Stickinthemud (fig) zerikarli, zamondan ortda qolgan shaxs,ishtiyoqsiz, hech narsaga qiziqishi yo‘q shaxs.
He is such a stickinthemud and no one wants to hang out with him.
Some stickinthe mud objected to the kind ofmusic we wanted to play in the party.
Stinking rich (fig) o'ta boy, pu li «achib ketgan», pulini qayga qo'yishni bilmayotgan darajadagi boy, puli oshib toshib ketayot gan.
I would like to be stinking rich for the rest ofmy life.
Sue is stinking rich and she does not forget doing charitable activi ty.
Stone's throw away (fig) yaqinda, bir qadam narida, tosh ot sang yetadigan joyda, mana shu yaqin atrofda, qo‘1 cho'zsa yet gudek masofada.
John saw Sue across the street, just a stone's throw away.
Our university is just a stone's throw away from my house.
Stop dead in one's tracks birdan, qo'qqisdan to'xtamoq, to‘xtatmoq (shovqin, qo'rquvdan).
I stopped dead in my tracks when I heard the scream.
The deer stopped dead in its tracks when it heard the hunter step on a fallen branch.
Straight face (fig) jiddiy, kulmaydigan, hissiyotlarsiz bashara, yuz, kulmaydigan shaxs, «rangsiz yuz».
It is hard to keep a straight face when someone tells a funnyjoke.
In some circumstances, it is im portant to keep a straight face and remain enigmatic.
Straight from the horse's mouth (fig) ishonchli manbadan, ishonchli odamlardan.
I know it is true! I heard it stra ight from the horse's mouth!
This comes straight from thehor se's mouth, so it has to be believed.
Straight shooter (fig) ochiqchasiga gapiradigan, halol shaxs, hamma ishi ochiq bo'lgan.
I trust John; he is a straight shooter.
We need a straight shooter in office who will work for the people rather than working for his own gain.
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