sice
To excite.
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sices
Or SIZES, a throw of sixes at dice.
Sicilian Vespers
The massacre of the French in Sicily, which began at the hour of vespers on Easter Monday in 1282. The term is used proverbially of any treacherous and bloody attack.
sick and tired
Extremely frustrated or annoyed
sick as a cat
Very ill.
sick as a cat
Cats are very subject to vomiting. Hence one is said to cat, or to shoot the cat in vomiting.
sick as a dog
Very ill.
sick as a horse
Very ill.
sick at heart
Feeling deeply sad or depressed
sick list
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
sick man
A person or thing that requires constant care or attention
sick puppy
Something or someone that is problematic or not functioning properly
sick to the back teeth
Completely fed up or bored with something
sick up
To vomit.
sickener
A dose too much of anything. Too much of even a good thing will make a man sick.
sid
sadiki
side
An affirmative expression in the cant language of the northern towns. "Do you stoll the gammy?" (Do you understand cant?) "SIDE, cove" (yes, mate).
side issue
A secondary or unrelated issue
side out
three outs.
side part
a hairstyle with the hair parted on the side
side pocket
He has as much need of a wife as a dog of a side pocket; said of a weak old debilitated man. He wants it as much as a dog does a side pocket; a simile used for one who desires any thing by no means necessary.
side-boards
Or STICK-UPS, shirt collars. Name applied some years ago, before the present style of collars came into fashion.
sidies
sideburns
Sidney Sussex College
Cambridge, founded by Lady Frances Sidney, Countess of Sussex, in 1598.
Siege Perilous
In the cycle of Arthurian romances a seat at the Round Table which was kept vacant for him who should accom- plish the quest of the Holy Grail. For any less a person to sit in it was fatal. As the crown of his achievement Sir Galahad took his seat in the Siege Perilous.
Siegfried Line
The defences built by the Germans on their Western frontier before and after 1939 as a reply to France's Maginot
Sieve and Shears
The oracle of sieve and shears. This method of divination is mentioned by Theocritus. The modus operandi was as follows : — The points of the shears were stuck in the rim of a sieve, and two persons sup- ported them with their finger-tips. Then a verse of the Bible was read aloud, and St.
sift
To embezzle small coins, those which might pass through a sieve—as threepennies and fourpennies—and which are, therefore, not likely to be missed.
sift out
To carefully examine and separate good from bad
sift through
Examine carefully and thoroughly to find something
sigh of relief
A feeling of happiness or comfort after a difficult situation ends
sight
"to take a SIGHT at a person," a vulgar action employed by boys and others to denote incredulity, or contempt for authority, by placing the thumb against the nose and extending the fingers, which are agitated in token of derision.
sight for sore eyes
A welcome and pleasant surprise
sight to behold
An amazing or impressive thing to see
sight unseen
Without prior observation or inspection
sign in
to register or check in upon arrival
sign of the times
Indication of current trends or circumstances
sign off
to confirm or approve something
sign on
to agree or commit to something
sign on the dotted line
to formally agree or commit to something
sign out
To sign one's name as an indication that one is leaving some location; to take some action to indicate one is leaving a secured program or web page on a computer.
signature tune
A musical theme played regularly as a means of identification when in- troducing a well-known artist, dance band, etc.
signs and symptoms
A fixed-order word pair (irreversible binomial); full definition pending editorial review.
signs and wonders
Remarkable or miraculous events
Signs of the Zodiac
The zodiac was divided by the ancients into twelve equal parts, proceeding from west to east; each part of thirty degrees, and distinguished by a sign; these originally corresponded to the zodiacal constellations bearing the same names, but now, through the precession of the equinoxes, they coincide with the constellations bearing the names next in order.
silence
To silence a man; to knock him down, or stun him. Silence in the court, the cat is pissing; a gird upon any one requiring silence unnecessarily.
silence gives consent. (14th century)
English proverb; full definition pending editorial review.
Silence is the virtue of fools. (Francis Bacon)
English proverb; full definition pending editorial review.
silent as the grave
Completely quiet or secretive
silent killer
A hidden or unnoticed threat that can cause harm
silicon
Computing.
silk snatchers
Thieves who snatch hoods or bonnets from persons walking in the streets.
silky smooth
Very smooth and polished
sill
Silly.
silly me
used to express that one has done something foolish
silly money
An excessively large amount of money
silly season
A period of foolish or irrational behavior
silver beggar
Or LURKER, a vagabond who travels through the country with "briefs" containing false statements of losses by fire, shipwrecks, accidents, &c. Forged documents are exhibited with signatures of magistrates and clergymen. Accompanying these are sham subscription books. The former, in beggar parlance, is termed "a sham," whilst the latter is denominated "a delicate."
silver handshake
A generous severance package or retirement gift
silver laced
Replete with lice. The cove's kickseys are silver laced: the fellow's breeches are covered with lice.
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