S
Idioms beginning with "S"
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[shape up or ship out] {v. phr.}, {informal}
To either improve one's disposition or behavior, or quit or leave.
* /When Paul neglected to carry out his part of the research work that Professor Brown had assigned him with for the fifth time, the […]
[sharp as a tack] {adj. phr.}
1. Very neatly and stylishly dressed
That new boy always looks sharp as a tack in class.
2. Very intelligent; smart; quick-witted.
Tom is sharp as a tack; he got 100 on every test.
[sheepskin] {n.}
Diploma.
Dr. Miller has half a dozen different sheepskins hanging on the wall of his office.
[shell out] {v.}, {informal}
To pay or spend.
Dick had to shell out a lot of money for his new car.