Shake up (someone) shake (someone) up
To shock or upset someone.The change in policies shook up many people in the company.
Shake (someone) down shake down (someone)
To get money by threatening someone.The gangsters shook the shop owner down to get some money.
At sixes and sevens
To be in confusion or disagreement.Everybody has been at sixes and sevens since they opened the new school.
Six of one or half-a-dozen of the other
To be the same, to have no difference between two things.It was six of one or half-a-dozen of the other if we should take the train or the... Read more →
Six feet under
Dead (buried six feet under the ground in a grave).The criminal is a bad person and if he does not change, he will soon be six feet under.
A sitting target
Someone who is in a position that can be easily attacked.The manager was a sitting target for criticism by the staff.
Sitting pretty
To be in a favorable situation.My uncle is sitting pretty with his new job and high salary.
Sitting on top of the world
To be in a very good position or to be in an advantageous position, to be feeling very good or happy.I was sitting on top of the world after I... Read more →
A sitting duck
An unsuspecting person who is easily fooled as if he or she were waiting to be attacked.The woman was a sitting duck for the thief when she sat... Read more →
A sitting duck
A non-moving target that is easily hit by a hunter.The hunter shot the sitting duck easily.