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  • shoot for (something)
    стремиться к чему-либо
    As far as I know Bridgeman was shooting for a higher position in the firm.
  • stand still for (something)
    терпеть, переносить что-либо
    I won't stand still for any nonsense.
  • stroke of luck
    удача, везение
    It was a stroke of luck that I was able to get a couple of tickets for the concert.
  • sky's the limit
    без ограничения
    The sky is the limit for my uncle; he can make all the money he craves for.
  • stone broke
    (быть) совершенно без денег
    I am afraid I can't afford to go on a holiday to Thailand; I am stone-broke.
  • sit (something) out
    высидеть; досидеть до конца, не участвуя в чём-либо
    Wanda had to sit out dances because nobody invited her to dance.
  • sit through (something)
    высидеть до конца, выдержать до конца что-либо
    Though Ted didn't like the performance he was polite enough to sit through it.
  • set upon (someone or something)
    наброситься на кого-либо \ что-либо
    An unfriendly dog set upon me the other day.
  • spitting image of (someone)
    точная копия кого-либо
    Clara's son is a spitting image of her husband.
  • sit around (somewhere)
    сидеть где-либо и отдыхать
    We were sitting around in the cafe when Jim appeared in the doorway.
  • seamy side of life
    неприглядная сторона, изнанка жизни
    Gina knows the world from its seamy side of life.
  • such as
    такой как, например
    It's too cold in this area for certain fruit trees such as the grapes.
  • stars in one's eyes
    глаза блестят от счастья
    Sally had stars in her eyes when Ronald proposed marriage.
  • shotgun wedding
    вынужденное бракосочетание
    The young people were forced into a shotgun wedding by the girl's parents.
  • second hand
    использованный, не новый
    Maria bought some second-hand clothes for her baby son.
  • stand clear of (something)
    держаться подальше от чего-либо
    "Please stand clear of the window or else you might catch cold."
  • step up
    получить повышение (по службе)
    Mr. Jackson stepped up to the position of editor-in-chief after the old editor had retired.
  • stand head and shoulders above (the rest/someone/something)
    быть гораздо лучше кого-либо \ чего-либо, быть на голову выше остальных
    My new car stands head and shoulders above the one I had before.
  • stick to one's ribs
    хорошо наесться, плотно покушать
    My mother is a wonderful cook; everything she cooks sticks to our ribs.
  • shake off (someone or something)
    избавиться от кого-либо \ чего-либо
    George could never shake off a certain stiffness of manner.
  • snow job
    неискреннее отношение, преднамеренная лесть
    Martha's speech before the shareholders was a snow job.
  • slip out
    просачиваться (о секретной информации)
    It slipped out that the largest company in the country might go bankrupt.
  • swamped with (something)
    быть загруженным чем-либо, быть заваленным
    At present the firm is swamped with orders for their goods.
  • shut up
    замолчать, заткнуться
    Silvia's bragging got on my nerves, so I asked her to shut up.
  • shoot up
    быстро расти, тянуться
    The boy seems to get taller every time I see him; he is definitely shooting up.
  • send (someone) up
    засадить кого-либо в тюрьму
    He had enough evidence to send Hobson up for quite a long time.
  • slow on the draw
    медлительный (человек)
    Mary is said to be slow on the draw, but she immediately takes advantage of an opportunity when she sees it.
  • smack dab in the middle
    прямо посредине
    "Look! There is a big hole smack dab in the middle of your skirt."
  • sport of kings
    скачки (спорт королей)
    Horse racing or the sport of kings is very popular in the U.K.
  • 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 (something) off
    распродать со скидкой, распродать по дешёвке
    They usually sell off winter clothes at the end of the season.
  • set forth (somewhere)
    отправляться куда-либо
    Stan set forth somewhere without saying where he was going.
  • short of (something)
    недостаточно, мало чего-либо
    Kelly is a spendthrift and she is always short of money.
  • 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.
  • so far
    пока что
    Jill has been traveling around Europe; she has visited four countries so far.