[someone’s] age
Note that in the phrase ‘boys my age‘, the word ‘of’ is not used.
see how things go
This phrase is used for saying that a decision about a situation will be made after allowing it to develop for a period of time.
Seeing that
The phrase ‘Seeing that’ means ‘Considering (whatever is stated after “that”)‘.
sell off
The phrase ‘sell off’ means ‘sell, usually at reduced prices, to get rid of‘.
settle down
The phrase ‘settle down’ means ‘become calm or quiet after a state of agitation‘.
settling in alright
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shy away from
The phrase ‘shy away from’ means ‘avoid having to deal with [an unpleasant task]‘.
sit on [something]
The idiom ‘sit on [something]’ means ‘delay or hold back [something]‘.
snap out of
The phrase ‘snap out of’ can be used in the form ‘[someone] snaps out of [a condition]‘ to mean ‘[someone] becomes freed suddenly from [a condition e.g. unconsciousness, depression, an illness, etc.]‘. Here is an example sentence that illustrates the usage of the phrase in the aforesaid manner: ‘This morning she was depressed, but she snapped out of it when she saw you.‘
The phrase ‘snap out of’ can also be used in the form ‘[something] snaps [someone] out of [a condition]‘ to mean ‘[something] frees [someone] suddenly from [a condition e.g. unconsciousness, depression, an illness, etc.]‘. Here is an example sentence that illustrates the usage of the phrase in the aforesaid manner: ‘Your kind words snapped me out of my bad mood.‘
sniff out
The phrase ‘sniff out’ means ‘detect or recognize by or as if by smelling‘, as illustrated by the sentence ‘Just by looking at my mum’s face right now, I can sniff out trouble!‘.
so that
The phrase ‘so that’ may be used in the following manner: ‘The only reason for time is so that everything doesn’t happen at once.‘
Speaking of
When used at the beginning of a sentence, the phrase ‘Speaking of […]’ means ‘With regard to [the subject just mentioned]‘.
start over
The phrase ‘start over’ means ‘make a fresh start from the beginning‘.
stay home
It is correct to use the phrase ‘stay home’ in sentences such as ‘I will stay home from school tomorrow.‘.
stay up
The phrase ‘stay up’ means ‘remain out of bed and awake for some night event‘.
substantive position
If you are currently working in the role of your ‘substantive position’ in an government organisation, you are currently not acting in any other position.
such as
This sentence is acceptable: ‘I like to read books such as The Red House Mystery written by AA Milne.‘
suck it up
The phrase ‘suck it up’ means ‘accept something difficult or unpleasant‘.
suss out
The phrase ‘suss out’ means ‘figure out, work out, puzzle out, find out, solve, resolve, calculate, or clear up ‘.