S
Idioms beginning with "S"
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Contents of S:
[sold on] {adj.}
Approving of; well disposed toward; convinced of the value of.
When Japanese cars first appeared on the market Andy was hesitant to drive one but now he is sold on them.
[somebody up there loves/hates me] {slang}
An expression intimating that an unseen power in heaven, such as God, has been favorable or unfavorable to the one making the exclamation.
* /Look at all the money I won! I say somebody up there sure loves […]
[something]
See:
[HAVE SOMETHING GOING FOR ONE],
[HAVE SOMETHING ON],
[MAKE SOMETHING OF],
[START SOMETHING].
[something else] {adj.}, {slang}, {informal}
So good as to be beyond description; the ultimate; stupendous.
Janet Hopper is really something else.
[something else again] {n. phr.}
A different kind of thing; something different.
I don't care if you borrow my dictionary sometimes, but taking it without asking and keeping it is something else again.
* /"But I don't want a new car," Charles said […]
[son of a bitch] or [sunuvabitch] also [S.O.B.] {n. phr.}, {vulgar}, {avoidable}
(but becoming more and more acceptable, especially if said with a positive or loving intonation).
Fellow, character, guy, individual.
Negatively:
* /Get out of here you […]
[son of a gun] {n. phr.}, {slang}
1. A bad person; a person not liked.
I don't like Charley; keep that son of a gun out of here.
Syn.: [BAD ACTOR].
2. A mischievous rascal; a lively guy. — Often used in a joking way.
* /The farmer said he would […]