S
Idioms beginning with "S"
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Contents of S:
[snug as a bug in a rug] {adj. phr.}
Comfortable; cozy.
"Are you warm enough?" the boy's mother asked. "Yeah," he replied, "I'm snug as a bug in a rug."
[so]
See:
[AND SO FORTH] or [AND SO ON],
[EVEN SO],
[EVERY NOW AND THEN] or [EVERY SO OFTEN],
[HOW SO],
[IN SO MANY WORDS],
[IS THAT SO],
[OR SO],
[THUS AND SO].
[so --- as to]
- Used with an adjective or adverb before an infinitive to show a result.
Who could be so mean as to do a thing like that?
Ruth wouldn't be so careless as to forget her pen.
Compare: [SO --- THAT].
[so --- that]
- Used with an adjective or adverb before a clause of result.
The bus was so full that I could hardly turn around.
Billy pitched so well that everyone cheered him at the end of the game.
[so be it] also [be it so] {adv. phr.}, {formal}
1. Let it be that way; may it be so. So be it.
We shall smoke the pipe of peace.
2. Very well; all right.
Will the company lose money by doing this? So be it, then.
[so far] also [thus far] {adv.}
Until this time or to this place.
The weather has been hot so far this summer.
This is a lonely road. We have not met another car so far.
[so far, so good] {informal}
Until now things have gone well.
So far, so good; I hope we keep on with such good luck.