Idioms beginning with S
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Meaning: a mistake in speech (or writing)
Example: The election bill was altered, by what I believe was a slip of the pen. Read more ➺
Meaning: an elaborate cover up of something
Example: The new CEO promises that the company performed very well this year. He has yet to release the financial statements, I am afraid that it's a snow job. Read more ➺
Meaning: Refers to something that is constantly changing, often making a person feel uncertain
Example: My husband has had trouble maintaining a job in the shifting sands of the economy. Read more ➺
Meaning: Used in the place of someone's name, indicating that the person is of little importance
Example: I love how June is always telling us how she met so-and-so on her travels. Everyone knows that she is making it up. Read more ➺
Meaning: average - neither bad and nor good
Example: The new restaurant in town is so-so. It is not the worst food that I have ever eaten, but I would not go back. Read more ➺
Meaning: realise or understand something
Example: After my terrible grade in mathematics I saw the light and started working harder. Read more ➺
Meaning: a roadblock that prevents an activity from succeeding
Example: The lack of power has thrown a spanner in the works regarding our MS-PowerPoint presentation. Read more ➺
Meaning: to have a big change in perspective
Example: There was a sea change in his personality after he married his wife. Read more ➺
Meaning: An easy target.
Example: With no cover left in that open field, the soldiers were a sitting duck for enemy fire. Read more ➺
Meaning: to do something considered quite dangerous or risky
Example: Sebastian using all his savings to buy blue chip stocks is definitely skating on thin ice. Read more ➺
