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- shoot the breeze B2 To shoot the breeze means to chat casually about unimportant things.
- skint B2 Skint means having no money or almost no money.
- slap-up meal B2 A slap-up meal is a large, excellent meal that is well prepared and satisfying.
- Small world. B2 An exclamation used to express surprise at an unexpected connection or coincidence.
- so far so good B2 Everything is progressing successfully or without problems up to this point in time.
- sorted B2 If something is sorted, it is organized or arranged in the right order or is dealt with and resolved.
- spend a penny B2 To spend a penny means to go to the toilet to urinate.
- spill the beans B2 To spill the beans means to reveal a secret or disclose information too soon.
- splash out B2 To spend a lot of money on something, often as a special treat.
- split hairs C1 To split hairs means to argue about very small details or make overly fine distinctions.
- spot on Exactly right or perfectly accurate.
- step on someone's toes B2 To avoid offending or interfering with someone's responsibilities or authority.
- step up to the plate B2 To step up to the plate means to accept responsibility and take action when something needs to be done.
- storm in a teacup B2 A “storm in a teacup” is a situation where people get very upset about something that is actually not important.
- sweet Fanny Adams C1 “Sweet Fanny Adams” is a British idiom meaning nothing at all.
- take it with a grain of salt B2 To take it with a grain of salt means to not completely believe something and to treat it as possibly exaggerated or un…
- take the biscuit B2 “Take the biscuit” means to be the most surprising, annoying, or extreme example of something, usually in a negative wa…
- take the mickey B2 To take the mickey means to mock someone or tease them in an unkind or cheeky way.
- take with a pinch of salt B2 To take with a pinch of salt means to not fully believe something and to be cautious about accepting it as true.
- talk a hind leg off a donkey C1 To talk a hind leg off a donkey means to talk nonstop for a long time, often in a very chatty or boring way.