Idioms Wayne Magnuson: English Idioms
Idiom Home Browse Idioms Idiom of the Day Help

Idiom Meaning Example
sabre rattling (See rattle sabres)
sack of hammers (See a sack of hammers)
sack out sleep, catch some z's, crash If you bring your sleeping bag, you can sack out on the floor.
sacred cow protected part, the part that must not be changed If our company is going to change, everything should be evaluated - no sacred cows.
sacred moose (a sacred cow in Canada)
sad sack (See a sad sack)
saddle up put a saddle on a horse, place a saddle on a horse Let's saddle up and ride our ponies to the river.
saddled with burdened with, responsible for She doesn't want to be saddled with a bus load of teen-age boys.
salt away save a little money each month, save tiny amounts By the time Jake died, he had salted away about $50,000.
salt of the earth (See the salt of the earth)

Be interactive:
Contribute an idiom or an expression
Make us aware of a technical problem with this site

The small print:
Copyright ©1995-2009 Wayne Magnuson
The contents of this page are free for personal and non-commercial use, provided this copyright notice is kept intact. All further rights, including the rights of publication in any form, have to be obtained by written permission from the publisher:

Prairie House Books
Box 84007 Market Mall, Calgary, Alberta, Canada T3A 5C4, Phone +1 403 202-5438, FAX +1 403 202-5437, Email phbooks@telusplanet.net

A printed version of these idioms is available as ISBN 978 1 895012 09 5 (4th printing).

Get the book at Chapters-Indigo.