Идиомы английского языка на букву "s"
(can’t) stand (someone or something)
- не выносить кого-либо что-либо
Example:
I can’t stand porridge.
(not a) snowball’s chance in hell
- никакого шанса, ни малейшего шанса
Example:
If I thought that I had a snowball's chance in hell to get the job, I would apply for it.
(not to be) sneezed at
- пренебрежительно относиться, не считать важным
Example:
Helen’s project is important; it’s nothing to be sneezed at.
(on the) spur of the moment
- не раздумывая, под влиянием минуты, внезапно
Example:
Jenny’s blood was up, and on the spur of the moment she told her husband a lot of things she shouldn’t have.
a sacred cow
- что-либо никогда не подвергающееся критике
Example:
The ideas of my boss are a sacred cow that should never be criticized or laughed at.
a second thought
- дальнейшие соображения, пересмотр решения
Example:
"On second thought maybe I should join you to go on an excursion."
a shoo-in
- бесспорная кандидатура, “верняк”
Example:
Mr. Parker is a shoo-in to win the election.
a shot in the arm
- прилив энергии
Example:
I did a lot of work yesterday probably because of a shot in the arm.
a shot in the dark
- случайный догадка, догадка сделанная наобум
Example:
I imagined that his intentions were not quite decent though on my part it was a shot in the dark.
a show of hands
- голосование поднятием рук
Example:
It was proposed that we vote by a show of hands.
