| Screw up |
To ruin or make a mistake |
Please try not to screw up this time |
| See about |
To take care |
The teacher will see about it. |
| See off |
to escort a guest for his departure |
His friends were present at the station to see him off. |
| See through |
discover something hidden, motive |
Man has grown so clever that it is difficult to see through his -tricks. |
| Send for |
summon |
She sent for a doctor when her husband fell ill. |
| Set aside |
allocate, strike down |
The high court set aside the verdict of the lower court in this matter. |
| Set in |
begin |
As soon as the summer sets in, the reptiles come out of hibernation. |
| set off |
To start a journey; |
Let's set off early to miss the rush hour traffic. |
| Set out |
start on a journey, set forth |
No sooner was the hunter informed of a lion's presence in the forest than he set out. |
| set up |
To start a business |
They set up their own company when they were still in high school. |
| Settle down |
To get comfortable |
Let me know after you settle down. |
| Settle for |
To accept something that?s not desirable |
He finally decided to settle for the cheaper headphones. |
| shop around |
To compare prices |
Don't buy that. Let's shop around and see if we can find something cheaper. |
| show off |
To brag or want to be admired |
He's such a show off. He has to tell everybody about his new computer. |
| show up |
To appear/arrive |
I don't think she'll show up tonight. Her daughter is sick. |
| Shut down |
To stop something from functioning |
It would be good if you could shut it down for a while. |
| shut up (impolite) |
To be silent, stop talking |
Shut up, you're spoiling the movie! |
| Sign off |
To stop talking |
How are you planning to sign off your speech? |
| Sign up |
To enrol |
We decided to sign up for the winter musicals this year. |
| Sit back |
relax |
He believes he has the right to sit back while others should work hard. |
| sit down |
To take a seat |
I think you should sit down. It's bad news. |
| Sit up |
stay out of bed, stay up |
She sat up in bed till late while waiting for her son. |
| Sneak in |
To enter without being noticed |
Did you see her sneak into her room? |
| Stand by |
support, help |
Although he promised to stand by me in difficulties, he did not live up to it. |
| Stand for |
represent |
T.E.C. stands for Technical Education Certificate. |
| Stand out |
to be conspicuous |
She stood out from the crowd because of her amiable manners. |
| stand up |
To rise from a sitting position |
The whole stadium stood up for the national anthem. |
| Stand up for |
To speak or act in support of something |
Would you stand up for us? |
| Stick around |
To stay |
I think she wants to stick around for some more time. |
| stick up for |
To defend |
My big brother always stuck up for me when I got into a fight. |
| Straighten out |
To make something right |
He is coming tomorrow to straighten things out. |
| Strike off |
remove from the list |
His name has been struck off the admission list. |
