S
Idioms beginning with "S"
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Contents of S:
[shoe]
See:
[COMFORTABLE AS AN OLD SHOE],
[COMMON AS AN OLD SHOE],
[FILL ONE'S SHOES],
[IF THE SHOE FITS, WEAR IT],
[IN ONE'S SHOES],
[SHAKE IN ONE'S SHOES],
[SADDLE SHOE],
[STEP INTO ONE'S SHOES],
[WHERE THE SHOE PINCHES].
[shoe on the other foot]
The opposite is true; places are changed.
He was my captain in the army but now the shoe is on the other foot.
[shoestring catch] {n.}
A catch of a hit baseball just before it hits the ground.
The left fielder made a shoestring catch of a line drive to end the inning.
[shoo away] {v. phr.}
To frighten or chase away.
When the children gathered around the new sports car, we shooed them away.
[shoo-in] {n.}, {informal}
Someone or something that is expected to win; a favorite; sure winner.
Chris is a shoo-in to win a scholarship.
Do you think he will win the election? He's a shoo-in.
* /This horse is a shoo-in. He can't miss […]
[shoot ahead of] or [past] or [through] or [alongside of] {v. phr.}
To move or drive ahead rapidly.
As we had to slow down before the tunnel, a red sports car shot ahead of us.
[shoot from the hip] {v. phr.}, {informal}
1. To fire a gun held at the hip without aiming by aligning the barrel with one's eye.
In many Western movies the heroic sheriff defeats the villains by shooting from the hip.
2. To speak sincerely, […]
[shoot off one's mouth] or [shoot off one's face] {v. phr.}, {slang}
To give opinions without knowing all the facts; talk as if you know everything.
* /Tom has never been to Florida, but he's always shooting his mouth off about how superior Florida is […]