| Idiom | Meaning | Example |
| snowball |
grow, become bigger, spread to other people
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Among students, discontent can snowball. It can spread rapidly.
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| snowbirds |
Canadians who go south for the winter
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It's November, and the snowbirds are leaving Alberta for Arizona.
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| snug as a bug in a rug |
warm and comfortable, cocoon
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In this nice apartment, you'll be snug as a bug in a rug.
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| so and so |
a person you dislike, a name you forget
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Who invited that so and so to the party? I don't like him!
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| so far, so good |
doing fine this far, good this far
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After I had read one page, she said, "So far, so good."
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| so help me |
I will need help to stop, I will need help if I do it
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If that dog barks tonight, so help me, I'm going to get the shotgun!
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| so long |
goodbye, see you later
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So long, my friends. I have to leave you now.
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| so much as |
this much will anger me, very little will anger me
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If that cat so much as touches the baby, I'll tie up its tail!
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| so quiet you can hear a pin drop |
very quiet, very still
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The teacher said, "Class, try to be so quiet you can hear a pin drop."
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| so small you could barely swing a cat |
very small room, narrow room, pokey
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The bedroom was so small you could barely swing a cat in it.
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