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  • shake up (someone)
    потрясти или расстроить кого-либо
    The prices are rising and it shakes up many people in this country.
  • shake up (something)
    перестроить что-либо
    The new sales manager decided to shake up the company in order to bring new energy into the department.
  • skeleton in one's closet
    семейная тайна, о которой не принято говорить; "скелет в шкафу"
    Marion had a skeleton in her closet; her Granddad had been a psychopath and naturally she wanted that to remain secret.
  • stop at nothing
    ни перед чем не останавливаться
    My friend is a very stubborn person; she will stop at nothing to get what she wants.
  • split the difference
    идти на компромисс, соглашаться, делить поровну
    My friend and I decided to rent a room and split the difference.
  • 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.
  • shaken up
    быть потрясённым или расстроенным
    I was deeply shaken up by my friend's death.
  • sit back and let (something) happen
    ни во что не вмешиваться
    I decided to sit back and let things happen because I didn't want to interfere in their dispute.
  • stock up on (something)
    запастись чем-либо
    They stocked up on wood before making a camp fire.
  • sell (something) on credit
    продавать что-либо в кредит
    The shop sells a lot of things on credit.
  • 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.
  • slip up
    ошибиться, сделать ошибку
    Jack was sure that Rita had slipped up when she said that Mr. Grover was in his office.
  • 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.
  • shoot straight
    действовать, поступать честно
    Alan always shoots straight when he is dealing with his friends.
  • sort (something) out
    прояснять, приводить в порядок
    I will have to sort out all my things before moving to a new apartment.
  • signed, sealed and delivered
    сделано по правилам
    The document has been done correctly, following all the necessary procedures; it was signed, sealed and delivered.
  • shoot up (drugs)
    вкалывать наркотики
    I suspected that Ursula was shooting up drugs.
  • serve (someone's) purpose
    служить кому-либо для какой-либо цели
    These garden tools will serve my purpose when I work in the garden.
  • shut off
    изолировать, быть в отдалении
    Theodor's house was shut off from the other houses in the area.
  • scream bloody murder
    горько сетовать, жаловаться
    The girl screamed bloody murder when her purse had been stolen.
  • small/fine print
    мелкий шрифт
    It's necessary to pay attention to the fine print before you sign a document or a contract.
  • spoken for
    разобраны, зарезервированы
    During a holiday season most of the railway tickets are spoken for.
  • start out as (something)
    начать карьеру в качестве кого-либо
    He started out as an ordinary employee and in a few years became chief executive.
  • shoot one's wad
    истратить все деньги, "промотать деньги"
    I guess Mark has shot his wad at a casino.
  • straw that breaks the camel's back
    потерять терпение, переполнить чашу терпения
    When the secretary lost an important document for the third time it was the straw that broke the camel's back, and the boss decided to fire her.
  • sit up with (someone)
    сидеть (ночью) у постели больного
    The nurse sat up with her patient all night.
  • sum and substance
    самая суть, квинтэссенция
    The sum and substance of his objections boils down to the following.
  • sweat it out
    терпеливо пережидать что-либо (неприятное)
    There were no vacant rooms in the hotel, and we had to sweat it out until someone signed out.
  • shake/quake in one's boots
    трястись от страха
    Linda must have seen a ghost for she was shaking in her boots.
  • sweetheart deal
    благоприятная, взаимовыгодная сделка
    They made a sweetheart deal with a traveling agency to have the price of the tickets reduced.
  • stick up for (someone or something)
    защищать кого-либо \ что-либо, поддерживать
    "I am very grateful to you for having stuck up for me."
  • start in as (something)
    начать карьеру в качестве кого-либо
    Sam started in as a sailor and now he is captain of a big liner.
  • since time immemorial
    с незапамятных времён
    Since time immemorial women have been using make up and dying their hair.
  • second-rate
    второразрядный
    The radio-set which my brother bought is not of the best quality; it's definitely second-rate.