Idioms starting with S

Each card gives the idiom's meaning and one example of it in use. Open one for the Vietnamese expression that comes closest.

29 idioms

Save for a rainy day
Money and Wealth
To keep money aside for a time when you might need it.
Example: She puts a little aside every month to save for a rainy day.
Second to none
Success and Failure
Better than everything else.
Example: Their after-sales service is second to none.
See eye to eye
People and Relationships
To agree completely with someone.
Example: The two founders do not see eye to eye on hiring.
Seeing is believing
Communication and Mind
You need to see something with your own eyes before you can believe it.
Example: I didn't think the old car could still run, but seeing is believing.
Sell like hot cakes
Work and Business
To sell very quickly and in large numbers.
Example: The new edition sold like hot cakes.
Show your true colours
People and Relationships
To reveal what you are really like.
Example: Under pressure you show your true colours.
Shut the stable door after the horse has bolted
Success and Failure
To act only after the damage has already been done.
Example: Adding a password now is just shutting the stable door after the horse has bolted.
Silence is golden
Communication and Mind
Saying nothing is often better than speaking.
Example: He wanted to argue, but decided silence is golden.
Sink or swim
Success and Failure
To succeed or fail entirely by your own effort.
Example: They gave him no training — it was sink or swim.
Sit on the fence
Communication and Mind
To avoid choosing between two sides.
Example: You cannot sit on the fence forever — pick one.
Sit tight
Time and Life
To wait patiently without taking action.
Example: Sit tight until we hear from the lawyer.
Sleep on it
Communication and Mind
To delay a decision until the next day.
Example: Do not answer tonight — sleep on it.