S
Idioms beginning with "S"
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[send-off] {n. phr.}
A demonstration of affection or respect at someone's departure, as a retirement ceremony.
When our colleague retired after 35 years of teaching, we all got together at the Faculty Club and gave him a terrific send-off.
[send one about one's business] {v. phr.}
To dismiss someone summarily; tell one off.
When Mrs. Atwater discovered that her daughter's French tutor was an ordinary fortune hunter, she sent him about his business.
Compare: [SEND ONE PACKING].
[send one packing] {v. phr.}
To fire someone summarily.
When the boss caught Smith stealing from the cash register, he sent him packing.
Compare: [SEND ONE ABOUT ONE'S BUSINESS].
[send to the minors] {v. phr.}
To dismiss someone; tell them off; terminate a relationship. — A baseball term.
* /"What did you do to your girlfriend?" Ernie asked Bert, when Bert started dating Jane. "I sent her to the minors," Bert answered with a […]
[send up] {v. phr.}, {colloquial}
To sentence (someone) to prison.
Did you know that Milton Shaeffer was sent up for fifteen years?
[send word] {v. phr.}
To send notification to; advise.
When his father fell seriously ill, we sent word to Mike to come home as quickly as possible.
[senior citizen] {n.}
An older person, often one who has retired from active work or employment.
Mrs. North, the history teacher, is a senior citizen.
[sense]
See:
[COME TO ONE'S SENSES],
[HORSE SENSE],
[MAKE SENSE],
[OUT OF ONE'S HEAD] or [OUT OF ONE'S SENSES].
[separate the men from the boys] {v. phr.}, {informal}
To show who has strength, courage and loyalty and find who do not.
When the ship hit an iceberg and sank, it separated the men from the boys.
The mile run separates the men from the boys.
[separate the sheep from the goats]
See: [SEPARATE THE MEN FROM THE BOYS].