| Idiom | Meaning | Example |
| so small you had to back out to change your mind |
very small, tiny, as small as a phone booth
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I've seen small apartments, but this one was so small you had back out
to change your mind.
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| so-so |
neither good nor bad, fair, fair to middling
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"How's the wife, Byron?" "Just so-so, not much better.
The doctor says she needs rest."
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| so to speak |
using expressions or metaphors when speaking, to use the vernacular
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Ron was up the creek, so to speak. He'd promised to marry Suzy,
but he was already married to Joan.
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| so what |
what is the difference, what does it matter, who cares
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So we lost the game. So what! It doesn't matter.
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| soap box |
(See get off your soap box)
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| sob story |
a sad story, a story about love lost or misfortune, cry the blues
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Have you heard Keiko's sob story? She lost her boyfriend and her cat on the same day.
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| sober up |
become sober, wait until you are not drunk
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Give him a few hours to sober up. He'll be okay after he has a rest.
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| sock it to me |
tell me, give it to me, hit me, shoot
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"It's bad news," he said. "Sock it to me," I said.
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| soft in the head |
foolish, crazy
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If you quit your job at Gulf Oil, you're soft in the head.
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| soft market |
a period when sales are few and prices are low, buyer's market
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The real estate market is soft now. Don't try to sell your house.
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