Idioms beginning with S
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Meaning: a situation in which something grows bigger or more important at an ever-increasing rate.
Example: The mayor hopes that the improvements will have a snowball effect and lead to increased private investment in the city. Read more ➺
Meaning: getting a preview of something that is yet to be publicized.
Example: The cinema had a sneak peek of the film to be released next week. Read more ➺
Meaning: postpone making a choice until the following day.
Example: Please don't sleep on that talent. It will take you places! Read more ➺
Meaning: to enhance performance, quality, skills, or talents.
Example: Matthew said to Sarah, "Step up your game," to which she replied, "I already have by memorizing every act in Shakespeare's The Tempest this week." Read more ➺
Meaning: to get angry quickly.
Example: He has a short fuse. He loses his temper for things that don't provoke others to high levels of angry emotion. Read more ➺
Meaning: to get serious and stop acting absurd anymore.
Example: You haven't been staying on top of your homework. You better straighten up and fly right or you will get a bad grade. Read more ➺
Meaning: something that people believe or accept as true without questioning it.
Example: The journalist esteemed too many sacred cows. Read more ➺
Meaning: to stop someone from feeling awkward or embarrassed.
Example: My teacher spoke up to spare the blushes of the new student. Read more ➺
Meaning: make it clear that somebody must leave
Example: After we finished our talk, he showed me to the door. Read more ➺
Meaning: having a rich or privileged background
Example: Many fans believed that Vince was a silver spoon kid. Read more ➺
