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Expresiones y frases - Letra S
Idioms - Letter S
sabre-rattling | bravuconería |
safe and sound | sano y salvo |
same old story | lo mismo de siempre |
second best | inferior |
second to none | superior a todo |
short and sweet | cortito y conciso |
- All this sabre-rattling between the two countries will only lead to a war.
- It was late at night and pouring but we managed to get home safe and sound.
- Mark and Stacey broke up again. It's always the same old story: she's jealous of his friends!
- I won't settle for second best! I want the best house in the neighborhood!
- That restaurant really is second to none: great service, great food, great atmosphere...
- All right, then, the meeting will be short and sweet, so let's start right away.
shoulder to shoulder | codo a codo |
sick and tired | hasta la coronilla |
signed, sealed and delivered | con todas las de la ley |
six feet under | a tres metros bajo tierra |
six of one and half a dozen of the other | da lo mismo |
sleight of hand | prestidigitación |
smack-dab in the middle | justo en el centro |
- We are all working shoulder to shoulder to find a solution to the problem.
- I'm moving to the countryside, I'm so sick and tired of the city. Always rushing!
- We will have the contract signed, sealed and delivered tomorrow morning.
- He's trying to kill me! I know it! He won't rest until I'm six feet under!
- We can go tonight or we can go tomorrow. It's six of one and half a dozen of the other.
- The magician took a handkerchief and with a sleight of hand he turned it into a bunch of flowers.
- There was a deer smack-dab in the middle of the road and I hit the brakes.
small beer | cosas sin importancia |
small fry | insignificante |
sour grapes | por pura envidia |
still wet behind the ears | demasiado joven e inexperto |
straight from the horse's mouth | de buena fuente |
straight from the shoulder | de frente |
sword of Damocles | espada de Damocles |
- Failing an exam is small beer compared to being expelled from school.
- The grocery stores are small fry compared to the the big supermarkets.
- Sally's cutting remarks are just sour grapes because she can't find a boyfriend.
- When I graduated from Law school I felt still wet behind the ears to start my own business.
- Jen's moving in with her boyfriend. I heard it straight from the horses mouth.
- I couldn't believe it! He told me "I love you", straight from the shoulder!
- Living illegally in a country is like having a sword of Damocles hanging over your head.