first satellite and beat the USA into space): Hutchison warned that “we are on the verge of another Sputnik moment ” because of China’s perceived lunar ambitions. Saint Anthony’s fire • Saint Elmo’s fire Saint Anthony’s fire—an inflammatory disease of the skin caused by alkaloids produced by a fungus that infests rye and wheat: Outbreaks of Saint Anthony’s Fire were common in countries where populations subsisted on rye bread. Saint Elmo’s fire—a naturally occurring corona discharge from a pointed conducting object, such as a ship’s mast, etc.: Ball lightning and Saint Elmo’s fire are sometimes confused. Saint Helena • Saint Helens Saint Helena—a small island in the South Atlantic Ocean: Saint Helena is a British Overseas Territory and one of the last relics of the colonies. Saint Helens—an active volcano in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States: The Cascade range was volcani- cally inactive for over 120 years prior to the Mount Saint Helens eruption in 1980. Saint John • Saint John’s • Saint Johns Saint John—1. the largest city in the province of New Brunswick, Canada: Saint John is located in the south of New Brunswick, one of the Maritime Provinces on Canada’s At- lantic coast. 2. a river that rises in Maine and flows northeast- ward through New Brunswick, Canada: Plans? Just fishing with my daughter on the Saint John River. And swimming at the pool. Saint John’s—1. the capital of Antigua and Barbuda, an island nation located in the eastern Caribbean Sea: There are three airports in Antigua and Barbuda; the most important ports and harbors are in Saint John’s . 2. the provincial capital of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada: Julie will chaperone them during their trip to the National Heritage Fair, which will take place in Saint John’s , Newfoundland. Saint Johns—a river in northeastern Florida: The state’s longest river, the Saint Johns , flows north from Indian River County to the Atlantic Ocean, near Jacksonville. sale price • selling price sale price —1. the price a customer pays for a product: I have learned the lowest sale price of many items we purchase reg- ularly and wait until it is at or below that price. 2. low price at a sale: This Lindermans wine I bought at a sale price of £3.99 at my local Safeway—normal price was about £6 as I remember. selling price — = sale price 1: We keep the selling price of our items as low as possible but need to include a little extra in the postage price. Sally Ann • San Fairy Ann Sally Ann —(sl.) the Salvation Army (a charitable and reli- gious organization to care for the poor and homeless): The Sal- vation Army? You’d never get me sleeping there…. Everyone knows you pick all sorts of things up from the Sally Ann . San Fairy Ann—(a jocular representation of the French phrase “ça ne fait rien”) it doesn’t matter; it makes no difference (UK Army WWI): If anyone has a problem with that—which I doubt—then san fairy ann as we say. same again • same as ever same again —used when ordering another drink of the same kind as the last: A thump on the counter brought the bar- maid…. “Same again , ladies?” same as ever—said of a person or thing not changed over a period of time: I have been perfectly charmed and overjoyed today, to find you just the same as ever . San Jose • San José San Jose—a city in California located at the southern end of San Francisco Bay: A friend who lives in San Jose came to the hotel one night and took us to dinner. San José—the capital of the nation of Costa Rica: Many for- eigners living in Costa Rica, especially the beach areas, must come to San José to do general shopping. sandwich girl • sandwich man sandwich girl —(sl.) a super-skinny girl who looks like she hasn’t eaten in weeks: Joe talks about how he’s all about body acceptance and real women, but all he ever dates is sandwich girls . sandwich man —a man carrying two placards fastened to- gether with straps supported on his shoulders: Not a picket was to be seen, not even a sandwich man stood there, express- ing his lonely indignation. Note: The expression does not correlate in meaning with the phrase poster man— used of a person who is a (usually positive) symbol for smth.: He is alive and well; he is the poster man for what is possible after having a transplant. sardine box • sardine tin sardine box—(UK hist.) used of the City & South London Railway opened in 1890, so called because of the packed con- ditions at rush hour: The passengers in the “sardine box rail- way” had to sit facing each other on long benches in light too dim to read a newspaper. sardine tin —(sl., pejor.) 1. a mini-car: Leave that smelly little sardine tin alone. The exhaust smells a little, but that’s noth- ing. 2. an aircraft: Just back from our Tenerife family holiday and will never forget the sardine tin we flew in. 3. (Nautical) a clumsy steamer: No one was allowed on deck … and in the never ending rolling sardine tin , we were all tottering about uphill and downhill. 4. (Nautical) a submarine: U-boat sub- mariners were true dedicated sailors and so is anyone who gets inside a sardine tin under water. satisfied of something • satisfied with something satisfied of something —completely sure about smth.: Are you quite satisfied of the truth of his story now? satisfied with something—entirely pleased with smth.: I am not satisfied with your work; you must improve it. save someone from something • save someone something save someone from something—deliver or rescue a person from danger, injury, etc.: I was originally going to write about my grandparents who saved me from a life of poverty and self- destruction. save someone something—make smth. unnecessary; relieve a person from the need of doing smth.: I said that I would save him the exertion of turning me out of doors, by going of my own accord. say a lot about something • say a lot for something say a lot about something—(also: tell a lot about something) be very significant or revealing about smth.: This says a lot about our society and the direction in which we are moving. say a lot for something— give ample proof in favor of smth.; be strong evidence of smth.: Sprucing up the place of business with newly-cleaned carpeting, for example, will say a lot for the health of a company. say something in confidence • say something with confidence say something in confidence—tell smth. on the understanding that the information is not to be disclosed: McSorley should Saint Anthony’s fire – 288 –