[string out]{v.} To make (something) extend over a great distance or along stretch of time. •/The telephone poles were strung out along the road asfar as we could see./ •/Mary and Ann did not have much to say but they didnot want to go home. They strung out their gossip for a long time./

[string up]{v.}, {slang} To put a rope around the neck of a personand choke him to death; hang. •/The posse strung up the rustler without atrial./ Compare: NECKTIE PARTY.

[strings attached]{adv. phr.} With some special proviso or conditionthat is a handicap. •/John inherited a large fortune but with the stringattached that he could not touch a penny of it before his 28th birthday./

[strip] See: DRAG STRIP.

[stripe] See: MIDFIELD STRIPE.

[stroke] See: AT A STROKE or AT ONE’S STROKE.

[stroke of luck] See: RUN OF LUCK.

[strong language]{n. phr.} Cursing; swearing. •/When Ned learnedthat he had been fired, he used some very strong language about his boss./

[strung out]{adj.}, {slang}, {colloquial} 1. Nervous, jittery,jumpy; generally ill because of drug use or withdrawal symptoms. •/The onlyexplanation I can think of for Max’s behavior is that he must be strung out./2. To suffer because of a lack of something previously accustomed to, such asthe love and affection of someone. •/Sue is all strung out for Jim; they’vejust split up./ Compare: SPACED OUT.

[stuck on]{slang} Very much in love with; crazy about. •/Judy thinksshe is very pretty and very smart. She is stuck on herself./ •/Lucy isstuck on the football captain./

[stuck-up]{adj.}, {informal} Acting as if other people are not asgood as you are; conceited; snobbish. •/Mary is very stuck-up, and will notspeak to the poor children in her class./

[stuck with]{adj. phr.} Left in a predicament; left having to takecare of a problem caused by another. •/Our neighbors vanished without a traceand we got stuck with their cat and dog./

[study] See: BROWN STUDY.

[stuff] See: KNOW ONE’S WAY AROUND(2).

[stuff and nonsense]{n.} Foolish or empty writing or talk; nonsense.•/Fred told a long story about his adventures in Africa, but it was all stuffand nonsense./ Often used as an interjection. •/When Jane said she was toosick to go to school, her mother answered, "Stuff and nonsense! I know there’sa test today."/

[stuff the ballot box]{v. phr.} To give more votes to a candidate inan election than there are people who actually voted for him. •/It is a crimeto stuff the ballot box./ — [ballot-stuffing] {adj. phr.}

[stuffed shirt]{n. phr.} A pretentious bore; a pompous, empty person.•/I think that Howard is a terrible stuffed shirt with no sense of humor./

[stuffed up]{adj. phr.} Impeded; blocked. •/Our kitchen sink is allstuffed up so I have to call the plumber./

[stumble across]{v. phr.} To encounter a person or thing, mostly byaccident. •/I gave up looking for my old hat when I accidentally stumbledacross it in a dark corner of the closet./

[stump] See: TAKE THE STUMP or TAKE TO THE STUMP, UP A STUMP.

[style] See: CRAMP ONE’S STYLE, HIGH STYLE.

[subject to]{adj. phr.} 1. Under the government or control of; in thepower of. •/The English colonies in America were subject to the Englishking./ •/The principal and the teachers of a school are subject to theschool board./ 2. Likely to get or have; liable. •/John is in rather poorhealth and is subject to colds./ •/The western plains are subject totornadoes./ 3. Depending on some change, happening, or need. •/The companyand the union agreed that the workers' wages should be subject to changes inthe cost of living./ •/Agreements made by the President with othercountries are subject to the approval of the Senate./

[substance] See: IN SUBSTANCE.

[succeed] See: HOWLING SUCCESS, NOTHING SUCCEEDS LIKE SUCCESS.

[such and such]{pronoun} Something whose name is not mentioned becauseit does not need to be mentioned. •/George’s argument tries to prove such andsuch to be true, but it does not convince me./

[such-and-such]{adj. phr.} Being one whose name has been forgotten orwhose name does not need to be mentioned. •/She told me to go tosuch-and-such a street and turn right./ •/Suppose, now, that we havesuch-and-such a group coming to the school, and we don’t have enough chairs.What do we do then?/

[such as]{conj.} 1. Of a kind or amount shown or named; of a kindlike. •/The explorer took only such men and things as he really needed intothe jungle with him./ •/They felt such heat in the jungle as they had neverfelt before./ •/Many different pies were in the bakery such as apple,cherry, and blueberry pies./ 2. Of the average or ordinary kind; poor;humble. •/Such as the food was, there was plenty of it./ •/The room isnot very nice, but such as it is, you may stay there for the night./

[such as it is] Just as it appears or is presented, not being any better orworse than most others of its kind; being average or mediocre. •/This pie,such as it is, is the best I can make./ •/Jane told her grandmother hergrades, such as they were./

[such that]{conj.} Of a kind or amount that; so great or so littlethat; enough that. •/There was such a big line at me movie that we had towait before we could get in./ •/Jimmy made such noise that his sister toldhim to be quiet./ •/Mother’s answer was such that she didn’t say yes andshe didn’t say no./

[sucker list]{n.}, {slang} A list of easily-fooled people,especially people who are easily persuaded to buy things or give money. •/Thecrook got hold of a sucker list and started out to sell his worthless stock./•/Mr. Smith gets so many advertisements in his mail that he says he is onevery sucker list in the country./

[suck in]{v.} 1. {informal} To pull in by taking a deep breath andtightening the muscles; flatten. •/"Suck in those stomachs," the gym teachersaid./ 2. {slang} To make a fool of; cheat. •/The uneducated farmer wassucked in by a clever crook./

[sugar daddy]{n.}, {slang}, {semi-vulgar}, {avoidable} Anolder, well-to-do man, who gives money and gifts to a younger woman or girlsusually in exchange for sexual favors. •/Betty Morgan got a mink coat fromher sugar daddy./

[suit] See: BIRTHDAY SUIT, FOLLOW SUIT.

[suit to a T] See: TO A T.

[suit up]{v. phr.} To don a uniform or sports outfit. •/The veteranslike to suit up for the Fourth of July parade./

[suit yourself]{v. phr.}, {informal} To do what one likes orprefers. •/"I don’t care where you want to sleep," he said. "Suityourself!"/

[sum total]{n.} The final amount; everything taken together; total.•/The sum total of expenses for the trip was $450./ •/Ten years was thesum total of John’s education./

[sum up]{v.} To put something into a few words; shorten into a briefsummary; summarize. •/The teacher summed up the lesson in three rules./•/The mailman’s job, in all kinds of weather, is summed up in the phrase"Deliver the mail."/

[sun] See: UNDER THE SUN.

[sunbelt]{n.}, {informal} A portion of the southern United Stateswhere the winter is very mild in comparison to other states. •/The Simpsonsleft Chicago for the sunbelt because of Jeff’s rheumatism./