Stark raving mad
To be completely crazy.The woman who lives next door is stark raving mad.
A standing joke
Something that regularly and over time causes amusement when it is mentioned.It was a standing joke around our office that our boss was a very... Read more →
Stand up to (someone)
To be brave in confronting someone.The man stood up to his boss during the meeting.
Strike a happy medium
To find a compromise position.The manager always tries to strike a happy medium between being professional and being friendly to the staff.
Stick by/with (someone or something)
To support someone or something.The woman always sticks by her friends when they are in trouble.
Stick around
To stay or wait nearby for something.We decided to stick around after the game and talk.
Stew in one`s own juice
To suffer from something that one has caused to happen to himself or herself.The man is stewing in his own juice after he got into trouble for... Read more →
Step up to the plate
To accept a challenge, to prepare to do a task, to move near homeplate in baseball in order to prepare to hit the ball when it is... Read more →
Step up (to something)
To rise to a higher or more important position, to be promoted.My boss stepped up to the position of manager after the old manager was fired.
Step up (something)
To make something go faster, to increase something.Recently, we stepped up our effort to hire some new computer programmers for our company.