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silver bullet
de oplossing voor een groot probleem
a silver bullet is a complete solution to a large problem
silver screen
het grote doek
the silver screen is the cinema
since time immemorial
al eeuwen
when it's been going on for a very a long time
sit around
op je krent zitten
they just sat around while the others did all the work
sit on
iemand stevig aanpakken
if his girlfriend finds out, she'll get mad and sit on him
sit through
uitzitten
I was bored halfway through, but I sat through the film
six feet under
onder de zoden
a term for being dead, referring to a grave six feet underground
sixty-four-thousand-dollar-question
de hamvraag
the most important question that can be asked about something
skate on thin ice
je op glad ijs begeven
if someone is skating on thin ice, they are taking a big risk
skeleton in the closet
een lijk in de kast
have a dark, shameful secret in your past that you want to remain secret
skin and bones
gratenpakhuis
if someone is skin and bones, they are very underweight and look bad
skin someone alive
iemand levend vullen
if someone skins you alive, they admonish and punish you hard
slap on the wrist
een standje krijgen
a very minor punishment
slap someone in the face
iemand tegen de schenen schoppen
to insult someone
sleep off
roes uitslapen
she went to bed to sleep off the effects of the tequila
sleep on
nachtje over slapen
my boss said she'd have to sleep on it when I asked her for a raise
sleep over
logeren
the au pair made tea for the friends who were sleeping over
sleep through
ergens doorheen slapen
I slept through the storm when some slates fell off the roof
slim chance
kleine kans
a slim chance is a very small chance
slip of the tongue
een verspreking
if you say something accidentally, it is a slip of the tongue
slip through one's fingers
door je vingers glippen
if something slips through one's fingers it escapes or is lost through carelessness
slippery slope
glijdende schaal
a slippery slope is where a measure would lead to further worse measures
slow boat to china
tergend langzaam
something that is very slow and takes a long time
slow but sure
langzaam maar zeker
when it takes time to do something, but it will be done
slowly, slowly catchy monkey
langzaam maar zeker
this means that eventually you will achieve your goal
sly as a fox
slim als een vos
someone who is as sly as a fox is cunning and can get what they want
small beer
onbelangrijk
if something is small beer, it's unimportant
small dog, tall weeds
veel geschreeuw, weinig wol
when you do not believe someone can handle a task or job
small fry
onbelangrijk
if someone is small fry, they are unimportant
small of your back
onderrug
the lower part of your back just above your butt