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so to speak
To say it in this way.
Так сказать; таким образом.
Greg was not a bad guy, so to speak, although few people liked him.
Грег не был плохим парнем, так сказать, некоторым он нравился.
John was, so to speak, the leader of the club, but he was officially only the club's secretary.
The horse, so to speak, danced on his hind legs.
so what
Used as an impolite reply showing that you don't care about what another has said.
Roy boasted that he was in the sixth grade, but Ted said, "So what? I am in Junior High."
so-and-so
Someone whose name is not given.
Don't tell me what so-and-so thinks. Tell me what you think.
A person of a special kind and usually of a very bad kind. This word is used in place of a more unacceptable word or swear word. Sometimes used in a joking way.
He called me a dirty so-and-so and I hit him in the mouth.
I wish that old so-and-so who thinks digging is easy work was right here digging now.
Peter met his friend John and said, "Hello there, you old so-and-so."
soak up
To take up water or other liquid as a sponge does.
The rag soaked up the water that I spilled.
To use a sponge or something like a sponge to take up liquid.
John soaked up the water with the rag.
To take up into yourself in the way a sponge takes up water.
Charles soaks up facts as fast as the teacher gives them.
Mary was lying on the beach soaking up the sun.
soap opera
Radio or television serialized stories of a sentimental nature, often involving sex, crime, and social intrigue. These shows often advertise soap products, hence their name.
The two longest running soap operas in the United States were "Dallas" and "Knot's Landing."
social climber
A person who tries to mix with rich or well-known people and be accepted by them as friends and equals.
Social climbers are usually soon known and they are not accepted by those they run after.
People do not like Mrs. Brown very well; she is known as a social climber.
soda jerk
soda jerker
A person who serves soda and ice cream to customers, usually in a drug store or ice cream parlor.
Bob worked as a soda jerk at the drug store all summer.
He is just a soda jerker with no future.
softhearted
Generous; sympathetic.
Street beggars tend to exploit the softhearted nature of passersby.