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her pains.
Sift through =examine a lot ofthings carefully
Example: We had to sift through thousands of files before we found
what we were looking for.
Sink in = slowly come to be understood
Example: The truth fmally sank in about her death when it was
broadcast on Tv.
Sit around = sit idly, doing nothing
Example: They just sat around while the others did all the work.
Sit in = occupy a building to protest about something
Example: The students sat in the Library as a protest against the increase in tuition fees.
Sit on = be on a cmnmittee
Example: She's sat on the fmance committee from the beginning.
Sit throueh = stay till the end ofsomething dull
Example: I was bored and wanted to leave halfway through, but we sat through the film.
Slag off = criticise heavily
Example: The concert was terrible and all the papers slagged the
band off.
Sleep off = sleep in order to recoverfrom excess alcohol, druos, etc.
Example: She went to bed to sleep off the effects of the tequila.
Sleep on = think about something
Example: My boss said she'd have to sleep on it when I asked her for a raise.
Sleep oper = spend the night at someone else's house