко спать, "спать как убитый"

  I slept like a log and didn't hear my alarm-clock, which was trying to wake me up.
• same old story
  старая история, старая песня

  It is the same old story with Steve. He promises to help but he never does.
• see to it (that something is done)
  позаботиться о том, чтобы что-либо было сделано

  Hudson saw to it that the staff meeting was short.
• sit bolt upright
  сидеть совершенно прямо (словно аршин проглотил)

  Peter sat bolt upright without moving.
• speak up
  говорить громко и отчётливо

  "I'd like you to speak up so that everybody in class can hear you."
• second wind
  второе дыхание

  After they got their second wind, they continued to rake the hay.
• set forth (something)
  излагать, объяснять что-либо чётко и ясно

  I would like to set forth my views on the subject.
• set great store on (someone or something)
  (высоко) ценить кого-либо \ что-либо

  Our art teacher sets great store on her gifted students.
• strike (someone) as funny
  показаться смешным кому-либо

  Jean's new hat, of which she was very proud, struck me as funny.