S
Idioms beginning with "S"
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Contents of S:
[setup] {v.}
1. To provide the money for the necessities for.
When he was twenty-one, his father set him up in the clothing business.
2. To establish; start.
The government has set up many hospitals for veterans of the armed forces.
3. To […]
[seventh heaven] {n. phr.}, {literary}
The pinnacle of happiness.
We were in seventh heaven when the helicopter flew us over the magnificent Grand Canyon.
[sewed up] {adj. phr.}, {informal}
Won or arranged as you wish; decided.
They thought they had the game sewed up, but the other team won it with a touchdown in the last quarter.
Dick thought he had the job sewed up, but another boy got it.
[…]
[sexual harassment] {n. phr.}
The act of constantly making unwanted advances of a sexual nature for which the offended party may seek legal redress.
The court fined Wilbur Catwallender $750,000 for sexual harassment of two of his female employees.
[shack up with] {v. phr.}, {slang}
To move in with (someone) of the opposite sex without marrying the person.
Did you know that Ollie and Sue aren't married? They just decided to shack up for a while.
See: [LIGHT HOUSEKEEPING].
[shaggy dog (story)] {n. phr.}
A special kind of joke whose long and often convoluted introduction and development delay the effect of the punch line.
* /Uncle Joe only seems to bore his audiences with his long shaggy dog jokes, for when he comes to […]
[shake a leg] {v. phr.}, {slang}
To go fast; hurry.
Shake a leg! The bus won't wait.
Compare: [STEP ON IT].