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Идиомы на букву S

• settle down
  обживаться, обосновываться

  Mike had been moving from town to town for years, and finally he settled down in Springfield.
• scared silly/stiff
  быть очень напуганным

  When I entered the house it was pitch dark there, and I was scared stiff.
• serve (someone) right
  получить заслуженное наказание, (так тебе и надо!)

  My brother got the punishment because he had lied to Father. I am not sorry for him; it serves him right.
• smile from ear to ear
  широко улыбаться (улыбка от уха до уха)

  Collin was smiling from ear to ear when he saw his friends approaching him.
• see the world/things through rose-colored glasses
  смотреть сквозь розовые очки, видеть всё в розовом свете

  Sheila is too optimistic and she sees the world through rose-colored glasses.
• sit on one's hands
  сидеть сложа руки, бездействовать

  I sat on my hands and watched the other members of the family clean the living-room.
• swan song
  лебединая песня

  This film was a swan song of the great actress.
• strike a happy medium
  найти золотую середину

  Our professor succeeded in striking a happy medium between being strict and being friendly to the students.
• strike a chord with (someone)
  быть знакомым кому-либо, напомнить, вызвать отклик в душе

  Greg's words struck a chord with me and reminded me of my better days.
• school of thought
  общее мнение или точка зрения

  There are several schools of thought about the system of education in the country.
• shoot one's mouth off
  хвастливо болтать или говорить о том, чего хорошо не знаешь

  Sandra always shoots her mouth off about something she doesn't know very well.
• smell blood
  желать узнать причину, взять след

  McAllister could smell blood when he began to investigate the poisoning of the elderly couple by their own granddaughter.
• stand in for (someone)
  замещать кого-либо

  Ron had to stand in for the security guard who had been taken ill.
• strapped for cash
  не хватать денег, иметь мало денег

  I couldn't buy the dress I wanted because I was strapped for cash.
• see the color of (someone's) money
  убедиться в наличии денег у кого-либо

  "Let me see the color of your money first," the salesperson told the boy.
• see double
  двоится (в глазах)

  Sam fell off a ladder and hit his head badly; he began to see double soon after that.
• spread one's wings
  стать независимым, расправить крылья

  Sam decided to become independent; he wants to spread his wings and try to do something on his own.
• strike a match
  зажечь спичку

  He struck a match and saw a tiny kitten in the corner of the barn.
• scare the (living) daylights out of (someone)
  перепугать кого-либо чуть ли не до потери рассудка

  Seeing a huge dog ready to attack scared the daylights out of the boy.
• splitting headache
  ужасная головная боль

  The other day I had a splitting headache, so I took some medicine to kill the pain.
• start off on the wrong foot
  плохо начать (какую-либо деятельность или отношения с кем-либо)

  I can admit that I started off on the wrong foot with my in-laws.
• see the light of day
  родиться, увидеть свет

  It took Roy ages to write his memoirs and I hope the book would see the light of day soon.
• strike it rich
  внезапно разбогатеть, преуспеть, "напасть на золотую жилу"

  Elvira struck it rich when she had won one million dollars in a state lottery.
• stand up and be counted
  выступить публично, занять решительную позицию

  I think I'll stand up and be counted before my boss takes decisive measures against me.
• split up
  разойтись, прекратить отношения по взаимному согласию

  Our company split up due to the founder's untimely death.
• save up (for something)
  делать сбережения, копить, откладывать

  With the money he is earning he can easily save up for a good car.
• set one's eyes on (someone or something)
  видеть кого-либо \ что-либо впервые

  My sister bought a new house, but I have not set my eyes on it yet.
• sweetie pie
  милый, любимый

  "Stay away from me! I am not your sweetie pie."
• smooth sailing
  лёгкое продвижение вперёд, "всё идёт как по маслу"

  To fix up a party is smooth sailing; we don't expect any obstacles or problems.
• salt away (money)
  сберечь, сэкономить деньги

  I was able to salt away some money for my holiday.
• set a date
  назначить день свадьбы

  Paul set a date for their wedding, but his fiancee eloped with Adam, his best friend.
• slow-witted
  медленно соображающий, тупой

  "I don't think Kelly is slow-witted; she is just lazy."
• show one's face
  появиться, показаться

  After cheating at the exam, Simon was ashamed to show his face.
• stand (something) on its head
  придать чему-либо противоположное значение, исказить, поставить с ног на голову

  We didn't agree with them because they stood this important matter on its head.
• set one's sights on (something)
  выбрать что-либо своей целью

  I have set my sights on receiving a grand so that I can go abroad to study anthropology.