swizzle
Drink, or any brisk or windy liquor. In North America, a mixture of spruce beer, rum, and sugar, was so called. The 17th regiment had a society called the Swizzle Club, at Ticonderoga, A. D. 1760.
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sword and buckler
An old epithet for brag and bluster; as a sword and buckler voice, sword and buckler men, etc.
sword and sandal
a genre of fantasy films
sword and sorcery
a fantasy genre with magical and violent elements
sword dance
A Scottish dance performed over two swords laid crosswise on the floor, or sometimes danced among swords placed point downwards in the ground : also a dance in which the men brandish swords and clash them together, the women passing under them when crossed.
sword racket
To enlist in different regiments, and on receiving the bounty to desert immediately.
Sworn at Highgate
A custom anciently pre- vailed at the public-houses in Highgate to administer a ludicrous oath to all travellers who stopped there.
swot
One who swots; a boffin, nerd, or smart aleck.
swot
Mathematics; also, a mathematician; as a verb, to work hard for an examination, to be diligent in one’s studies.—Army.
syce
A groom.—Anglo-Indian.
syphon the python
To urinate.
Syriac and Chaldee
The Mohammedans call him the chief of the four favoured angels, and the spirit of truth. Milton makes him chief of the angelic guards placed over Paradise.
syrup
A wig.
syrup of figs
A wig.
Sa chân bước xuống ruộng dưa, dẫu ngay cho chết cũng ngờ rằng gian
Even the innocent are suspected of wrongdoing in a corrupt environment
Sa chân chết đuối, sẩy miệng chết oan
A slip of the foot may cause drowning, a slip of the tongue may cause trouble
Sa chân gượng lại, sa lưới ai hay
Fall down seven times, stand up eight
Sa chân đỡ lại, sa miệng đỡ không lại
A slip of the foot can be recovered, but a slip of the tongue cannot
Sa cơ lỡ bước
To miss an opportunity due to a small mistake
Sa cơ mà khéo tạo cơ, đổi dòng ngược gió một giờ lập công
Turn adversity into opportunity
Sa cơ nên phải luy cơ
When a boat is damaged, it must be repaired
Sa cơ phải luy cơ
When you lose your capital, you must rebuild it
sa cơ phải luỵ cơ
When one loses a good opportunity, one will encounter a bad situation
sa đâu âm đó
Problems follow wherever you go
Sa đâu ấm đó
To feel at home wherever you are
Sa đâu ấm đấy
Be content with one's circumstances
Sai con toán, bán con trâu
To lose a small thing and then a bigger one as a result
Sai muỗi đội núi
Exaggerating or magnifying a small issue
sai một li đi một dặm
small errors may have great negative impacts
Sai một li đi nghìn dặm
A small mistake can lead to big consequences
Sai một li đi ngàn dặm
A small mistake can lead to big consequences
Sai sải áo vải bền lâu
Small mistakes can lead to big problems later
san hô tảng
a person who is very stubborn
San sát hai gái lấy một chồng
Two women competing for the same man
San sát như bát úp
Closely packed together
San sát như hai gái lấy một chồng
Very close or intimate
Sang chơi thì cứ mà sang, đừng bắt dọn đàng mà nhọc lòng dân
Don't overstay or cause trouble when visiting someone
Sang chơi thì cứ mà sang, đừng bắt đón đàng mà nhọc lòng dân
If you're going to do something, do it wholeheartedly and don't bother others with the details
Sang Lào mà ăn mắm nhái
To go somewhere and do something inappropriate or out of place
Sang Lào phải ăn mắm ngoé
Adapt to local customs when in a different place
Sang mỗi người mỗi thích, lịch mỗi người mỗi mùi
People have different preferences and habits
Sang một người mỗi thích, lịch mỗi người mỗi mùi
Different people have different preferences and habits
Sang như động
A new environment can change someone's behavior or attitude
Sang nhờ vợ, nợ vì con
A man's wealth comes from his wife, but his debts come from his children.
Sang nước Lào phải ăn mắm nhái
Adapt to local customs when in a different place
sang sông phải lụy đò
Must rely on others when in a difficult situation
sanh chẳng có lỗ cá đi đằng nào
A person's fate is predetermined
Sanh kí tử quy
Children return to their parents when they get old
Sanh sảnh như mảnh nổi rang
Living in a state of constant uncertainty
sao bắc cực
Vietnamese phrase; English definition pending editorial review.
sao bắc đẩu
Vietnamese phrase; English definition pending editorial review.
Sao dày thì mưa, sao thưa thì nắng
Many problems lead to a solution, few problems lead to ease
Sao dâng thì ca, sao tà thì tiễn
To adapt to circumstances
Sao ló trời nắng, sao vắng trời mưa
When there's good fortune, everyone is present, but when there's bad luck, everyone disappears
Sao mau thì nắng, sao vắng thì mưa
When there's a reason, there's a consequence
Sao Rua đứng trốc, lúa lốc được ăn
When the strong are gone, the weak take advantage
Sao sa rạng đông
A small star shines in the east
Sao trong suốt chẳng nước gì đâu
Something that is completely transparent or obvious
Sao đến tuổi thì mọc
People will naturally develop and mature with age
Sao đến tối mới mọc
Opportunities come when they are most needed
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