Идиомы на букву S

• see a man about a dog
  пойти в туалет (эвфемизм)

  Jeremy drank too much beer, so he had to stop his car several times to see a man about a dog.
• 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.
• shaggy dog story
  длинный бессмысленный рассказ

  My cousin told me a shaggy dog story about how she had lost her purse.
• strike a pose
  встать в (определённую) позу

  My friend wanted to take my picture and he asked me to strike a pose.
• sit on the fence
  сохранять нейтралитет, занимать выжидательную позицию

  "I am not going to sit on the fence and support any of you in your dispute."
• speak one's mind
  откровенно высказать кому-либо что-либо

  I am going to speak my mind and tell my boss about the shortcomings in our work.
• saved by the bell
  быть вовремя спасённым

  I was saved by the bell and do not have to answer the teacher's questions.
• six of one and half a dozen of the other
  одно и тоже, нет никакой разницы

  It was six of one or half-a-dozen of the other as to whether I should rent an apartment downtown or take a cottage in the suburbs. They cost almost the same.
• set one's heart on (something)
  быть направленным к достижению какой-либо цели

  Samantha set her heart on becoming an actress.
• see eye to eye (with someone)
  сходиться во взглядах с кем-либо

  William doesn't see eye to eye with me in this question.
• step into (someone's) shoes
  заменить кого-либо, занять чьё-либо место

  There were half a dozen candidates any of whom would be happy to step into Jenny's shoes.
• safe and sound
  цел и невредим (о людях и вещах)

  Nothing had harmed us on the way; we came home safe and sound.
• 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.
• set in one's ways
  вести установленный образ жизни

  I know you are set in your ways and don't like any change, but you will have to change your habits when you get married.
• stick one's neck out (for someone or something)
  рисковать ради кого-либо \ чего-либо

  "I am not going to stick my neck out for you."
• scaredy-cat
  трусишка

  The children call Vera a scaredy-cat because she is easily frightened.
• smell a rat
  заподозрить, почуять неладное

  When Clara didn't come back with my money, I began to smell a rat.
• start the ball rolling
  начать что-либо делать

  I think it's time I started the ball rolling.
• see pink elephants
  воображать, придумывать что-либо не существующее

  I didn't believe Dina's story; I think she was seeing pink elephants.
• steal (someone's) thunder
  заимствовать чьи-либо идеи, открытия и предать их гласности ради собственной выгоды

  Adam complained that they wouldn't let his play run, and yet they had stolen his thunder.
• 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."
• so far, so good
  пока все хорошо

  "How is your married life?" I asked Hilda. "So far, so good," she replied.
• snake in the grass
  враг, претворяющийся другом

  Pat has turned out to be a snake in the grass. I trusted her, but she had betrayed me.
• slip one's mind
  забыть, выпасть из памяти

  It completely slipped my mind that I had promised to call my friend the previous day.
• soaked to the skin
  промокнуть до нитки

  The children had been walking in the rain for two hours and were soaked to the skin.
• 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.
• shoulder to cry on
  сострадательный человек; (жилетка, в которую можно поплакать)

  At that time I had no shoulder to cry on and felt very miserable.
• see red
  придти в бешенство, быть ослеплённым яростью

  "What did you mean when you spoke of the man seeing red?"
• set out to (do something)
  намереваться (делать что-либо)

  I like skating and I set out to learn to skate well.
• spill the beans
  выдать секрет

  My friend spilled the beans about my smoking though he had promised not to tell my Mom about it.
• say (something) under one's breath
  сказать что-либо шёпотом

  I don't know why Jenny always says unpleasant things under her breath.
• 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.
• straight from the horse's mouth
  услышать прямо из чьих-либо уст

  I heard the news about my friend's promotion straight from the horse's mouth.
• scratch one's head
  приводить в замешательство, озадачивать кого-либо

  I left Jenifer scratching her head after I told her the news of Harry's engagement.
• speak off the cuff
  выступать, говорить без подготовки

  Mr. Trent prefers to speak off the cuff at the meetings of any kind.