S
Idioms beginning with "S"
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[so to speak] {adv. phr.}
To say it in this way.
John was, so to speak, the leader of the club, but he was officially only the club's secretary.
The horse, so to speak, danced on his hind legs.
Compare: [AS IT WERE].
[sought after] {adj.}
Wanted by many buyers; searched for.
Antiques are much sought after nowadays.
Syn.: [IN DEMAND].
[sound effects] {n.}
The noises made to imitate real sounds in a play, movie, or program.
Greg agreed to plan the sound effects for the class play.
The movie was good but the sound effects were not very true to life.
[sound off] {v.}
1. To say your name or count "One! Two! Three! Four!" as you march. — Used as orders in U.S. military service.
"Sound off!" said the sergeant, and the soldiers shouted, "One! Two! Three! Four!" with each step as they marched.
2. […]
[sound out] {v.}
To try to find out how a person feels about something usually by careful questions.
Alfred sounded out his boss about a day off from his job.
* /When you see the coach, sound him out about my chances of getting on the basketball […]
[sound sheet] {n.}, {slang}, {informal}
A thin low-quality phonograph recording frequently bound into books and magazines for use as promotional or advertising material; it may have either a spoken or a musical message.
* /Don't throw that away; Sue is […]
[sound truck] {n. phr.}
A truck equipped with loudspeakers.
During the senatorial campaign, the streets of the big city were full of sound trucks blaring out messages.