S
Idioms beginning with "S"
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[sum total] {n.}
The final amount; everything taken together; total.
The sum total of expenses for the trip was $450.
Ten years was the sum total of John's education.
[sum up] {v.}
To put something into a few words; shorten into a brief summary; summarize.
The teacher summed up the lesson in three rules.
The mailman's job, in all kinds of weather, is summed up in the phrase "Deliver the mail."
[sunbelt] {n.}, {informal}
A portion of the southern United States where the winter is very mild in comparison to other states.
The Simpsons left Chicago for the sunbelt because of Jeff's rheumatism.