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[so much for]

Enough has been said or done about. — Used to point out that you have finished with one thing or are going to take up something else.

So much for the geography of Ireland, we will now talk about the people who live there.

* /"I have  […]

[so that]  {conj.}

1. or in order that; for the purpose that; so. — "So that" is usually followed by "can" or "could"; "in order that" is usually followed by "may" or "might".

Let's get ready now so that we can leave when Father comes.

* /Betty  […]

[so to speak]  {adv. phr.}

To say it in this way.

John was, so to speak, the leader of the club, but he was officially only the club's secretary.

The horse, so to speak, danced on his hind legs.

Compare: [AS IT WERE].

[so what]  {informal}

Used as an impolite reply showing that you don't care about what another has said.

Roy boasted that he was in the sixth grade, but Ted said, "So what? I am in Junior High."

Syn.: [WHAT OF IT].

[so-and-so(1)]  {pronoun},  {informal}

Someone whose name is not given.

[so-and-so] (2)  {n.},  {informal}

A person of a special kind and usually of a very bad kind. — This word is used in place of a more unacceptable word or swear word.

* /I wish that old so-and-so who thinks digging is easy work was right here digging  […]

[so-so]  {adj.}

Fair; neither good nor bad.

The children's grades were just so-so on the test.

[soak in]

See: [SINK IN].

[soak up]  {v.}

1. To take up water or other liquid as a sponge does.

The rag soaked up the water that I spilled.

2. To use a sponge or something like a sponge to take up liquid.

John soaked up the water with the rag.

3.  {informal}

To take  […]

[soap opera]  {n. phr.}

Radio or television serialized stories of a sentimental nature, often involving sex, crime, and social intrigue. These shows often advertise soap products, hence their name.

* /The two longest running soap operas in the United  […]