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[son of a bitch] or [sunuvabitch] also S.O.B. {n. phr.}, {vulgar}, {avoidable} (but becoming more and more acceptable, especially if said with a positive or loving intonation). Fellow, character, guy, individual. Negatively: •/Get out of here you filthy, miserable sunuvabitch!/ Positively: •/So you won ten million dollars at the lottery, you lucky son of a bitch (or sunuvabitch)!/ Compare: SON OF A GUN.

[son of a gun]{n. phr.}, {slang} 1. A bad person; a person not liked. •/I don’t like Charley; keep that son of a gun out of here./ Syn.: BAD ACTOR. 2. A mischievous rascal; a lively guy. — Often used in a joking way. •/The farmer said he would catch the son of a gun who let the cows out of the barn./ •/Hello Bill, you old son of a gun!/ Compare: SO AND SO. 3. Something troublesome; a hard job. •/The test today was a son of a gun./ Used as an exclamation, usually to show surprise or disappointment. •/Son of a gun! I lost my car keys./ Compare: SON OF A BITCH.

[soon] See: AS SOON, FOOL AND HIS MONEY ARE SOON PARTED.

[sooner] See: HAD RATHER or HAD SOONER, NO SOONER --- THAN.

[sooner or later]{adv. phr.} At some unknown time in the future; sometime. •/John will come back sooner or later./ •/Grandpa is very slow about fixing things around the house, but he always does it sooner or later./ Compare: OR OTHER.

[sore] See: SIGHT FOR SORE EYES.

[sore spot] or [sore point] {n.} A weak or sensitive part; a subject or thing about which someone becomes angry or upset easily. •/Don’t ask Uncle John why his business failed; it’s a sore spot with him./ Compare: WHERE THE SHOE PINCHES.

[sorrow] See: DROWN ONE’S SORROWS.

[sort] See: OF SORTS, IN A WAY also IN A SORT OF WAY.

[sort of] See: KIND OF.

[sort out]{v. phr.} 1. To alphabetize; arrange in numerical order. •/The secretary helped Professor Brown sort out his numerous index cards./ 2. To clarify. •/"Help me sort out these bills," she begged her husband./

[so-so]{adj.} Fair; neither good nor bad. •/The children’s grades were just so-so on the test./ •/How is the fishing today? So-so./

[so that]{conj.} 1. or in order that; for the purpose that; so. — "So that" is usually followed by "can" or "could"; "in order that" is usually followed by "may" or "might". •/Let’s get ready now so that we can leave when Father comes./ •/Betty saved her money in order that she might buy a doll./ Compare: IN ORDER TO. 2. With the result that; so. •/My pencil fell under my desk, so that I couldn’t see it./ •/George often told stories that weren’t true, so that no one believed him when he told about a deer in the school yard./

[so --- that] — Used with an adjective or adverb before a clause of result. •/The bus was so full that I could hardly turn around./ •/Billy pitched so well that everyone cheered him at the end of the game./

[so to speak]{adv. phr.} To say it in this way. •/John was, so to speak, the leader of the club, but he was officially only the club’s secretary./ •/The horse, so to speak, danced on his hind legs./ Compare: AS IT WERE.

[sought after]{adj.} Wanted by many buyers; searched for. •/Antiques are much sought after nowadays./ Syn.: IN DEMAND.

[soul] See: HEART AND SOUL, KEEP BODY AND SOUL TOGETHER.

[soul-searching] See: SEARCH ONE’S HEART or SEARCH ONE S SOUL.

[sound] See: HIGH-SOUNDING, SAFE AND SOUND.