A slip of the tongue
Something that is said at the wrong time and is not what you want to say.The clerk's comment to the customer was a slip of the tongue.
Slip away
To go away or escape quietly or secretly.I slipped away after my class to get something to eat.
Skip it
To forget about something."Skip it," I said when my friend forgot to bring me the phone number many times.
Skip bail
To run away and not come to trial and therefore give up the money (bail) that you have paid the court to guarantee that you appear.The man... Read more →
Skin (someone) alive
To scold someone angrily, to spank or beat someone.The woman told her son that if he was late for dinner she would skin him alive.
The size of it
The way something is."That`s about the size of it," I said as I told my friend about the accident.
Smash hit
A very successful performance/song/play/movie. was a smash hit.
Slow going
The slow rate of speed and the difficulty to do something.It was slow going as I studied for my mathematics test.
A slow-down
A type of work action where you do not come to a complete stop like you do during a work strike.The workers had a slow-down at the post office... Read more →
Sort of (something)
To be almost something, to be similar to something, to be not quite something."Did you finish cleaning the kitchen?"