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Идиомы на букву S

• sack out
  лечь спать, "вырубиться"

  I was so tired that I sacked out as soon as I got into bed.
• sacred cow
  кто-либо \ что-либо никогда не подвергающееся критике, "священная корова"

  The ideas of my boss are a sacred cow that should never be criticized or laughed at.
• sadder but wiser
  наученный горьким опытом

  Johnny was sadder but wiser after his best friend had let him down.
• saddle (someone) with (something)
  обременять кого-либо чем-либо

  "Please don't try to saddle me with your problems; I have got a lot of problems myself."
• saddled with debt
  (быть) обременённым долгами

  The shop owner is saddled with debt and must sell his shop as soon as possible.
• safe and sound
  цел и невредим (о людях и вещах)

  Nothing had harmed us on the way; we came home safe and sound.
• safe bet
  уверенность, несомненный факт (досл. ставка на лошадь, которая непременно выиграет)

  Thompson's project change proposal is a safe bet and I am sure we should accept it.
• 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.
• sage advice
  мудрый совет

  "You are always trying to give me sage advice; I am sick and tired of it."
• sail into (someone)
  ругать или критиковать кого-либо, "наехать на кого-либо"

  As soon as David entered the house, his wife sailed into him for having come home very late.
• 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.
• sail under false colors
  скрыть своё настоящее имя, "плыть под чужим флагом"

  Hudson had the wisdom to sail under false colors in that foolish jaunt of his.
• salt (something) away
  припрятывать, "складывать в кубышку"

  I have been salting away some money, so that I can go on a holiday to Spain.
• salt away (money)
  сберечь, сэкономить деньги

  I was able to salt away some money for my holiday.
• salt of the earth
  соль земли (основательные, добрые люди)

  The majority of the people in our company is the salt of the earth; they are hard-working and friendly.
• same as (someone or something)
  такой же, как

  I have exactly the same laptop as my friend used to have.
• Same here!
  я тоже, и я также, тоже могу сказать о себе

  "I have often thought that I would like to see you again, Mike." - "Same here," he replied.
• same old story
  старая история, старая песня

  It is the same old story with Steve. He promises to help but he never does.
• same to you
  то же самое относится к тебе

  "The same to you," I told my brother when he said I was absent-minded.
• 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.
• save (someone's) bacon
  помочь, спасти от провала

  I don't understand much about computers; and I was grateful to Steve as he saved my bacon when he came to help me.
• save (someone's) neck/skin
  спасать свою шкуру

  Jeremy had to sell his investments in order to save his neck.
• save (something) for a rainy day
  сберечь что-либо на чёрный день

  However hard I try I am never able to save some money for a rainy day.
• save face
  сохранить свою репутацию, достоинство в неблагоприятной ситуации

  We ought to act very cautiously and try to save face whatever happens.
• save one's breath
  помалкивать; не соваться со своим мнением, советами

  I had a lot of questions to ask her, but looking how upset she was, I thought I'd better save my breath.
• 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."
• save up (for something)
  делать сбережения, копить, откладывать

  With the money he is earning he can easily save up for a good car.
• saved by the bell
  быть вовремя спасённым

  I was saved by the bell and do not have to answer the teacher's questions.
• saving grace
  положительное качество, перевешивающее недостатки

  Dana's saving grace is her exceptional kindness, but at the same time she has a rather strange personality.
• say "I do"
  согласен \ согласна (говорится во время венчания или регистрации брака)

  I know that during a wedding ceremony it is common to say "I do" when you agree to marry your partner.
• say (something) in a roundabout way
  высказаться иносказательно

  I used a fable to say in a roundabout way in order to make myself understood.
• 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.
• 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 (something) under one's breath
  сказать что-либо шёпотом

  I don't know why Jenny always says unpleasant things under her breath.
• say a mouthful
  сказать что-либо важное, необычное, потрясающее

  My friend did say a mouthful when she narrated her unusual story.