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Tiếng Việt

Idioms starting with S

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29 idioms

  • Steal someone's thunder

    Work and Business

    To take the attention or credit someone else deserved.

    Example: It is bad manners to steal someone's thunder at their own party.

  • Steer clear of

    Travel and Movement

    To deliberately avoid.

    Example: Steer clear of that supplier.

  • Stick to your guns

    Communication and Mind

    To keep to your opinion despite opposition.

    Example: Stick to your guns and the design will ship unchanged.

  • Still waters run deep

    People and Relationships

    A quiet person often has a great deal of feeling or knowledge beneath the surface.

    Example: He said almost nothing all evening, but still waters run deep.

  • Strike while the iron is hot

    Time and Life

    To act at once while conditions are favourable.

    Example: They liked your proposal — strike while the iron is hot and send the quote today.