S
Idioms beginning with "S"
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Contents of S:
[strike gold] {v. phr.}
1. To find gold.
Ted struck gold near an abandoned mine in California.
2. To find suddenly the answer to an old puzzle.
* /Professor Brown's assistant struck gold when he came up with an equation that explained the […]
[strike it rich] {v. phr.}, {informal}
1. To discover oil, or a large vein of minerals to be mined, or a buried treasure.
The old prospector panned gold for years before he struck it rich.
2. To become rich or successful suddenly or without […]
[strike one funny] {v. phr.}
To appear or seem laughable, curious, ironic, or entertaining.
"It strikes me funny," he said, "that you should refuse my invitation to visit my chateau in France. After all, you love both red wine and old castles. "
[strike one's fancy] {v. phr.}
To please one's predilections; appeal to one.
The red tie with the yellow dragon on it happened to strike my fancy, so I bought it.
[strike] or [hit a sour note] {v. phr.}
To spoil the mood at a gathering by hearing some bad news.
The news of Mr. Brown's sudden illness struck a sour note during our New Year's Eve party.
Compare: [SPIT INTO THE WEDDING CAKE].
[strike out] {v.}
1. To destroy something that has been written or drawn by drawing a line or cross through it or by erasing it.
John misspelled "corollary. " He struck it out and wrote it correctly.
2. To begin to follow a new path or a course of […]
[strike out at] {v. phr.}
To attack someone verbally or physically.
She was so angry that she struck out at him every occasion she got.
[strike the hour] {v. phr.}
To mark or toll the hour (said of clocks or bells).
We heard the church clock strike the hour of two.