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[so as to] See: IN ORDER TO.

[sob all the way to the bank] See: CRY ALL THE WAY TO THE BANK. Contrast: LAUGH ALL THE WAY TO THE BANK.

[so bad] See: NOT BAD.

[so be it] also [be it so]{adv. phr.}, {formal} 1. Let it be that way; may it be so. So be it. •/We shall smoke the pipe of peace./ 2. Very well; all right. •/Will the company lose money by doing this? So be it, then./

[sob story]{n.} A story that makes you feel pity or sorrow; a tale that makes you tearful. •/The beggar told us a long sob story before he asked for money./ •/The movie is based on a sob story, but people love it./

[social climber]{n.} A person who tries to mix with rich or well-known people and be accepted by them as friends and equals. •/People do not like Mrs. Brown very well; she is known as a social climber./ •/Social climbers are usually soon known and they are not accepted by those they run after./

[sock] See: TAKE A PUNCH AT or TAKE A SOCK AT.

[sock it]{v. phr.}, also {interj.}, {slang}, {informal} To give one’s utmost; everything one is capable of; to give all one is capable of. •/Right on, Joe, sock it to 'em!/ •/I was watching the debate on television and more than once Bill Buckley really socked it to them./

[soda jerk] or [soda jerker]{n.}, {informal} A person who serves soda and ice cream to customers, usually in a drug store or ice cream parlor. •/Bob worked as a soda jerk at the drug store all summer./ •/He is just a soda jerker with no future./

[so far] also [thus far]{adv.} Until this time or to this place. •/The weather has been hot so far this summer./ •/This is a lonely road. We have not met another car so far./

[so far as] See: AS FAR AS.

[so far, so good]{informal} Until now things have gone well. •/So far, so good; I hope we keep on with such good luck./

[soft drink]{n. phr.} A nonalcoholic beverage such as 7-Up, Coca-Cola, etc. •/She drinks no alcohol; she always orders a soft drink./

[softhearted]{adj.} Generous; sympathetic. •/Street beggars tend to exploit the softhearted nature of passersby./

[soft touch]{n.} A person with a sympathetic disposition from whom it is easy to get help, primarily money. •/My Uncle Herb is a soft touch; whenever I’m in need I ask him for a quick twenty bucks./

[so help me]{interj.}, {informal} I promise; I swear; may I be punished if I lie. •/I’ve told you the truth, so help me./ •/So help me, there was nothing else I could do./

[soil one’s hands] See: DIRTY ONE’S HANDS.

[so it goes] Akin to the French "c’est la vie!" This exclamation means "that’s life." •/Too bad Jim has lost his job but there are lots of people who are better qualified; well, so it goes!/

[sold on]{adj.} Approving of; well disposed toward; convinced of the value of. •/When Japanese cars first appeared on the market Andy was hesitant to drive one but now he is sold on them./

[so long]{interj.}, {informal} Good-bye. — Used when you are leaving someone or he is leaving you. •/So long, I will be back tomorrow./

[so long as] See: AS LONG AS.

[so many(1)]{adj.} 1. A limited number of; some •/Our school auditorium will hold only so many people./ 2. A group of. — Often used for emphasis. •/The children were all sitting very quietly in their chairs, like so many dolls./ Compare: SO MUCH. {adj.} •/Bob is always bragging; his stories are just so many lies./

[so many(2)]{pronoun}. A limited number; some. •/Many people want to come to the prom; but the gymnasium will hold only so many./ •/Don’t give the boys all the cookies they want; give so many to Tom, so many to Dick, and so many to Bob./ Compare: SO MUCH.

[some] See: AND THEN SOME.

[somebody up there loves/hates me]{slang} An expression intimating that an unseen power in heaven, such as God, has been favorable or unfavorable to the one making the exclamation. •/Look at all the money I won! I say somebody up there sure loves me!/ •/Look at all the money I’ve lost! I say somebody up there sure hates me!/

[some of these days] See: ONE OF THESE DAYS.

[something] See: HAVE SOMETHING GOING FOR ONE, HAVE SOMETHING ON, MAKE SOMETHING OF, START SOMETHING.

[something else]{adj.}, {slang}, {informal} So good as to be beyond description; the ultimate; stupendous. •/Janet Hopper is really something else./

[something else again]{n. phr.} A different kind of thing; something different. •/I don’t care if you borrow my dictionary sometimes, but taking it without asking and keeping it is something else again./ •/"But I don’t want a new car," Charles said to the car dealer, "I want a used car." "Oh," said the car dealer, "that’s something else again."/

[so much(1)]{adj.} 1. A limited amount of; some. •/Sometimes students wonder if the teacher knows they have only so much time to do their lessons./ •/If you can’t give everyone a full glass of milk, just put so much milk in each glass./ 2. Equally or amounting to; only amounting to. — Often used for emphasis. •/Charley spends money as if it were so much paper./ •/What Mary said was so much nonsense; there wasn’t a word of truth in it./ Compare: SO MANY(1).