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[song]

See: [FOR A SONG].

[song and dance]  {n.},  {informal}

1. Foolish or uninteresting talk; dull nonsense. Usually used with "give".

I met Nancy today and she gave me a long song and dance about her family.

2. A long lie or excuse, often meant to get pity. Usually used  […]

[sonic boom]  {n.}

A loud noise and vibration in the air, made when a jet plane passes the speed of sound (1087 feet per second).

Fast jet planes sometimes cause a sonic boom, which can break windows and crack the plaster in houses below them.

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[soon]

See:

[AS SOON],

[FOOL AND HIS MONEY ARE SOON PARTED].

[sooner]

See:

[HAD RATHER] or [HAD SOONER],

[NO SOONER --- THAN].

[sooner or later]  {adv. phr.}

At some unknown time in the future; sometime.

John will come back sooner or later.

Grandpa is very slow about fixing things around the house, but he always does it sooner or later.

Compare: [OR OTHER].

[sore]

See: [SIGHT FOR SORE EYES].

[sore spot] or [sore point]  {n.}

A weak or sensitive part; a subject or thing about which someone becomes angry or upset easily.

Don't ask Uncle John why his business failed; it's a sore spot with him.

Compare: [WHERE THE SHOE PINCHES].

[sorrow]

See: [DROWN ONE'S SORROWS].

[sort]

See:

[OF SORTS],

[IN A WAY] also

[IN A SORT OF WAY].