Словарь американских идиом: 8000 единиц

[sweat blood]{v. phr.}, {slang} 1. To be very much worried. •/The engine of the airplane stopped, and the pilot sweated blood as he glided to a safe landing./ 2. To work very hard. •/Jim sweated blood to finish his composition on time./

[sweat out]{v.}, {informal} To wait anxiously; worry while waiting. •/Karl was sweating out the results of the college exams./ •/The search plane signaled that help was on the way. The men in the lifeboat just had to sweat it out./

[Sweeney] See: TELL IT TO THE MARINES or TELL IT TO SWEENEY.

[sweep] See: NEW BROOM SWEEPS CLEAN.

[sweep off one’s feet]{v. phr.} To make (someone) have feelings (as love or happiness) too strong to control; overcome with strong feeling; win sudden and complete acceptance by (someone) through the feelings. •/The handsome football captain swept Joan off her feet when he said so many things to her at the dance./ •/Joan was swept off her feet when the football captain started flirting with her./ •/Mary is swept off her feet whenever she hears a band start playing./ •/John was swept off his feet when he won the contest./ Compare: BOWL OVER (2), CARRY AWAY.

[sweep out of]{v. phr.} To leave in an impressive, majestic manner. •/Offended by Tim’s remark, Mary swept out of the room with her head high in the air./

[sweep the city] or [country] or [nation] or [world]{v. phr.} To gain great attention or popularity throughout the city, country, etc. •/Pavarotti’s unmatched tenor voice swept the world in an unprecedented manner./

[sweep under the rug]{v. phr.} To hide or dismiss casually (something one is ashamed of or does not know what to do about). •/In many places, drug abuse by school children is swept under the rug./

[sweet] See: SHORT AND SWEET.

[sweetie pie]{n.}, {informal} A person who is loved; darling; sweetheart. •/Arnold blushed with pleasure when Annie called him her sweetie pie./ •/Nancy is Bill’s sweetie pie./

[sweet on]{adj. phr.}, {informal} In love with; very fond of. •/John is sweet on Alice./

[sweet talk] 1. {n.}, {informal} Too much praise; flattery. •/Sometimes a girl’s better judgment is overcome by sweet talk./ 2. {v.}, {informal} To get what you want by great praise; flatter. •/Polly could sweet talk her husband into anything./

[sweet tooth]{n. phr.} A great weakness or predilection for sweets. •/Sue has such a sweet tooth that she hardly eats anything else but cake./

[swelled head]{n.}, {informal} A feeling that you are very important or more important than you really are. •/When John won the race, he got a swelled head./ •/Pretty girls shouldn’t get a swelled head about it./ — [swell-headed]{adj. phr.} •/After he was elected captain of the team, Bob became swell-headed./ Compare: BIG HEAD.

[swell-headed] See: SWELLED HEAD.

[swim] See: IN THE SWIM, SINK OR SWIM.

[swim against the current] or [swim against the stream]{v. phr.} To do the opposite of what most people want to do; go against the way things are happening; struggle upstream. •/The boy who tries to succeed today without an education is swimming against the stream./

[swine] See: CAST PEARLS BEFORE SWINE or CAST ONE’S PEARLS BEFORE SWINE.

[swing] See: IN FULL SWING.