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[side by side]{adv.} 1. One beside the other in a row. •/Alice’s dolls were lined up side by side on the window seat./ •/Charles and John are neighbors; they live side by side on Elm Street./ Compare: SHOULDER TO SHOULDER. 2. Close together. •/The two boys played side by side all afternoon./

[sidekick]{n.} A companion; a close friend of lesser status. •/Wherever you see Dr. Howell, Dr. Percy, his youthful sidekick is sure to be present as well./

[side of the tracks] See: THE TRACKS.

[side street]{n.} A street that runs into and ends at a main street. •/The store is on a side street just off Main Street./ •/The Spellmans bought a house on a side street that runs off Broad Street./ Compare: BACK STREET, CROSS STREET.

[side with]{v.} To agree with; help. •/Alan always sides with Johnny in an argument./ •/Gerald sided with the plan to move the club./ Contrast: SIDE AGAINST.

[sight] See: AT FIRST GLANCE or AT FIRST SIGHT, AT SIGHT or ON SIGHT, CATCH SIGHT OF, HEAVE IN SIGHT, LOSE SIGHT OF, ON SIGHT, SET ONE’S SIGHTS.

[sight for sore eyes]{n. phr.}, {informal} A welcome sight. •/After our long, dusty hike, the pond was a sight for sore eyes./ •/"Jack! You’re a sight for sore eyes!"/

[sight-read]{v.} To be able to play music without memorization by reading the sheet music and immediately playing it. •/Experienced, good musicians are expected to be able to sight-read./

[sight unseen]{adv. phr.} Before seeing it; before seeing her, him, or them. •/Tom read an ad about a car and sent the money for it sight unseen./

[sign] See: HIGH SIGN, INDIAN SIGN, ROAD SIGN.

[sign in]{v.} To write your name on a special list or in a record book to show that you are present. •/Every worker must sign in when coming back to work./ •/Teachers go to the office and sign in each morning before going to their classrooms./ Contrast SIGN OUT.

[sign off]{v.} 1. To end a program on radio or television. •/That TV newscaster always signs off by saluting./ 2. To stop broadcasting for the day. •/That TV station always signs off after the late movie./

[sign of the times]{n. phr.} A characteristic of the times in which one lives. •/It is a sad sign of the times that all the major lakes and rivers are badly polluted and fish in them are poisoned./

[sign on]{v. phr.} 1. To sign an agreement to become an employee. •/The new cowboys signed on with the wealthy rancher in Nevada./ 2. To start a radio or television broadcast. •/Station WLAK signs on every morning at 6 A.M./ Contrast: SIGN OFF.

[sign one’s own death warrant]{v. phr.} To cause your own death or the loss of something you want very much. •/Mr. Carter had lung trouble, and the doctor told him he would sign his own death warrant if he didn’t stop smoking./ •/When Jim’s fiancee saw him on a date with another girl, he signed his own death warrant./

[sign on the dotted line]{v. phr.} To attach one’s signature on an important document, such as a contract, a bill of sales, etc. •/The seller said to the buyer, "All you need to do is sign on the dotted line."/

[sign out]{v.} To write your name on a special list or in a record book to show that you are leaving a place. •/Most of the students sign out on Friday./ Contrast SIGN IN.

[sign over]{v.} To give legally by signing your name. •/He signed his house over to his wife./

[sign up]{v.} 1. To promise to do something by signing your name; join; sign an agreement. •/We will not have the picnic unless more people sign up./ •/John wants to sign up for the contest./ •/Miss Carter has signed up to be the chaperone at the dance./ 2. To write the name of (a person or thing) to be in an activity; also, to persuade (someone) to do something. •/Betty decided to sign up her dog for obedience training./ •/The superintendent has signed up three new teachers for next year./

[signed, sealed, and delivered]{adj. phr.} Finished; completed; in a state of completion. •/"How is the campus renovation plan for the governor’s office coming along?" the dean of the college asked. "Signed, sealed, and delivered," his assistant answered./ Compare: CUT AND DRIED; HOOK, LINE AND SINKER.

[silence gives consent] If you say nothing or do not say no to something, it means that you agree. — A proverb. •/Don’t be afraid to say, if you don’t like something. Silence gives consent./

[silent majority]{n.}, {informal} The large majority of people who, unlike the militants, do not make their political and social views known by marching and demonstrating and who, presumably, can swing an election one way or the other. •/Sidney Miltner is a member of the silent majority./

[silver] See: BORN WITH A SILVER SPOON IN ONE’S MOUTH, EVERY CLOUD HAS A SILVER LINING, HAND SOMETHING TO ONE ON A SILVER PLATTER.

[silver anniversary] or [wedding]{n. phr.} The twenty-fifth wedding anniversary of a couple; the twenty-fifth anniversary of a business or an association, etc. •/"The day after tomorrow is Mom and Dad’s silver anniversary," Sue said to her brother. "I hope you have a nice present picked out."/

[simmer down]{v.}, {informal} To become less angry or excited; become calmer. •/Tom got mad, but soon simmered down./