English Idioms - letter S

Idiom	Definition	Usage
saddled with debt	burdened with debt	The company has been saddled with debt.
said a mouthful	said something of great importance	He really said a mouthful at the office meeting.
sail into	scold	As soon as I came in the door she began to sail into me for being late.
salt away	save	She was able to salt away a few thousand dollars from her new job.
save face	protect his reputation	The manager was able to save face when he showed that the loss of money was outside of his control.
save one's breath	remain silent	You should save your breath because I do not believe you anyway.
save one's neck	avoid trouble	He quit the company during the scandal in order to save his neck.
save one's skin	avoid trouble	He quit the company during the scandal in order to save his skin.
save the day	brought about success	She saved the day for her company.
screw around	waste time	Do not screw around at work.
screw up	make a mistake	If you screw up one more time, I will fire you.
screw up	person who makes mistakes	You are such a screw up.
selling like hotcakes	selling very quickly	The new product is so cheap, it’s selling like hotcakes.
sell out	sell completely	Our best products seem to sell out very quickly.
shape up or ship out	improve or leave	You have the lowest production in this department so you better shape up or ship out.
shell out	pay	Time to shell out some money.
shoot some hoops	play basketball	After school, let's shoot some hoops.
short on funds	low on money	I am kind of short on funds now.
shot down	disagreed with	Everyone shot down my idea.
slim to none	almost impossible	I think our chances of getting in are slim to none.
steamed up	angry	Don't get so steamed up over the issue.
strike while the iron is hot	take advantage of this opportunity	The stocks price is a good deal so we should strike while the iron is hot.