Идиомы на букву S

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  • sweet on (someone)
    любить кого-либо
    Sally suspected that Willy was sweet on her sister.
  • sound as if
    это звучит так, как будто
    "It sounds as if you were going to quit your present job."
  • so much for (someone or something)
    довольно (говорить) о ком-либо \чём-либо
    "So much for that; you are not going to come here again!"
  • stuff and nonsense
    ерунда, чепуха
    "Do you want to know what I think of it? I suppose that's all stuff and nonsense."
  • short end (of the stick)
    плохое обращение
    Jane complained to me that she always got the short end of the stick when she was at work.
  • short shrift
    грубое обращение
    The younger children received short shrift from their elder brother and they complained about it to their Mom.
  • swear (someone) in
    приводить кого-либо к присяге
    After the election the president will be sworn in.
  • start over/off with a clean slate
    начать всё сначала, начать с чистого листа
    "I advise you to ignore the past and start over with a clean slate."
  • snap
    лёгкое дело, лёгкая задача
    The job interview was a snap, and I am sure I will get the job of a computer programmer.
  • stay away from (something)
    избегать чего-либо, воздерживаться от чего-либо
    My doctor strongly advised me to stay away from sugar and sweets.
  • swear off (something)
    решить отказаться от чего-либо
    Leo swore off smoking when the doctor said it caused lung cancer.
  • scatter (something) around
    разбросать повсюду
    The room was in a mess; my son scattered his books around it.
  • sweat (something) out
    ждать чего-либо с нетерпением
    He spent a few days sweating out whether or not he would get the visa.
  • so much the better
    тем лучше
    "So much the better. If extra money is given, we will be able to complete the construction of the bridge sooner."
  • security against (something)
    защита против чего-либо
    Her father's inheritance was Sue's security against poverty.
  • spell (something) out
    объяснять что-либо очень ясно, простым языком
    Mrs. Grove spelled out the conditions for renting her cottage very clearly indeed.
  • stall off (someone or something)
    задержать кого-либо \ что-либо, отложить
    Our flight was stalled off, and we were hanging about the airport.
  • sing/whistle a different tune
    запеть другую песню, сбавить тон, присмиреть
    Joe smiled secretively as if he knew something that would make them sing a different tune.
  • straighten (something) up
    привести что-либо в порядок
    For a few minutes Wanda pottered about the room, straightening things up.
  • shipping and handling
    перевозка и погрузочно-разгрузочные операции
    The cost of shipping and handling for some imported goods is very high.
  • skip out on (someone or something)
    улизнуть от кого-либо \ чего-либо, не пойти
    We decided to skip out on the field trip and go to a movie instead.
  • scare up (someone or something)
    отыскать кого-либо \ что-либо
    I wasn't able to scare up a clean towel to use in the bathroom.
  • size up (someone or something)
    составлять мнение о ком-либо \ чём либо
    Jordan tried to size Rick up, but failed because the latter didn't fit into any type he knew.
  • supply and demand
    спрос и предложение
    The supply and demand for used cars is never very high.
  • shoo-in
    бесспорная кандидатура, "верняк"
    Mr. Parker is a shoo-in to win the election.
  • so-and-so
    такой-то, такой сякой (о человеке, который вам не нравиться)
    Nobody likes that so-and-so. He has a really unpleasant personality.
  • silly season
    сезон, когда нет серьёзных новостей, мёртвый сезон
    It was midsummer, the silly season, when there was nothing much happening that was newsworthy, which reduced the press to reporting trivial and stupid stories.
  • stuck on (something)
    засесть в голове, заклиниться на чём-либо
    Lucy is stuck on the idea of adopting a little boy from the orphanage.
  • stick by/with (someone or something)
    поддерживать кого-либо \ что-либо
    "I'll always stick by you no matter how many problems you may have."
  • sick of (someone or something)
    надоедать, испытывать неприязнь к кому-либо \ чему-либо
    My work is very boring and I am sick of it.
  • standing joke
    постоянная шутка
    One day Jim appeared at work in his pajamas, and it became a standing joke around our office.
  • scout around for (someone or something)
    везде искать кого-либо \ что-либо
    The hospital is scouting around for skilled medical nurses.
  • scrounge around for (something)
    искать что-либо (во многих местах), пытаться найти
    I have been scrounging around the office for some good paper to put into the printer.
  • spit up (something)
    выплюнуть что-либо
    My cat tried to swallow a bone, but I made her spit it up.
  • sweep out of (somewhere)
    выскочить откуда-то
    Tina's face was stained with tears as she swept out of the room.