suit the action to the word
To act in accordance with what you say
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sulky
A one-horse chaise or carriage, capable of holding but one person: called by the French a DESOBLIGEANT.
sulky
A one-horse chaise, having only room for one person. Used nowadays only in trotting matches.
sum something up
To summarize or describe something briefly
summer and winter
throughout the year or at all times
Sumptuary Laws
Laws to limit the expenses of food and dress, or any luxury. The Romans had their leges sumptuarii, and they have been enacted in many states at various times. Those of England were all repealed by 1 James I. c. 25; but during the two World Wars, with the rationing of food, coals, etc., and the compulsory lowering of the strength of beer and whisky we had a temporary return to sumptuary legislation.
sumsy
An action of assumpsit.—Legal Slang.
sun
To have been in the sun; said of one that is drunk.
sun in the eyes
Too much drink. A person who is tipsy is said to have the SUN IN HIS EYES. He is also said to have been "standing too long in the SUN."
sun worshipper
A person who enjoys sunbathing and sunny weather
sunburnt
Clapped; also haying many male children.
Sunday best
One's best or most formal clothing
Sunday clears away the rust of the whole week. (Joseph Addison)
The weekend, especially Sunday, helps people relax and recover from a busy week.
Sunday driver
A slow and careless driver, often on a leisurely trip
Sunday girl
girlfriend
sunday man
One who goes abroad on that day only, for fear of arrests.
Sunday saint
One who observes the ordin- ances of religion, and goes to church on a Sunday, but is worldly, grasping, "indifferent honest," the following six days.
sunday-go-to-meeting clothes
Best or formal clothes
sunny bank
A good fire in winter.
sunshine and rainbows
Something overly optimistic or cheerful
supe
Or super, abbreviation of SUPERNUMERARY.—Theatrical.
super
A watch; SUPER-SCREWING, stealing watches.
supernacolum
Good liquor, of which there is not even a drop left sufficient to wet one's nail.
supouch
A landlady of an inn, or hostess.
supply and demand
The relationship between the availability and desire for something
supposed to
expected or intended to do something
sure as a gun
Quite certain. It is as certain to happen as a gun to go off if the trigger is pressed.
sure as eggs is eggs
Professor de Morgan suggested that this is a corruption of the logician's formula, "x is x.
sure as shit
sure enough
sure as the world
sure enough
sure enough
As expected or predicted
sure to do something
certain or likely to do something
surf
An actor who frequently pursues another calling.—Theatrical. SURF, or SERF, is also a term much in use among the lower orders to denote a crawling or sycophantic wretch.
surf and turf
a meal featuring both seafood and red meat
surf's up
Something exciting is happening or about to happen
surveyor of the pavement
One standing in the pillory.
sus per coll
Hanged: persons who have been hanged are thus entered into the jailor's books.
sush
Sushi.
suspence
One in a deadly suspence; a man just turned off at the gallows.
suspend one's disbelief
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
suspended congress
a pause or temporary cessation of parliamentary proceedings
suspicion
A scarcely perceptible flavour; as, "There was just a SUSPICION of oil in the mixture." French, SOUPÇON.
Suspicions amongst thoughts are like bats amongst birds, they ever fly by twilight. (Francis Bacon)
Suspicious thoughts are most active in times of uncertainty
Susquehannah River
The scheme came to nothing owing chiefly to the absence of funds.
Sussex Drive
The official residence of the Canadian Prime Minister
sutrer
A camp publican: also one that pilfers gloves, tobacco boxes, and such small moveables.
swabbers
The ace of hearts, knave of clubs, ace and duce of trumps, at whist: also the lubberly seamen, put to swab, and clean the ship.
swaddler
A Wesleyan Methodist; a name originally given to members of that body by the Irish mob; said to have originated with an ignorant Romanist, to whom the words of the English Bible were a novelty, and who, hearing one of John Wesley’s preachers mention the swaddling clothes of the Holy Infant, in a sermon on Christmas-day at Dublin, shouted out in derision, "A SWADDLER! a SWADDLER!" as if the whole story were the preacher’s invention.—Southey’s Life of Wesley, vol. ii. p. 109.
swaddlers
The tenth order of the canting tribe, who not only rob, but beat, and often murder passenges. CANT. Swaddlers is also the Irish name for methodist.
swaddling clothes
Clothing wrapped tightly around a newborn baby
swaddy
Or COOLIE, a soldier. The former was originally applied to a discharged soldier, and perhaps came from SHODDY, which is made from soldiers’ and policemen’s worn-out coats. The term was one of opprobrium, and was probably the result of a long peace, for it became obsolete as soon as the Crimean War commenced.
swag
A shop. Any quantity of goods. As, plant the swag; conceal the goods. Rum swag; a shop full of rich goods. CANT.
swag
A lot or plenty of anything, a portion or division of property. In Australia the term is used for the luggage carried by diggers. Scotch, SWEG, or SWACK; German, SWEIG, a flock. Old cant for a shop.
swag-shop
A warehouse where "Brummagem" and general wares, fancy trinkets, plated goods, &c., are sold. Jews are the general proprietors; and the goods are very low-priced, trashy, and showy. SWAG-SHOPS were formerly plunder depôts.—Old Cant.
swagger
To bully, brag, or boast, also to strut.
swagsman
One who carries the booty after a burglary.
swallow a bitter pill
Accept something unpleasant or difficult
swallow one's pride
To accept humiliation or defeat and apologize or show respect
swallow the dictionary
To have a remarkably extensive vocabulary
swallow the leek
to accept a challenge or punishment willingly
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