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Idioms - S





safe and sound - with no damage or injury


save something for a rainy day, to - to prepare for trouble, usually by saving money

second nature
- easy and natural to someone

second to none
- the very best

see eye to eye, to - to agree completely



shake a leg


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shake a leg, to - to hurry up, move faster
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sick and tired
- very annoyed, very tired of doing something



sink or swim
- fail or succeed, no matter what



six of one, half a dozen of the other
- no difference, either choice okay



sixth sense
- a special feeling for something, or a special understanding of things


smart aleck
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smart aleck, a
- someone who acts as if he or she knows everything and is often rude about it


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_smell  a rat
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smell a rat, to - to think there may be something wrong



snowed under
- having a lot of work to do



soap opera
- a drama on TV or radio that continues over time and in which the characters have many problems



song and dance, a
- a long explanation, a long excuse that is often not true



sooner or later
- eventually, after some time



spick-and-span
- very clean



sponge off, to
- to take money or hospitality and never pay anything back



stuffed shirt


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stuffed shirt, a - one who lives by the rules and is very formal





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