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a sitting duck tongued orator who convinced many people to support him. a sitting duck удобная мишень (для критики) • He wants to criticize someone, and I'm afraid his secretary is a sit¬ ting duck. a sixth s e n s e шестое чувство (интуиция) • He couldn't hear or see anyone, but a sixth sense told him that he was being followed. a skinflint скупердяй; скряга; жадина; жмот • Charles Dickens' famous character Ebeneezer Scrooge is often seen as the original skinflint. a slap-up meal пир горой • The retiring chairman was given a slap-up meal on his last day at the firm. a slow-coach/slowcoach (inf) тормоз; тупица; копуша • Don't give Helen these letters to type she's a slowcoach. a smarty pants (inf) пижон; умник • Cindy, the little smarty pants, will be the first to tell us we went wrong. a smash(ing) hit оглушительный успех; пройти на ура (о спектакле) • This play was a smash hit in New York. • She was a smash hit in the role of the governess. a smoke screen/smokescreen дымовая завеса • The Associa22 tion says that the government's re¬ view is a smokescreen to hide the need for extra funding. a smooth operator «великий комбинатор» (обая¬ тельный мошенник) • Don't agree to let Joe look after your finances. He's a smooth operator and you may not realize what his real inten¬ tions are until it's too late. a snake in the grass змея подколодная • Beware of him - he's a real snake in the grass. a snare and a delusion западня; ловушка • The rocks were placed like a series of steps. This was a snare and a delusion, for each rock had been so cunningly placed that it was quite impossible to step from it to the next one. a sob story душещипательная история • Most rich people receive letters tell¬ ing sob stories and asking for money. a sofa spud (Am sl) телеман; фанат «ящика» (смот¬ реть телевизор, жуя и лежа на диване) • He's getting to be a real sofa spud. a soft spot слабость; слабинка • I'm not surprised he married Maria. He's always had a soft spot for Italians. a soft touch безотказный, уступчивый • The child is spoilt; he knows his mother is a soft touch.