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Идиомы на букву S

• snake oil salesman
  продавец, пытающийся продать некачественный товар

  The car dealer is like a snake oil salesman. His second-hand cars are no good at all.
• stare (someone) in the face
  быть очевидным

  "Are you looking for your pen? It's on your desk, staring you in the face."
• sands of time
  течение времени (как сыпется песок в песочных часах)

  The sands of time have done much to make me understand the meaning of true friendship.
• stick one's head in a noose
  навредить себе, сунуть голову в петлю

  Bob borrowed a large sum of money thus sticking my head in a noose.
• shoulder to shoulder
  плечом к плечу

  The soldiers fought shoulder to shoulder.
• Shut your mouth!
  замолчать, заткнуться

  Silvia's bragging got on my nerves, so I asked her to shut up.
• see the last of (someone or something)
  видеть кого-либо \ что-либо в последний раз

  "We have seen the last of Greg, thank God!"
• stand (someone) in good stead with (someone or something)
  оказаться полезным для кого-либо \ чего-либо, пригодиться

  It will stand you in good stead with your future job if you get good education.
• stumbling block
  камень преткновения

  The price of the goods was a stumbling block in the negotiations between the sales manager and the supplier.
• straw in the wind
  намёк, предупреждение

  When Nick messed up with his account, it was a straw in the wind that he might be given a sack soon.
• search me
  откуда я знаю

  I asked my cousin what had happened to their front door; it wouldn't close and she said, "Search me".
• set sail
  отправляться в плавание, отплывать

  We knew that Captain Alison was about to set sail for Australia and we came to say good-bye to him.
• say (something) right to (someone's) face
  сказать что-либо кому-либо прямо в лицо

  I didn't like my friend's behavior at the party, and I had a good mind to say it right to his face.
• sit well with (someone)
  радовать кого-либо, угождать

  My suggestion to go on a picnic sat well with my friends.
• set one back on one's heels
  удивить, ошеломить, шокировать кого-либо

  The news, which set my back on my heels, was announced at the interval of thirty minutes.
• sell (someone) short
  недооценивать себя или кого-либо

  I think Gina is selling herself short when she thinks that she will not make a good actress.
• stand a chance of (doing something)
  иметь возможность делать что-либо

  Alan stood a good chance of getting the job of a computer programmer.
• stretch one's legs
  размять ноги

  After he had been driving for six hours, he stopped for a while to stretch his legs.
• slap on the wrist
  легкое наказание, шлепок по руке

  Bobby received a slap on the wrist for having told his mother a lie.
• save (someone's) neck/skin
  спасать свою шкуру

  Jeremy had to sell his investments in order to save his neck.
• set tongues wagging
  сплетничать, "распустить языки"

  The conflict between Landcroft and his wife set tongues wagging around the neighborhood.
• see (something) out
  дождаться конца, досидеть до конца

  It was getting late, so we decided not to see the play out.
• swelled head
  самомнение

  Marcia has a swelled head; she thinks that she is the most gifted person in her class.
• shell out (money)
  платить деньги, раскошелиться

  Jacob shelled out a lot of money for his new car.
• strike at the heart of (something)
  ударить в самое сердце

  Her husband's infidelity struck at the heart of Mira's idea of a happy family life.
• set one's mind at rest
  успокоиться, избавиться от сомнений или тревоги

  I told my friend to set his mind at rest and not to worry about his future.
• sit idly by
  лениться; сидеть и смотреть, как другие работают

  Jerome was sitting idly by while his friends were doing the packing.
• see one's way clear to (do something)
  чувствовать в себе способность делать что-либо

  I didn't see my way clear to begin writing the essay, so I decided to put it off for a while.
• set in
  начинаться, наступать, устанавливаться

  Winter set in early that year.
• sleep on (something)
  обдумать и решить что-либо

  "I like your proposal, but I will sleep on it before I give you the answer."
• soup up (something)
  придавать силу, увеличивать мощность чего-либо

  I decided to soup my motorcycle up, making it more powerful.
• ships that pass in the night
  разойтись, как в море корабли

  Felix thought Miranda and he were like two ships that pass in the night, and he didn't hope to see her again.
• step on it
  ехать быстрее, поторопиться

  I was in a hurry, so I asked the taxi driver to step on it.
• sell out (someone or something)
  предавать кого-либо \ что-либо, быть вероломным

  Margaret is obviously a bad person; she is the type that can sell out anyone for money and luxury.
• set the table
  накрывать на стол

  "We'll have lunch soon. Will you set the table, please?"