S
Idioms beginning with "S"
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[stone-dead] {adj.}, {informal}
Showing no signs of life; completely dead.
Barry tried to revive the frozen robin but it was stone-dead.
[stone-deaf] {adj. phr.}
Completely deaf.
Sam is stone-deaf so let him read your lips if you know no sign language.
[stool pigeon] {n.}
A criminal who informs on his associates.
The detective was able to solve the crime mainly through information obtained from a stool pigeon.
[stop at nothing] {v. phr.}
To be unscrupulous.
Al will stop at nothing to get Nancy to go out with him.
[stop cold] or [stop dead] or [stop in one's tracks] {v. phr.}, {informal}
To stop very quickly or with great force.
The hunter pulled the trigger and stopped the deer cold.
When I saw Mary on the street, I was so surprised I stopped dead.
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[stop off] {v.}
To stop at a place for a short time while going somewhere.
We stopped off after school at the soda fountain before going home.
On our trip to California we stopped off in Las Vegas for two days.
[stop over] {v.}
To stay at a place overnight or for some other short time while on a trip elsewhere.
When we came back from California, we stopped over one night near the Grand Canyon.
[stop short] {v. phr.}
To suddenly stop.
Jake stopped short when he heard somebody yell out his name loud but there was no one in sight.