Словарь американских идиом: 8000 единиц

Makkai Adam

[slap in the face(1)]{n.} An insult; a disappointment. •/We felt that it was a slap in the face when our gift was returned unopened./ •/Doris thought it was a slap in the face when her boyfriend invited another girl to the dance./ Compare: KICK IN THE PANTS.

[slap in the face(2)]{v. phr.} To insult; embarrass; make feel bad. •/John slapped our club in the face by saying that everyone in it was stupid./ •/I don’t want to slap her in the face by not coming to her party./

[slap one’s wrist]{v. phr.} To receive a light punishment. •/She could have been fired for contradicting the company president in public, but all she got was a slap on the wrist./

[slap together] See: THROW TOGETHER(1).

[slate] See: CLEAN SLATE.

[slated for] or [slated to be] Going to be; planned or intended for. •/People think the governor is slated to be president./ •/That subject is slated for debate at the next meeting./

[slave driver]{n.} A cruel, merciless boss or employer who makes the people under him work extremely hard for little compensation. •/Mr. Catwallender is such a slave driver that nobody cares to work for him anymore./

[sledding] See: HARD SLEDDING or ROUGH SLEDDING or TOUGH SLEDDING.

[sleep] See: BEAUTY SLEEP, LET SLEEPING DOGS LIE, SLEEP A WINK.

[sleep around]{v. phr.}, {slang}, {vulgar}, {avoidable} To be free with one’s sexual favors; to behave promiscuously. •/Sue Catwallender is a nice girl but she sleeps around an awful lot with all sorts of guys./

[sleep a wink]{v. phr.} To get a moment’s sleep; enjoy a bit of sleep. — Used in negative and conditional statements and in questions. •/I didn’t sleep a wink all night./

[sleep like a log]{v. phr.} To sleep very deeply and soundly. •/Although I am usually a light sleeper, I was so exhausted from the sixteen-hour transpacific flight that, once we got home, I slept like a log for twelve hours./

[sleep off]{v. phr.} To sleep until the effect of too much alcohol or drugs passes. •/George had too many beers last night and he is now sleeping off the effects./

[sleep on]{v.} To postpone a decision about. •/We asked Judy if she would join our club and she answered that she would sleep on it./ •/We will have to sleep on your invitation until we know whether we will be free Monday night./

[sleep out]{v.} 1. To sleep outdoors. •/The Scouts plan to sleep out next Saturday./ 2. To go home at night instead of sleeping at the place where you work. •/Mrs. Jones' maid sleeps in, but her cook sleeps out./

[sleep with]{v. phr.} To have a sexual affair with someone; have sex; copulate. •/It has been rumored in the office that the boss sleeps with all the girls he hires./

[sleeve] See: CARD UP ONE’S SLEEVE, LAUGH UP ONE’S SLEEVE or LAUGH IN ONE’S SLEEVE, ROLL UP ONE’S SLEEVES, UP ONE’S SLEEVE or IN ONE’S SLEEVE, WEAR ONE’S HEART ON ONE’S SLEEVE also PIN ONE’S HEART ON ONE’S SLEEVE.

[sling hash]{v.}, {slang} To serve food, especially in a cheap, small diner, a drive-in, or short-order restaurant. •/Jake got a job slinging hash at the new drive-in restaurant./ •/Jody earned money for college by slinging hash in a restaurant during the summer./ Compare: SHORT-ORDER COOK.

[slinging match]{n. phr.} A loud, angry quarrel. •/The debate deteriorated into a most unseemly slinging match./

[slip] See: GIVE THE SLIP, SALES CHECK or SALES SLIP.

[slip a cog] or [slip a gear]{v. phr.}, {slang} To make a mistake. •/I must have been slipping a cog when I said that I would run for mayor./ •/Jim hates to sleep outdoors. He’s slipping his gears if he’s promised to take the boys camping./ Compare: SLIP UP.

[slip away]{v. phr.} To leave unnoticed. •/The party was such a bore that we decided to quietly slip away./

[slip off]{v. phr.} 1. To slide off something. •/The children climbed up the hill but when it was time to come down, they didn’t walk, but slipped off the smooth, old ledges./ 2. See: SLIP AWAY.

[slip of the lip] See: SLIP OF THE TONGUE.

[slip of the pen]{n. phr.} The mistake of writing something different from what you should or what you planned. •/That was a slip of the pen. I meant to write September, not November./ •/I wish you would forget it. That was a slip of the pen./

[slip of the tongue] also [slip of the lip]{n. phr.} The mistake of saying something you had not wanted or planned to say; an error of speech. •/No one would have known our plans if Kay hadn’t made a slip of the tongue./ •/She didn’t mean to tell our secret; it was a slip of the lip./

[slip one’s mind]{v. phr.} To forget something. •/I meant to mail those letters but it entirely slipped my mind./