Common American Phrases in Everyday Contexts (272 page)

say
What do you say?

say
What do you want me to say?

say
What say?

say
What someone said.

say
What would you say if I did something?

say
when all is said and done

say
when everything is said and done

say
You can say that again!

say
You don't say.

say
You know (what I'm saying)?

say
You mean to say something?

say
You (really) said a mouthful.

say
You said a mouthful.

say
You said it!

scam
What's the scam?

scare
scared silly

scenery
a change of scenery

school
from the old school

school
How do you like school?

school
That's old school.

scoop
What's the scoop?

scot
get off scot-free

Scott
Great Scott!

scream
so mad I could scream

scrub
You scrub up good.

scrub
You scrub up well.

seal
My lips are sealed.

search
Search me.

seat
(Is) this (seat) taken?

second
Don't give it a (second) thought.

second
Hang on a second.

second
Just a second.

second
Wait a sec(ond).

secret
Could you keep a secret?

secret
keep a secret

secret
Your secret is safe with me.

see
Am I glad to see you!

see
as I see it

see
Be seeing you.

see
Come back and see us.

see
Could I see you again?

see
Could I see you in my office?

see
Don't see you much around here anymore.

see
(Don't you) see?

see
Good to see you (again).

see
Haven't I seen you somewhere before?

see
Haven't seen you in a long time.

see
Haven't seen you in a month of Sundays.

see
Hope to see you again (sometime).

see
(I) haven't seen you in a long time.

see
(I) haven't seen you in a month of Sundays.

see
(I) hope to see you again (sometime).

see
(I) never thought I'd see you here!

see
if I ever saw one

see
If you don't see what you want, please ask (for it).

see
(I'll) be seeing you.

see
(I'll) see you in a little while.

see
I'll see you later.

see
(I'll) see you next year.

see
(I'll) see you (real) soon.

see
(I'll) see you then.

see
(I'll) see you tomorrow.

see
I'll try to see you later.

see
(It's) good to see you (again).

see
(It's) nice to see you.

see
(I've) seen better.

see
(I've) seen worse.

see
Just (you) wait (and see)!

see
Long time no see.

see
Never thought I'd see you here!

see
Nice to see you.

see
Not if I see you first.

see
Not if I see you sooner.

see
See if I care!

see
see someone as something

see
See ya!

see
See ya, bye-bye.

see
See you.

see
See you around.

see
See you in a little while.

see
(See you) later.

see
See you later, alligator.

see
See you next year.

see
See you (real) soon.

see
See you soon.

see
See you then.

see
See you tomorrow.

see
Seen better.

see
Seen worse.

see
They must have seen you coming.

see
the way I see it

see
(We) don't see you much around here anymore.

see
What you see is what you get.

see
Will I see you again?

see
You ain't seen nothing yet!

see
You (just) wait (and see)!

seen
Haven't I seen you somewhere before?

seen
Haven't seen you in a long time.

seen
Haven't seen you in a month of Sundays.

seen
(I) haven't seen you in a long time.

seen
(I) haven't seen you in a month of Sundays.

seen
(I've) seen better.

seen
(I've) seen worse.

seen
Seen better.

seen
Seen worse.

seen
They must have seen you coming.

seen
You ain't seen nothing yet!

sell
selling like hotcakes

send
send out the wrong signals

send
send someone the wrong signals

sentiment
My sentiments exactly.

serve
Dinner is served.

serve
How can I serve you?

set
Are you (all) set?

set
I'm set.

set
set someone straight

sever
sever ties with someone

shake
Let's shake on it.

shake
Shake it (up)!

shake
Shake the lead out!

shame
For shame!

shame
The shame of it (all)!

shame
Shame on you!

shame
What a shame!

shape
Shape up or ship out!

share
share someone's pain

share
share someone's sorrow

share
Thank you for sharing.

shine
Rise and shine!

ship
Don't give up the ship!

ship
Loose lips sink ships.

ship
Shape up or ship out!

shirt
Keep your shirt on!

shoot
Sure as shooting!

short
a day late and a dollar short

shot
Give it your best shot.

shot
Not by a long shot.

shotgun
Take a shotgun approach to the problem.

shove
Got to be shoving off.

shove
Got to shove off.

shove
Have to shove off.

shove
(I) have to shove off.

shove
(It's) time to shove off.

shove
(I've) got to be shoving off.

shove
(I've) got to shove off.

shove
Time to shove off.

show
(It) just goes to show (you) (something).

show
Just goes to show (you).

shut
Keep your mouth shut (about someone or something).

shut
Shut up!

shut
Shut up about it.

shut
Shut your face!

sick
I was up all night with a sick friend.

signal
send out the wrong signals

signal
send someone the wrong signals

silly
scared silly

since
since time immemorial

since
Since when?

sink
Loose lips sink ships.

siree
No siree(, Bob)!

siree
Yes siree(, Bob)!

sit
Able to sit up and take (a little) nourishment.

sit
Come in and sit a spell.

sit
Come in and sit down.

sit
Do sit down.

sit
(I'm) able to sit up and take (a little) nourishment.

situation
a win-win situation

six
It's six of one and half a dozen of another.

six
It's six of one and half a dozen of the other.

size
That's about the size of it.

skin
by the skin of someone's teeth

skin
Give me (some) skin!

skin
have some skin in the game

skin
No skin off my nose.

skin
No skin off my teeth.

skin
Skin me!

skin
Slip me some skin!

skin
(That's) no skin off my nose.

skin
There's more than one way to skin a cat.

skip
Skip it!

slack
Cut me a little slack.

slack
Cut me some slack.

sleep
Got to go home and get my beauty sleep.

sleep
(I've) got to go home and get my beauty sleep.

slip
Slip me five!

slip
Slip me some skin!

slow
slow going

slow
slower and slower

small
Be thankful for small blessings.