Идиомы на букву S

  • shrug (something) off
    не обращать внимания на что-либо, игнорировать
    The boy said something rude, but I shrugged off his insults.
  • shut one's face/trap
    замолчать, заткнуться
    Silvia's bragging got on my nerves, so I asked her to shut her trap.
  • serve (someone's) purpose
    служить кому-либо для какой-либо цели
    These garden tools will serve my purpose when I work in the garden.
  • stink to high heaven
    очень плохо пахнуть, вонять
    The meat must have gone bad; it is stinking to high heaven.
  • stack the cards/deck for or against (someone or something)
    настроить кого-либо за или против
    Marion felt that they had stacked the cards against her, that she had never had a fair choice.
  • suit/fit (someone) to a T
    очень подходить кому-либо
    My sister's new apartment suits her to a T.
  • son of a sea biscuit
    сукин сын (более мягкое выражение)
    "Son of a sea biscuit," Sam exclaimed when he saw his younger son chasing hens in the yard.
  • split (someone) up
    отделить кого-либо, разделить, разделиться,
    The guide split the hikers up into two groups.
  • scale (something) down
    уменьшить что-либо (равномерно и пропорционально)
    I decided to scale down my plans for buying fishing tackle.
  • stumble into (somewhere)
    войти спотыкаясь (в комнату)
    Felix stumbled into the living-room and stretched himself on the sofa.
  • sleep (something) off
    проспаться, отоспаться
    Jeremy had too much to drink last night and is now sleeping the effects off.
  • sound like (something)
    кажется что …
    It sounds like David is cross with you because you didn't call him yesterday.
  • split ticket
    бюллетень с несколькими кандидатами от различных партий
    During the election I am going to vote for a split ticket, that is, for candidates from more than one political party.
  • switched on
    быть на самом современном уровне (относительно идей, моды, увлечений)
    My boy friend is switched on modern music.
  • shove (something) down (someone's) throat
    навязывать что-либо кому-либо
    I was forced to agree to his conditions because he literally shoved them down my throat.
  • stark raving mad
    быть спятившим, сумасшедшим
    Mrs. Bartlet is difficult to deal with because she is stark raving mad.
  • stick (someone) with (something)
    оставить кому-либо исполнять неприятное задание
    My older sister tried to stick me with cleaning all the windows in the house.
  • suck (someone) in
    обманывать кого-либо
    George looked down in the mouth, but his appearance couldn't suck me in.
  • shirk one's duty
    пренебрегать своими обязанностями, уклоняться от работы
    The nanny was shirking her duty; she didn't take good care of the kids.
  • swing (something)
    смочь сделать что-либо
    I am not sure if I will be able to swing throwing a party.
  • SOS
    сигнал бедствия, СОС (спасите наши души)
    The Titanic was sending out SOS signals, but the Carpathia was too far away from the ship and couldn't come to its rescue.
  • sucker list
    список людей, из которых можно вытянуть деньги
    My friend is on the sucker list; that is he is among those people who can be easily persuaded to buy something.
  • seize an opportunity
    воспользоваться случаем, ухватиться за возможность
    I seized the opportunity to get cheap tickets for the concert.
  • stamp out (something)
    искоренять что-либо
    "I would like you to stamp out your bad habits."
  • stick to a story/the facts
    придерживаться повествования или фактов
    The police didn't believe Nick's story because he didn't stick to the facts.
  • separate but equal
    отдельный, но равноправный, одинаковый
    The two documents, which he was to sign, were separate but equal regarding their significance.
  • smack into (someone or something)
    врезаться в кого-либо \ что-либо
    A truck ran smack into Carry's car.
  • smile on (someone or something)
    быть благосклонным, расположенным к кому-либо \ чему-либо
    I couldn't understand if my instructor was smiling on me or not.
  • stick together
    держаться вместе
    The teacher told the children to stick together when they went to the museum.
  • seize upon (something)
    ухватиться за что-либо
    I suggested going on a picnic and my friend seized upon the idea.
  • snap (something) up
    расхватать что-либо
    The bargains were quickly snapped up by women shoppers.
  • side with (someone)
    выступать в поддержку кого-либо
    My mother-in-law always sides with her son when we quarrel with my husband.
  • sew (something) up
    организовать, завершить что-либо
    All the details of the project were sewn up.
  • sweet on (someone)
    любить кого-либо
    Sally suspected that Willy was sweet on her sister.
  • setup
    расположение, детали обстановки
    "That's a nice setup you have here."