S
Idioms beginning with "S"
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[shrug off] or [shrug away] {v.}
To act as if you are not interested and do not care about something; not mind; not let yourself be bothered or hurt by.
Alan shrugged off our questions; he would not tell us what had happened.
* /Muriel shrugged […]
[shudder to think] {v. phr.}
To be afraid; hate to think about something.
The professor is so strict I shudder to think what his final exam questions will be like.
[shut off] {v.}
1. To make (something like water or electricity) stop coming.
Please shut off the hose before the grass gets too wet.
Compare: [TURN OFF].
2. To be apart; be separated from; also to separate from.
* /Our camp is so far from the […]
[shut out] {v.}
1. To prevent from coming in; block.
During World War II, Malta managed to shut out most of the Italian and German bombers by throwing up an effective anti-aircraft screen.
* /The boys were annoyed by Tom's telling club secrets and […]