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