stop at nothing
To be unscrupulous.
Al will stop at nothing to get Nancy to go out with him.
stop cold
stop dead
stop in one's tracks
To stop very quickly or with great force.
The hunter pulled the trigger and stopped the deer cold.
When I saw Mary on the street, I was so surprised I stopped dead.
The deer heard a noise and he stopped in his tracks.
storm in a teacup
"Буря в стакане"; слишком большая суета по поводу чего-то, не очень важного.
Don't worry about that problem. It's just a storm in a teacup.
Не переживай по поводу той проблемы. Это всего лишь буря в стакане.
straight-shooting
Shoot straight - to act fairly; deal honestly.
The boys all liked the straight-shooting coach.
straw in the wind
A small sign of what may happen.
The doctor's worried face was a straw in the wind.
The quickly-called meeting of the President and his cabinet was a straw in the wind.
stretch a point
strain a point
To permit something different or more than usual; not tell the exact truth or make an exception.
Mother stretched a point because it was Christmas time and let the children stay up later than usual.
It's straining a point to call Joe a hero just because he saved the kitten from drowning in the bathtub.
stretch of the imagination
Imaginative attempt or effort.
By no stretch of the imagination can I see Al as a successful lawyer.
strike a bargain
To arrive at a price satisfactory to both the buyer and the seller.
After a great deal of haggling, they managed to strike a bargain.