S
Idioms beginning with "S"
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Contents of S:
[serve a sentence] {v. phr.}
To be in jail.
Charlie served four years of an eight-year sentence, after which he was paroled and released.
[serve notice] {v. phr.}
1. To notify one's employer in a formal or legal manner that one is quitting the former's employment.
She gave notice to her boss that she was quitting because of marriage.
2. To notify an employee or a tenant that one no […]
[serve one right] {v. phr.}
To be what (someone) really deserves as a punishment; be a fair exchange for what (someone) has done or said or failed to do or say.
He failed his exam; it served him right because he had not studied.
* /Bob said it […]
[serve up] {v.}
To prepare and serve (as a food).
Father caught a trout and Mother served it up at dinner.
[service]
See:
[AT ONE'S SERVICE],
[CURB SERVICE],
[LIP SERVICE],
[OF SERVICE],
[ROOM SERVICE].
[set ablaze] {v. phr.}
To cause to burn by lighting with a match or other incendiary device.
The criminals poured gasoline on the house and set it ablaze with a small lighter.