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skim the surface
To do something very superficially.
He seems knowledgeable in many different areas but his familiarity is very superficial, since he only skims the surface of everything he touches.
skin alive
To scold angrily.
Mother will skin you alive when she sees your torn pants.
To spank or beat.
Dad was ready to skin us alive when he found we had ruined his saw.
To defeat.
We all did our best, but the visiting gymnastic team skinned us alive.
skin and bones
A person or animal that is very thin; someone very skinny.
О ком-либо очень худом; "кожа да кости".
Have you been dieting? You're nothing but skin and bones!
She looked mere skin and bones.
Она выглядела - кожа да кости.
The puppy is healthy now, but when we found him he was just skin and bones.
skirt around
To avoid something.
"Let's not skirt around the facts," said the attorney to his client. "You must tell me the truth."
slack off
To become less active; grow lazy.
Since construction work has been slacking off toward the end of the summer, many workers were dismissed.
To gradually reduce; taper off.
The snowstorms tend to slack off over the Great Lakes by the first of April.
slap down
To stop (someone, usually in a lower position or job) from doing or saying something, in a rough way or with a scolding; silence.
When Billy talked back, the teacher slapped him down.
To put a quick stop to; refuse roughly.
The boss slapped down our idea of taking a nap on the job every afternoon.
slap in the face
An insult; a disappointment.
Doris thought it was a slap in the face when her boyfriend invited another girl to the dance.
We felt that it was a slap in the face when our gift was returned unopened.
To insult; embarrass; make feel bad.
I don't want to slap her in the face by not coming to her party.
John slapped our club in the face by saying that everyone in it was stupid.
slap one's wrist
To receive a light punishment.
Легкий выговор; получить по рукам.
I thought I’d get a slap on the wrist for being late for work again, but I got fired.
Я думал, что отделаюсь легким выговором за очередное опоздание на работу, но меня уволили.
She could have been fired for contradicting the company president in public, but all she got was a slap on the wrist.