S
Idioms beginning with "S"
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[stab in the dark] {n. phr.}
A random attempt or guess at something without previous experience or knowledge of the subject.
* /"You're asking me who could have hidden grandpa's will," Fred said. "I really have no idea, but let me make a stab in the […]
[stack the cards] {v. phr.}
1. To arrange cards secretly and dishonestly for the purpose of cheating.
The gambler had stacked the cards against Bill.
2. To arrange things unfairly for or against a person; have things so that a person has an unfair […]
[stage]
See:
[AT --- STAGE OF THE GAME],
[HOLD THE STAGE],
[ON THE STAGE],
[SET THE STAGE FOR].
[stage fright] {n. phr.}
The fear one feels before appearing in front of an audience.
Many famous actors and actresses admit that they often have stage fright before the curtain goes up.
[stage whisper] {n. phr.}
A loud whisper intended to reach other ears than those of the person(s) addressed.
Some jokes should be told in a stage whisper.
[stagestruck] {adj.}
Desirous of becoming an actor or actress; enamored of the acting profession.
Milly is so stagestruck that she waits for actresses at the stage door after each performance to get their signatures.
[stake a claim] {v. phr.}
1. To claim ownership of land by driving stakes to show boundaries.
The gold hunters staked claims in the West.
2. {informal}
To claim a person or thing as your own by some sign. Usually used with "on".
* /George staked […]