S
Idioms beginning with "S"
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Contents of S:
[sit up] {v.}
1. To move into a sitting position.
Joe sat up when he heard the knock on his bedroom door.
2. To stay awake instead of going to bed.
Mrs. Jones will sit up until both of her daughters get home from the dance.
* /We sat up […]
[sit up and take notice] {v. phr.}, {informal}
To be surprised into noticing something.
Grace had never impressed her teachers. Hearing that she had won the essay contest made them sit up and take notice.
* /George's sudden success made the town […]
[sit up for] {v. phr.}
To wait until after the usual bedtime for someone's return.
Mrs. Smith always sits up for her two daughters, no matter how late it is.
[sit up with] {v. phr.}
To be with; particularly to keep someone ill company.
Mrs. Brown sat up with her sick husband all night in the hospital room.
[sit well (with)] {v.}
Find favor with; please.
The reduced school budget did not sit well with the teachers.
[sit with] {v.}, {informal}
To be accepted by; affect. — Used in interrogative sentences and in negative sentences modified by "well".
How did your story sit with your mother?
Bob's poor sportsmanship doesn't sit well with the coach.
[sit-up] {n.}
A vigorous exercise in which the abdominal muscles are strengthened by locking one's feet in a fastening device and sitting up numerous times.
Do a few sit-ups if you want to reduce your waist.