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  • spitting image of (someone)
    точная копия кого-либо
    Clara's son is a spitting image of her husband.
  • split (someone) up
    отделить кого-либо, разделить, разделиться,
    The guide split the hikers up into two groups.
  • split the difference
    идти на компромисс, соглашаться, делить поровну
    My friend and I decided to rent a room and split the difference.
  • split ticket
    бюллетень с несколькими кандидатами от различных партий
    During the election I am going to vote for a split ticket, that is, for candidates from more than one political party.
  • spoken for
    разобраны, зарезервированы
    During a holiday season most of the railway tickets are spoken for.
  • spook (someone)
    пугать, испугать кого-либо
    My dog is afraid of thunder storms and they always spook him.
  • spout off about (someone or something)
    слишком много говорить о ком-либо \ чём-либо
    Pamela is fond of spouting off about her baby son.
  • spread like wildfire
    распространяться быстро и бесконтрольно, как огонь
    During the very first signs of the earthquake the panic spread like wildfire throughout the area.
  • spread oneself too thin
    пытаться делать слишком много одновременно
    Never try to spread yourself too thin if you want to accomplish much.
  • spring (something) on (someone)
    удивить кого-либо чем-либо, преподнести неожиданность
    My sister is going to immigrate to Iran; I wish she hadn't sprung her crazy plans on me.
  • spring for (something)
    купить что-либо, заплатить за что-либо
    Our TV set got broken and we decided to spring for a new one.
  • spruce (something) up
    приводить в порядок, наводить блеск
    They must have spruced up their house for now it looks spick and span.
  • square away (something)
    привести что-либо в порядок, уладить
    I had no time to square away my private affairs; I wanted to take care of them later.
  • square deal
    честная сделка
    Mr. Lancaster is a decent man, and you will receive a square deal if you do business with him.
  • square off to do (something)
    принять боевую стойку, приготовиться (спорить или драться)
    The two dogs squared off to fight for their own territory.
  • square one
    самое начало
    Mike didn't remember Physics, so he had to go back to square one and start learning the subject again.
  • square peg in a round hole
    человек не на своём месте, человек не подходящий для данной работы
    Mark has filled the position of a sales manager, but he is like a square peg in a round hole.
  • square things up with (someone)
    отдать долг, рассчитаться с кем-либо
    Bob is reluctant to square things up with me and give me the money that he had borrowed.
  • square up to (someone or something)
    смело противостоять кому-либо \ чему-либо
    "It's time you learned to square up to difficulties and problems and sort them out yourself."
  • squawk about (something)
    громко жаловаться на что-либо
    Mona is the type of person who likes to squawk about everything.
  • squeak by (someone or something)
    еле-еле успеть; подступиться к кому-либо \ чему-либо
    Unfortunately I was not able to squeak by the deadline and submit my grant application on time.
  • stack up (something)
    складывать что-либо
    I stacked up the used newspapers to throw them away.
  • stake a claim to (something)
    закрепить своё право на что-либо
    If you offer something free, people are apt to stake a claim to it.
  • stall off (someone or something)
    задержать кого-либо \ что-либо, отложить
    Our flight was stalled off, and we were hanging about the airport.
  • stamp out (something)
    искоренять что-либо
    "I would like you to stamp out your bad habits."
  • 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.
  • stand a chance of (doing something)
    иметь возможность делать что-либо
    Alan stood a good chance of getting the job of a computer programmer.
  • stand behind (someone or something)
    поддержать кого-либо \ что-либо
    "I will always stand behind you whatever you do."
  • stand by
    быть наготове, стоять наготове
    Lifeboats were standing by in case the ship sank.
  • stand by (someone)
    помогать, поддерживать, быть верным другом
    Marion is a very devoted wife; she always stands by her husband when he is in the lurch.
  • stand clear of (something)
    держаться подальше от чего-либо
    "Please stand clear of the window or else you might catch cold."
  • stand corrected
    признать ошибку, неправоту
    Stella had to stand corrected when she made a mistake about the time of the flight.
  • stand for (something)
    означать, символизировать
    In the Roman numerals the letter "C" stands for one hundred.
  • 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.
  • stand in awe of (someone or something)
    испытывать благоговейный трепет перед кем-либо \ чем-либо
    I stood in awe of Turner's pictures exhibited in the National Gallery in London.