S
Idioms beginning with "S"
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Contents of S:
[swallow one's pride] {v. phr.}
To bring your pride under control; humble yourself.
After Bill lost the race, he swallowed his pride and shook hands with the winner.
Compare: [EAT ONE'S WORDS].
[swallow one's words]
1. To speak unclearly; fail to put enough breath into your words.
Phyllis was hard to understand because she swallowed her words.
2. See: [EAT ONE'S WORDS].
[swallow up] {v. phr.}
To do away with; absorb; engulf.
My expenses are so great that they swallow up my modest salary.
[swan song] {n. phr.}, {literary}
A farewell or last appearance.
The famous soprano gave her swan song in La Traviata before she retired.
[SWAT team] {n.}, {informal}
Police unit trained for especially hazardous or sensitive law-enforcement assignments; short for Special Weapons and Tactics.
Joe made the SWAT team of the NYPD due to his athletic skills.
[swear by] {v.}
1. To use as the support or authority that what you are saying is truthful; take an oath upon.
A witness swears by the Bible that he will tell the truth.
* /In ancient Greece a doctor swore by Apollo, the god of healing, that he […]
[swear in] or [swear into] {v.}
To have a person swear or promise to do his duty as a member or an officer of an organization, government department, or similar group. — "Swear into" is used when the name of the group is given.
* /Mary and Ann will be […]
[swear off] {v.}, {informal}
To give up something you like or you have got in the habit of using by making a promise.
Mary swore off candy until she lost ten pounds.
John has sworn off dessert for Lent.
[swear out] {v.}
To get (a written order to do something) by swearing that a person has broken the law.
The policeman swore out a warrant for the suspect's arrest.
The detectives swore out a search warrant.