skull hunter (head hunter) sky blue (blue sky) skyman (sky pilot) sleep around (sleep round the clock) sleep on it (sleep it off ) sleep over (oversleep) sleep through the clock (sleep round the clock) sleep with the fishes (be dead in the water) sleeping beauty (beauty sleep) sleeping partner (pillow partner) sleepy head (bed head) sleight of hand (light in hand) slice of fish (fish slice) slice of the cake (piece of cake) slip out (slip off ) slip up something (slip up on some- thing ) slippery road (slip road) slipway (slip road) sloppy Joe’s (sloppy Joe) slotting machine (slot machine) slow food (fast food) slow up (slow down) small cash (petty cash) small change (short change) small fortune (large fortune) small friend (little friend) small game (little game) small hand (big hand) small hours (short hours) small people (small men) small talk (little talk) small thing (little thing ) small time (short time) small world (little world) smart money (silly money) smile on someone (smile at someone) smile something (smile at something ) smoky bacon (smoked bacon) smooth customer (slippery customer) snake oil (snake juice) snap out of it (get out of it) snap to it (get out of it) snow man (ice man) snow shoes (snow boots) snow someone (snow on someone) snowed under (snowed in) so far (as far) so far as (as far as) so many words (in so many words) so so (so and so) sobbing sisters (sob sister) socialist realism (social realism) Society of Friends, the (Friendly Soci- ety, the) soft-headed (hard-headed) soft money (soft currency) soft nothings (soft thing) soft on someone (soft about someone) soft sell (soft market) soft things (soft thing) soft with someone (soft about someone) software store (hardware store) some time or other (some other time) someday (some day) someone (some one) something else again (something else) sometime (some time) sometimes (some times) Son of Heaven, the (Son of God, the) son of man (Son of Man, the) sooner…than (no sooner…than) soothsay (sooth to say) Sophie’s choice (Hobson’s choice) sorry for someone (sorry about some- one) sort of, a (of a sort) sort someone out (sort oneself out) Southern Africa (South Africa) sparking plug (spark plug ) speak broadly (speak broad) speak highly (speak high) speak in English (speak English) speak like a book (speak by the book) speak loud (speak aloud) speak of something (speak about some- thing ) speak on something (speak about some- thing ) speak the same language (sing the same song ) speak to someone (speak at someone) speak too soon (speak out of turn) speak volumes for something (speak for something) speak well of something (speak well for something ) speak with a double tongue (double- speak) speak with confidence (speak in confi- dence) speak without effect (speak without affect) special school (normal school) specified criteria (specific criteria) speculate on something (speculate in something ) speedway (speed zone) spend a penny (spend a fortune) spin out of control (spin control) spin the wheels (keep the wheels turn- ing) spine-tingling experience (spine-chill- ing experience) sporting woman (sporting man) sports girl (sporting girl) sportsman (sporting man) spot on (on the spot) spread oneself thin (spread oneself out) spreading board (spreadboard) spring greens (spring green) sputnik moment (Saigon moment) spy someone (spy on someone) square john broad (square john) square up with someone (square up to someone) squeaky wheel gets the grease, the (grease the wheels) stained-glass ceiling (glass ceiling ) stand easy (stand at ease) stand clear of something (stand away from something) stand firm (stand at ease) stand for something (stand in for some- thing ) stand in with someone (stand in for someone) stand on guard (stand guard) stand on one’s head doing something (do something standing on one’s head) stand on one’s native soil (be on one’s own ground) stand on one’s own feet (stand on one’s feet) stand on one’s own two feet (have both feet on the ground) stand one’s own ground (be on one’s own ground) stand out for something (stand in for something ) stand out from someone (stand off from someone) stand someone in good stead (stand in good with someone) stand someone up (stand up to someone) stand up for someone (stand for some- one) stand up with someone (stand up to someone) star-gaze (see stars) star system (star route system) stare someone in the face (look some- one in the face) start someone out in something (start someone off on something) start up in something (start off on something ) starved for something (hungry for something ) State house (State House) State Registered Nurse (State Enrolled Nurse) station master (station man) stay-at-home (homestay) stay on the right side of someone (be someone’s right-hand man) stay out of something (stay off some- thing ) stay well (stay good) steady-going (go steady with someone) steal the show (get the show on the road) steam up (get steamed up) steel man (Man of Steel) step aside (sidestep) step down (stand down) step for step (step by step) step into someone’s shoes (put oneself in someone’s shoes) step off the carpet (be on the carpet) step over something (overstep some- thing ) stew oneself (stew in one’s own juice) stick one’s neck out (stick one’s nose out) stick one’s nose where it doesn’t belong (stick one’s nose out) stick to one’s last (stick to one’s guns) stick to someone (stick it to someone) stick to something (stick at something ) stick up for something (be stuck for something ) stick up to someone (stick up for some- one) stick with someone (stick in with some- one) – 369 – Phrase Index