solo player
A miserable performer on any instrument, who always plays alone, because no one will stay in the room to hear him.
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Solomon's Ring
Rabbinical fable has it that Solomon wore a ring with a gem that told him all he desired to know.
Solomon's Seal
Polygonatum multiflorum, a plant with drooping white flowers. As the stems decay the root-stalk becomes marked with scars that have some resemblance to seals; this, according to some, accounts for the name; but another explanation offered is that the root has medicinal value in sealing up and closing green wounds.
solution to something
A method or answer to solve a problem
some are more equal than others
Some individuals are given more privilege or consideration than others
some are wise and some are otherwise
Some people are wise, while others are not
Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested. (Francis Bacon)
English proverb; full definition pending editorial review.
some famous swords
In the days of chivalry a knight's horse and sword were his most treasured and carefully kept possessions, and his sword — equally with his horse — had its
some old
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
some people
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
some pumpkins
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
some pumpkins
Substantial, im- portant; the opposite of "small potatoes." Somerset House occupies the site in the Strand, London, of a princely mansion built by Somerset the Protector, brother of Lady Jane Seymour, and uncle of Edward VI. At the death of Somerset on the scaffold it became, the property of the Crown, and in the reign of James I was called Denmark House in honour of Anne of Denmark, his queen.
someone else
Common English phrase; full definition pending editorial review.
someone's cup of tea
something that suits someone's tastes or interests
someone's goose is cooked
Someone's situation is hopeless or their plans are ruined.
someone's heart is in
someone is dedicated or devoted to something
someone's jaw dropped
someone is extremely surprised
somethang
something
something
an unspecified thing or situation
something awful
Something very bad or unpleasant
something else
Something different or additional
something is rotten in the state of Denmark
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
something like
Similar to or resembling something
sometimes a cigar is just a cigar
Something is not necessarily symbolic or meaningful
somewhere along the line
at some unspecified point in a process or situation
somewhere over the rainbow
A mythical place of beauty and happiness
son of a gun
A familiar term for a man. Sometimes applied eulogistically, never contemptuously. Generally said of an artful person, and perhaps, originally, son of a "gun," (or "gonnof"). In the army it is sometimes applied to an artilleryman.
son of Adam
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
Son of Ammon
Alexander the Great, who, on his expedition to Egypt, was thus saluted by the priests of the Libyan temple.
Son of God
This is the only reference in the Bible to the Kiss of Homage.
son of the morning
Lucifer or Satan, referencing his fall from heaven
song
He changed his song; he altered his account or evidence. It was bought for an old song, i.e. very cheap. His morning and his evening song do not agree; he tells a different story.
song and dance
an elaborate story or excuse
Song for St
Cecilia's Day. According to the Pythagorean system, the world is a piece of harmony and man the full chord. Cp. MICROCOSM.
sonkey
A clumsy, awkward fellow.
Sons of Belial
Lawless, worthless, rebel- lious people. Now the sons of Eli were sons of Belial.
sooner or later
at some unspecified time in the future
soonly
Soon.
soor
An abusive term. Hindostanee, a pig.—Anglo-Indian.
sooterkin
A joke upon the Dutch women, supposing that, by their constant use of stoves, which they place under their petticoats, they breed a kind of small animal in their bodies, called a sooterkin, of the size of a mouse, which when mature slips out.
sop
A bribe. A sop for Cerberus; a bribe for a porter, turnkey, or gaoler.
sop
A soft or foolish man. Abbreviation of MILKSOP.
soph
(Cambridge) An undergraduate in his second year.
soph
(abbreviation of "sophister"), a title peculiar to the University of Cambridge. Undergraduates are junior SOPHS before passing their "Little Go," or first University examination,—senior SOPHS after that.
sore point
a sensitive or embarrassing topic
sorrel
A yellowish red. Sorrel pate; one having red hair.
sorrow shall be his sops
He shall repent this. Sorrow go by me; a common expletive used by presbyterians in Ireland.
sorrowful tale
Three months in jail.
sorry
Vile, mean, worthless. A sorry fellow, or hussy; a worthless man or woman.
sort
Used in a slang sense thus—"That’s your SORT," as a term of approbation. "Pitch it into him, that’s your SORT," i.e., that is the proper kind of plan to adopt.
sort of something
Similar to something, but not exactly
sort oneself out
to solve one's own problems
sort out
to organize or resolve something
sort somebody out
to help someone solve their problems
soshed
Drunk.
soul cakes
Cakes formerly given in Staffordshire, Cheshire, and elsewhere on All Souls* Day, to the poor who go a-souling, i.e. begging for soul cakes.
soul case
The body. He made a hole in his soul case; he wounded him.
sound
To pump, or draw information from a person in an artful manner.
sound and fury
A fixed-order word pair (irreversible binomial); full definition pending editorial review.
sound asleep
sleeping very deeply
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