S
Idioms beginning with "S"
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[sweat blood] {v. phr.}, {slang}
1. To be very much worried.
The engine of the airplane stopped, and the pilot sweated blood as he glided to a safe landing.
2. To work very hard.
Jim sweated blood to finish his composition on time.
[sweat out] {v.}, {informal}
To wait anxiously; worry while waiting.
Karl was sweating out the results of the college exams.
The search plane signaled that help was on the way. The men in the lifeboat just had to sweat it out.
[sweep off one's feet] {v. phr.}
To make (someone) have feelings (as love or happiness) too strong to control; overcome with strong feeling; win sudden and complete acceptance by (someone) through the feelings.
* /The handsome football captain swept […]
[sweep out of] {v. phr.}
To leave in an impressive, majestic manner.
Offended by Tim's remark, Mary swept out of the room with her head high in the air.
[sweep the city] or [country] or [nation] or [world] {v. phr.}
To gain great attention or popularity throughout the city, country, etc.
Pavarotti's unmatched tenor voice swept the world in an unprecedented manner.
[sweep under the rug] {v. phr.}
To hide or dismiss casually (something one is ashamed of or does not know what to do about).
In many places, drug abuse by school children is swept under the rug.