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Идиомы на букву S

• swallow (something) hook, line and sinker
  безоговорочно поверить, "заглотить наживку"

  Rick told me about his disastrous situation, and I, being a gullible person, swallowed it hook, line, and sinker.
• see no objection to (something)
  не иметь возражений против чего-либо

  Mrs. Jones saw no objection to her daughter's throwing a party.
• sixth sense
  шестое чувство, интуиция

  My sixth sense prevented me from trusting the man.
• strike (someone's) fancy
  нравиться, вызывать интерес

  I like thrillers; and the novels by Mary Higgins Clark always strike my fancy.
• setback
  неудача, регресс, задержка

  The family suffered a setback when the head of the family lost his job.
• 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.
• shot in the dark
  случайный догадка, догадка сделанная наобум

  I imagined that his intentions were not quite decent though on my part it was a shot in the dark.
• set (something) right
  исправить, починить что-либо

  It is really very trying that whenever anything goes wrong it is I who have to set it right.
• sell (something) at a loss
  продать что-либо с убытком

  The factory was made to sell their goods at a loss.
• set up (something)
  создавать что-либо, учреждать, снабжать (деньгами)

  The local government provided the money to set up an animal shelter.
• so to speak
  так сказать

  Greg was not a bad guy, so to speak, although few people liked him.
• stand up for (someone or something)
  отстаивать, защищать, поддерживать

  A man must be able to stand up for his rights.
• say the word
  выразить, высказать желание

  "Say the word and it will be done."
• shove/force/ram (something) down (someone's) throat
  силой получить чьё-либо согласие относительно чем-либо, навязывать что-либо кому-либо

  I was forced to agree to his conditions because he literally shoved them down my throat.
• set out (somewhere)
  отправиться куда-либо

  In 1912 the Titanic set out on a voyage never to return from it.
• set (someone or something) loose
  отпустить кого-либо \ что-либо на волю

  I set my dog loose and he was happily running around.
• swing into action
  начать действовать

  My parents were about to come home, so I swung into action and started to clean the room.
• set (someone) back on his or her heels
  удивить, шокировать, ошеломить

  Hillary's impudence set me back on my heels.
• shape up or ship out
  или исправься или уходи

  You must shape up or ship out if your job performance is not up to the mark.
• string (someone) along
  обмануть, одурачить кого-либо

  Charley doesn't intend to marry Pat - he is just stringing her along.
• sitting duck
  лёгкая добыча, удобная мишень

  A sitting duck is easy to kill, isn't it?
• settle on (something)
  решиться на что-либо

  They settled on the trip to Japan.
• strike a balance (between two or more things)
  находить компромисс между крайностями

  Paul was never able to strike a balance between his work and his hobby.
• sitting on a goldmine
  владеть чем-либо ценным (часто не понимая этого)

  My father's stamp collection is very valuable; he is sitting on a goldmine with it.
• sit-in
  сидячая забастовка

  The miners had a sit-in to demand better and less dangerous working conditions.
• stir (someone or something) up
  расшевелить кого-либо \ что-либо, разозлить

  Maida's strange story stirred up my curiosity.
• stand clear of (something)
  держаться подальше от чего-либо

  "Please stand clear of the window or else you might catch cold."
• split one's sides (with laughter)
  надрываться от смеха, "лопнуть со смеху"

  "I'll tell you a good story which will split your sides with laughter."
• solid as a rock
  стабильный, заслуживающий доверия, "твёрдый как скала"

  The City bank is said to be as solid as a rock.
• speak ill of (someone)
  плохо отзываться о ком-либо

  The tenants spoke ill of their apartment manager.
• sit back
  быть построенным на каком-то расстоянии от улицы

  The church sits back a few hundred meters from the street.
• swallow one's pride
  подавить самолюбие, проглотить обиду

  Wanda had to swallow her pride and ask her employer for a higher salary.
• set up shop (somewhere)
  создать рабочее место где-либо

  Desmond decided to move to Chicago and set up shop there.
• sound like a broken record
  повторять, твердить одно и тоже

  Mrs. Larkin sounded like a broken record when she told her husband to clear the mess in his den.
• say grace
  произнести молитву (перед или после еды)

  The children were supposed to say grace before each meal.