No spring chicken
A young person (used with a negative).My aunt is no spring chicken. She is almost 96-years old.
Spread oneself too thin
To try to do too many things at one time.My sister has been spreading herself too thin lately and is not accomplishing very much of anything.
Spread like wildfire
To spread very rapidly, to quickly affect and become known by many people.The panic over the bad drinking water spread like wildfire through the... Read more →
Spout off about (someone or something)
To talk too much about someone or something.The woman is always spouting off about her problems.
Spotlight (someone or something)
To put special focus or attention on a person or a thing.The computer problem helped to spotlight our need to buy a new computer.
Sporting chance
A reasonably good chance.The man does not have a sporting chance of winning the competition.
Spoon-feed (someone)
To make something very easy for someone.He is a very strict teacher and never likes to spoon-feed his students.
Spook (someone)
To startle or surprise someone.The loud thunder and lightning spooked the horse.
Spoken for
To be taken or reserved.All of the tickets to the concert are spoken for.
A split ticket
A voting ticket with candidates from more than one political party.My friend usually votes for a split ticket when he votes and never votes for... Read more →