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Идиомы на букву S

• see things
  бредить, галлюцинировать

  Allan had been drinking too much that day and by the evening started to see things.
• see through (someone or something)
  видеть кого-либо \ что-либо насквозь

  Nora suddenly quit her job, and I could neither understand nor see through the real reason for doing it.
• see to (someone or something)
  присмотреть за кем-либо \ чем-либо

  "Porter, will you see to my baggage, please?"
• 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.
• see which way the wind is blowing
  определить, что нужно сделать в первую очередь

  I made up my mind to see which way the wind is blowing before I started to write my essay.
• seeing is believing
  верь тому, что видишь

  Seeing is believing, and I can only really believe what I experience personally.
• seeing someone
  встречаться с кем-либо

  After the divorce Fisher was not seeing anyone for a long time.
• seize an opportunity
  воспользоваться случаем, ухватиться за возможность

  I seized the opportunity to get cheap tickets for the concert.
• seize upon (something)
  ухватиться за что-либо

  I suggested going on a picnic and my friend seized upon the idea.
• sell (someone) a bill of goods
  обмануть кого-либо

  The salesman sold me a bill of goods when he said that the digital camera was of good quality.
• sell (someone) on a plan or idea
  убедить кого-либо, довести до сознания план или идею

  I tried to sell my father on the idea that we should buy a new modern car, but I couldn't convince him.
• 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.
• sell (something) at a loss
  продать что-либо с убытком

  The factory was made to sell their goods at a loss.
• sell (something) for a song
  продать что-либо очень дёшево

  The artist was neither famous nor popular, so he sold his picture for a song.
• sell (something) off
  распродать со скидкой, распродать по дешёвке

  They usually sell off winter clothes at the end of the season.
• sell (something) on credit
  продавать что-либо в кредит

  The shop sells a lot of things on credit.
• sell (something) out
  распродать, продать всё целиком

  I went to the bookstore to get an English textbook, but the salesperson said they had sold them out.
• sell like hotcakes
  раскупаются как горячие пирожки, берутся нарасхват

  The baseball game was supposed to be on Saturday and the tickets for it were selling like hotcakes.
• sell out
  распродать всё целиком

  Every spring the company sells out all of their winter goods.
• 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.
• send (someone) about his or her business
  прогонять кого-либо, выпроваживать

  I sent Joan about her business when she tried to interfere with my work.
• send (someone) off
  устраивать кому-либо проводы

  My father-in-law was leaving for Canada, and we went to the airport to send him off.
• send (someone) packing
  выставить кого-либо, выгнать без всяких церемоний

  A drunkard knocked on my door asking for a glass of wine, but I sent him packing.
• send (someone) up
  засадить кого-либо в тюрьму

  He had enough evidence to send Hobson up for quite a long time.
• send (someone) up the river
  посадить кого-либо в тюрьму

  Sandra Ross hoped that the judge wouldn't send her up the river if she plead bargain.
• send (something) C.O.D. (care of delivery)
  отправить что-либо наложенным платежом

  I ordered a few disks and the company sent them C.O.D.
• send away for (something)
  отправить письмо с просьбой чего-либо

  I sent away for some price list on medication but it has not arrived yet.
• send someone to the showers
  отстранить кого-либо от игры; убрать с поля или корта

  Our coach sent one of the players to the showers because the man had been injured during the game.
• send up a trial balloon
  пустить пробный шар

  Gregory decided to send up a trial balloon to see how his boss would react to his business proposal.
• separate but equal
  отдельный, но равноправный, одинаковый

  The two documents, which he was to sign, were separate but equal regarding their significance.
• separate the men from the boys
  отделить более компетентных людей от менее компетентных

  I am not at all sure that joining the military is a good way to separate the men from the boys.
• separate the sheep from the goats
  отделить более компетентных людей от менее компетентных, разделить на две группы

  I am not at all sure that joining the military is a good way to separate the men from the boys.
• serve (someone's) purpose
  служить кому-либо для какой-либо цели

  These garden tools will serve my purpose when I work in the garden.
• serve (someone) right
  получить заслуженное наказание, (так тебе и надо!)

  My brother got the punishment because he had lied to Father. I am not sorry for him; it serves him right.
• serve as a guinea pig
  быть подопытным кроликом

  "Is that a test you are going to perform? I don't want to serve as a guinea pig."