S
Idioms beginning with "S"
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Contents of S:
[silver]
See:
[BORN WITH A SILVER SPOON IN ONE'S MOUTH],
[EVERY CLOUD HAS A SILVER LINING],
[HAND SOMETHING TO ONE ON A SILVER PLATTER].
[silver anniversary] or [wedding] {n. phr.}
The twenty-fifth wedding anniversary of a couple; the twenty-fifth anniversary of a business or an association, etc.
* /"The day after tomorrow is Mom and Dad's silver anniversary," Sue said to her brother. […]
[simmer down] {v.}, {informal}
To become less angry or excited; become calmer.
Tom got mad, but soon simmered down.
[Simon Legree] {n.}, {informal}
A strict person, especially a boss, who makes others work very hard.
Don't talk on the job; the boss is a real Simon Legree.
Everybody avoids the foreman. He acts like a Simon Legree.
[sing a different tune] or [whistle a different tune] also [sing a new tune] {v. phr.}, {informal}
To talk or act in the opposite way; contradict something said before.
* /Charles said that all smokers should be expelled from the team but he sang a […]
[sing for one's supper] {v. phr.}, {informal}
To have to work for what one desires.
I realized a long time ago that I had to sing for my supper if I wanted to get ahead in my profession.
[single out] {v. phr.}
To select or choose one from among many.
There were a lot of pretty girls at the high school prom but Don immediately singled out Sally.