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Идиомы на букву S

• saving grace
  положительное качество, перевешивающее недостатки

  Dana's saving grace is her exceptional kindness, but at the same time she has a rather strange personality.
• 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.
• sharp tongue
  (иметь) острый язык, (быть) критичным, не добрым

  Nobody likes Cora; she has a sharp tongue and she very often says very unkind things to others.
• splitting headache
  ужасная головная боль

  The other day I had a splitting headache, so I took some medicine to kill the pain.
• 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.
• settle down
  обживаться, обосновываться

  Mike had been moving from town to town for years, and finally he settled down in Springfield.
• 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.
• 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.
• slow-witted
  медленно соображающий, тупой

  "I don't think Kelly is slow-witted; she is just lazy."
• set the world on fire
  сделать что-либо выдающееся

  Sofia thinks much of herself, but I know she is not able to set the world on fire.
• shoe is on the other foot
  положение изменилось, (теперь уже не то)

  The shoe is on the other foot now that my sister is the only money earner in the family after her husband's death.
• smoke and mirrors
  обман и неразбериха (попытка скрыть что-либо)

  The drug dealers used a scheme of smoke and mirrors to hide their illegal business.
• 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.
• 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.
• show one's face
  появиться, показаться

  After cheating at the exam, Simon was ashamed to show his face.
• 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.
• set up a meeting
  устроить собрание, встречу, совещание

  Stella was trying to set up a meeting with the Dean of the Mass Media Department.
• save up (for something)
  делать сбережения, копить, откладывать

  With the money he is earning he can easily save up for a good car.
• say a mouthful
  сказать что-либо важное, необычное, потрясающее

  My friend did say a mouthful when she narrated her unusual story.
• set a date
  назначить день свадьбы

  Paul set a date for their wedding, but his fiancee eloped with Adam, his best friend.
• 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.
• squirrel (something) away
  сделать запас (заначку) чего-либо

  I sometimes have to squirrel some extra money away so that I can use it later.
• set (someone or something) straight
  объяснить кому-либо или объяснить что-либо

  The Dean set the students straight about how to behave at the lectures.
• shark
  жестокий и нечестный человек (как акула)

  Ronald turned out to be a shark. I made up my mind not to do any business with him.
• 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.
• split up
  разойтись, прекратить отношения по взаимному согласию

  Our company split up due to the founder's untimely death.
• strapped for cash
  не хватать денег, иметь мало денег

  I couldn't buy the dress I wanted because I was strapped for cash.
• 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.
• sweetie pie
  милый, любимый

  "Stay away from me! I am not your sweetie pie."
• 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.
• 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.
• sit up and take notice
  (внезапно) заинтересоваться, встревожиться или насторожиться

  I heard a loud thump, which made me sit up and take notice.
• sick at heart
  быть очень расстроенным

  When I learnt about my cousin's troubles with the law, I became sick at heart.
• snow (someone) under
  быть заваленным, загруженным, обременённым

  Jeff has been snowed under with correspondence since his secretary was taken ill.