Commonly-Used Idioms, Sayings and phrasal verbs - "S" Idioms. What is the meaning of idioms? Words that come together and change the whole meaning of the statement like "it rains cats and dogs", did you ever seen cats and dogs falling off from the sky?! Of course not, but it simply mean "it is raining too hard". | S sack out - to go to bed to go to sleep I sacked out as soon as I arrived home last evening. a sacred cow - something that is never criticized or laughed at even if it sometimes deserves to be The medical insurance system is a sacred cow of the government and is never criticized by anyone. sadder but wiser - unhappy about something but having learned something from the experience The man was sadder but wiser after he learned that his wallet had been stolen. saddle someone with something - to give someone something undesirable or difficult to deal with I try not to saddle my friend with the problems that I am having at work. safe and sound - to be safe whole healthy We arrived at our destination safe and sound after a long journey. to be on the safe side - to take no chances It may rain so to be on the safe side I think that I will bring my umbrella. 746 Mr_doody2004@ safety in numbers - to feel safe by being surrounded by a large number of people There was safety in numbers when the students went to complain to the principal about their new teacher. sage advice - very good and wise advice I waited for my friend to ask me for my sage advice regarding his problems. sail into someone - to scold or criticize someone very hard to attack someone When I entered the office my supervisor sailed into me for being late. sail right through something - to finish something quickly and easily I was able to sail right through the material for my final exam. sail under false colors - to pretend to be something that one is not The politician was sailing under false colors when he appealed to the citizens for votes. salt away money - to save money My friend has salted away much money from her new job. 747 Mr_doody2004@ salt of the earth - basic and fundamentally good people The members of our club are all the salt of the earth and are fun to spend time with. same as someone or something - to be identical to someone or something My sister is exactly the same as the
