Sb

bring (someone) in from the cold

To allow someone to join or participate in a group from which they were previously excluded; to accept someone into a certain social setting. A relatively unknown director for most of her career, her work with the A-list celebrity garnered the attention of a major Hollywood studio and finally brought her in from the cold. The company finally brought its striking workers in from the cold after months of intense negotiations.See also: bring, cold

hold (someone) in good stead

Especially of a talent, ability, or experience, to prove particularly useful or beneficial to someone in the future. Janet is hoping her internship working in IT will hold her in good stead when she looks for a job after college.See also: good, hold, stead

fortune is smiling (up)on (someone)

Someone is especially lucky, fortunate, or successful; good things tend to happen to someone. I hear that Jenny just won some major award, so soon after her huge promotion. It seems that fortune is smiling on her at the moment! Fortune has been smiling upon my younger brother since he was little: things have just always worked out for the best for him.See also: fortune, smile

fortune smiles (up)on someone

Someone is especially lucky, fortunate, or successful; good things tend to happen to someone. I hear that Jenny just won some major award, so soon after her huge promotion. It seems that fortune smiles on her at the moment! If you're going into business for yourself, just remember that fortune smiles upon those who are willing to take risks.See also: fortune, smile, someone

do justice to (someone or something)

1. To describe or show someone or something accurately. Often used in the negative to emphasize that something is better than it appeared or was portrayed. I think you two will love this house once we get inside—the pictures really don't do justice to its mid-century modern charm.2. To eat or drink in large quantities. I think you bought too much soda—there's no way the party guests will do justice to all of that.3. To give something the amount of care and consideration it warrants. I don't have enough of a vocal range to do justice to that beautiful song.See also: justice

fall (a)foul of (someone or something)

To become disliked or to come in conflict with someone or something due to one's actions, often resulting in further trouble or conflict. Since you're new here, be careful not to fall afoul of Bill—he'll keep you off of every case if he's mad at you. I fell foul of the committee, and now I'm not sure how to improve my reputation. Ted fell afoul of the law when he was still a kid, and he's been in and out of jail ever since.See also: fall, of

the joke's on (one)

1. One is experiencing or will experience a negative outcome, particularly one that was intended for someone else. The phrase typically refers to a practical joke or malicious act that has backfired. Greg set up this bucket of water to fall on me, but the joke's on him now—I rigged it up over his bedroom door. He thought he could steal my job by telling the boss terrible things about me, but the joke's on him—he's getting fired for misuse of company time.2. One seems silly or foolish. Well, the joke's on me because I spent so much time perfecting our itinerary that I forgot to put gas in my car before the trip.See also: on

in the name of (someone or something)

1. Based on the authority of someone or something. We proclaim these things in the name of God. In the name of King John, I command you to halt.2. With someone or something as a basis, reason, or motivation. They're releasing the documents in the name of transparency, but I don't think anyone is really interested in them. How many people have been killed in the name of religion?3. Belonging to someone. According to the deed, this property is still in the name of your father.See also: name, of

so much for (someone or something)

Someone or something is no longer relevant, feasible, or worth consideration. A: "The mechanic said the entire engine needs to be replaced." B: "Well, so much for our road trip." The new CEO lasted less than a week before he was fired for improper conduct. So much for him.See also: much

stand (one) in good stead

Especially of a talent, ability, or experience, to prove particularly useful or beneficial to one in the future. Janet is hoping her internship working in IT will stand her in good stead when she looks for a job after college.See also: good, stand, stead

be a/the poor man's (someone or something)

To be an inferior substitute for the actual or genuine person or thing. That local artist is the poor man's Jackson Pollack—to everyone in town, at least. I was happy with my new car, even though my friends think it's just a poor man's Jaguar.See also: poor

be (one's) (own) lookout

To be a problem or difficulty that one has caused oneself. Primarily heard in UK. If you stay up till 3 AM, it's your own lookout if you sleep through your alarm.See also: lookout

now for (someone or something)

Used to indicate that attention will now be focused on someone or something. And that's all our headline stories for tonight. Now for Janet Morgan with sports. Thank you for that wonderful performance. Now for something a bit different.See also: now

poor old

Describing someone or something that one feels sympathy, pity, or compassion for. Poor old Robert was let go from another job. He just can't catch a break. Are we nearly there? My poor old feet are killing me!See also: old, poor

stand (one) to (something)

To treat one to or provide the money necessary for something. The company is standing me to a business degree, with the expectation that I take on more responsibilities after it is completed. I felt bad for the guy, so I offered to stand him to a drink.See also: stand

fall foul of ˈsb/ˈsth

do something which gets you into trouble with somebody/something: They fell foul of the law by not paying their taxes. ♢ Try not to fall foul of Mr. Jones. He can be very unpleasant.See also: fall, foul, of, Sb, sth

the joke’s on ˈsb

(informal) used to say that somebody who tried to make another person look ridiculous now looks ridiculous insteadSee also: on, Sb

do justice to ˈsb/ˈsth

ˌdo somebody/something ˈjustice

say or do something which shows that you know or recognize the true value of somebody/something; show the true value of something: They were not hungry and couldn’t do justice to her excellent cooking. ♢ This picture doesn’t do him justice; he’s much better-looking in real life.See also: justice, Sb, sth

be ˈsb’s (own) lookout

(British English, informal) be somebody’s problem because they are responsible for causing it: If he wants to invest all his money in one company, that’s his lookout. ♢ It’s my own lookout if I fail this exam.See also: lookout

ˌso much for ˈsb/ˈsth

1 used to show that you have finished talking about something: So much for the situation in the Far East. Now let’s turn our attention to South America.
2 used to suggest that something has not been useful or successful: She gave the job to the other manager. So much for all her promises to me.See also: much, Sb, sth

in the name of ˈsb/ˈsth

in somebody’s/something’s ˈname

1 using the authority of somebody/something; as a representative of somebody/something: I arrest you in the name of the law.
2 used to give a reason or an excuse for doing something, often when what you are doing is wrong: new laws introduced in the name of national security
3 for somebody; showing that something officially belongs to somebody: The reservation was made in the name of Brown. ♢ The car is registered in my name.See also: name, of, Sb, sth

now for ˈsb/ˈsth

used when turning to a fresh activity or subject: And now for some travel news.See also: now, Sb, sth

be a/the ˌpoor man’s ˈsb/ˈsth

be a person or thing that is similar to but of a lower quality than a particular famous person or thing: Try some of this sparkling white wine — the poor man’s champagne.See also: poor, Sb, sth

ˌpoor old ˈsb/ˈsth

(informal) used to express sympathy: Poor old Mrs Kirk’s just gone into hospital again. ♢ She sat down to rest her poor old legs.See also: old, poor, Sb, sth

Sb,

symbol for the element antimonyantimony
[Lat. antimoneum], semimetallic chemical element; symbol Sb [Lat. stibium,=a mark]; at. no. 51; at. wt. 121.760; m.p. 630.74&degC;; b.p. 1,750&degC;; sp. gr. (metallic form) 6.69 at 20&degC;; valence 0, +3, −3, or +5.
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sb

(optics) stilb

Sb

(chemistry) antimony

stilb

A unit of luminance equal to 1 candela per sq cm. Abbr. sb. The use of this term is deprecated.

sb

(networking)The country code for the Solomon Islands.

SB

The two-character ISO 3166 country code for SOLOMON ISLANDS.

SB

1. ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code for the Solomon Islands. This is the code used in international transactions to and from Solomon Islander bank accounts.

2. ISO 3166-2 geocode for the Solomon Islands. This is used as an international standard for shipping to the Solomon Islands. Each province and the capital territory has its own code with the prefix "SB." For example, the code for the Province of Isabel is ISO 3166-2:SB-IS.

Acronym	Definition
SB➣Slow Blow (type of electric fuse)
SB➣Snapback (brand)
SB➣Should Be
SB➣Subject
SB➣Santa Barbara
SB➣Super Bowl (US football championship game)
SB➣Small Block (auto engine)
SB➣Small Business
SB➣Symbols (assembly language ASM51 assembler control)
SB➣Senate Bill (in state legislatures)
SB➣Sound Blaster
SB➣Service Bulletin
SB➣Stolen Base (baseball)
SB➣Sandy Bridge (Intel Corp.)
SB➣South Bend (Indiana)
SB➣Somebody
SB➣Spring Break
SB➣School Bus
SB➣Substitute (sports)
SB➣Silver Bullet (various meanings)
SB➣Bachelor of Science
SB➣Seat Belt
SB➣San Bernardino (California)
SB➣Scoreboard
SB➣South Bay (California)
SB➣Sit Back
SB➣Snowball
SB➣Stony Brook (SUNY)
SB➣Small Blind (poker)
SB➣Srimad Bhagavatam (Puranic scripture)
SB➣Solomon Islands (ISO country code, top level domain)
SB➣SpongeBob (SpongeBob SquarePants cartoon character)
SB➣Saarbrücken (German city)
SB➣Structural Biology (various schools)
SB➣Supervisory Board (various companies)
SB➣Standby
SB➣Student Body
SB➣Antimony (Stibium)
SB➣Season Best (athletics scoring)
SB➣Sunset Beach
SB➣Spina Bifida
SB➣Sound Board
SB➣Starbucks (coffee shop)
SB➣Sonic Boom
SB➣SuperBike (motorcycling)
SB➣Sugar Baby
SB➣System Builder
SB➣South Beach (Miami, FL)
SB➣Switchboard
SB➣Strong Bad (Homestarrunner.com character)
SB➣Shaw Brothers (Kung-Fu film producers)
SB➣Soybean
SB➣SmithKline Beecham (UK)
SB➣Smash Bros (game)
SB➣Spybot (Search & Destroy)
SB➣Sandra Bullock (actress)
SB➣Southern Baptist
SB➣Starbase (gaming)
SB➣St. Pierre & Miquelon
SB➣South Bridge
SB➣Superboy
SB➣Sandy Beach (Camp Yawgoog, BSA)
SB➣Student Book
SB➣Security Breach
SB➣Skate Boarding
SB➣Small Bowel
SB➣Sengoku Basara (video game)
SB➣Storyboard
SB➣Software Business
SB➣Star Bulletin (Honolulu newspaper)
SB➣Service Bureau
SB➣Southwestern Bell (telephone)
SB➣Small Boat
SB➣Shadowbane (online game)
SB➣Super Balance
SB➣Space Bar
SB➣Shoot Boxing (Japan)
SB➣Sarah Brightman (musician)
SB➣So Bored
SB➣Skybox (cards)
SB➣Sunset Boulevard (movie)
SB➣SkyBlade (gaming)
SB➣Space-Based
SB➣Slow Burn
SB➣Sexy Beast (TV show)
SB➣Special Branch (Met Police, London)
SB➣South Bound
SB➣Shipping Bill (various organizations)
SB➣Speed Brake
SB➣Sex Bomb
SB➣Sexy Beach (game)
SB➣Side Band
SB➣Sirius Black (Harry Potter)
SB➣Selbstbedienung (German: self service)
SB➣Sodium Benzoate
SB➣Spoiled Brat
SB➣SONICblue (electronics company)
SB➣Stealth Bomber
SB➣Spaceballs (Mel Brooks movie)
SB➣Symphonic Band
SB➣Sonic Battle (game)
SB➣Syndicate Bank (India)
SB➣Supply Bulletin
SB➣Stibium (Antimony)
SB➣Soft Ball
SB➣Smoke Break
SB➣Self-Booting (CD)
SB➣Superintendencia de Bancos (Spanish)
SB➣SuperBrawl (World Championship Wrestling event)
SB➣Sustainment Brigade (US Army)
SB➣Serum Bilirubin
SB➣Softbound
SB➣Sistema Bancario (Guatemala)
SB➣Sangguniang Bayan
SB➣Sick Bay (military)
SB➣Strictly Business
SB➣Selection Board
SB➣Smart Bomb
SB➣Sinus Bradycardia
SB➣Stilb (CGS unit)
SB➣Stock Book (philately)
SB➣Star Base (Star Trek)
SB➣Sin Banderas (musical group)
SB➣Shot Blocked (basketball)
SB➣Sub-Basement
SB➣Sawyer Brown (country music artist)
SB➣Session Bean (Enterprise JavaBean)
SB➣Spousal Benefit
SB➣Surface Barrier
SB➣Stem Borer
SB➣Service Battalion
SB➣System Busy (Nortel)
SB➣Status Board
SB➣Seventeen or Bust (distributed computing project)
SB➣Secondary Branches
SB➣Spirit Breaker (Dota Hero, game)
SB➣SuperBoard
SB➣Safe Berth
SB➣Surface Burning
SB➣Security Blankets
SB➣Sauble Beach (Ontario, Canada)
SB➣Soul Blazer (gaming)
SB➣Straight Bond
SB➣StarBattle (gaming)
SB➣Still Birth
SB➣Strong Base Ion Exchange
SB➣StatBar (website)
SB➣Surveillant de Baignade (French: Lifeguard)
SB➣Société de Biologie (French: Biology Society)
SB➣Shotgun Blues (Guns N' Roses song)
SB➣Squirrel Bait (band)
SB➣Sort Buffer
SB➣Sinai Beach (band)
SB➣Simultaneous Broadcast
SB➣Salary Band
SB➣Stand Bold
SB➣Salcobrand (pharmacy; Chile)
SB➣Sync Byte (ITU-T)
SB➣Surface Burst
SB➣Signal Battery
SB➣Shiny Beast (band)
SB➣Serene Byte
SB➣Stinger Basic (US DoD)
SB➣Standard Babylonian
SB➣Sequence Breaking (video games)
SB➣Suggested Bid
SB➣South Buffalo Railway Company
SB➣Sweater Boy
SB➣Scleral Buckling Procedure (ophthalmology)
SB➣Sentinel Byte
SB➣Surety Bong (criminal justice)
SB➣Standby Base
SB➣Super Byte
SB➣Sphere Bound
SB➣Smile Brigade (band)
SB➣Air Caledonie International, New Caledonia (IATA airline code)
SB➣Steelbeak (Disney Character)
SB➣Scotia Band (Scotia, CA)
SB➣Seventh Barrier (gaming clan)
SB➣Sonic Bilby
SB➣Seva Bharati (Orissa, India)
SB➣Solarbotics Ltd. (robot company)
SB➣Symmetry Braking
SB➣SveskeBanden (Danish online gaming league)
SB➣Skip Briefing (gaming)
SB➣Shippensburg Band (Shippensburg, PA)
SB➣Side Bend/ing
SB➣Spanish Booster (language services)
SB➣Steve Biko/Bantu (symbol of black resistance to the Apartheid regime)
SB➣Short Along Bit Lines
SB➣Synchronizing Busbar
SB➣Summerfest Boyz
SB➣Sea-Based Strategic Warfare
SB➣Stamford Baffles
SB➣Spam Breaker

sb

Words starting with sb:

SB
SB LAG 40
SB Nation Radio
SB&B
SB(BCP)
SB-EDR
sb.
SB16
SB2C Helldiver
SB3
SBA 504 Loan
SBAA
SBAAR
SBABM
SBAD
SBAF
SBAH
SBAJ
SBALP
SBAMUG
SBANT
SBAPCD
SBARC
SBARM
Sbarro restaurant massacre
SBASHK
SBATF
SBAUG
SBB
SBB-CFF-FFS
SBB-CFF-FFS RABDe 12/12
SBB-CFF-FFS Re 420
SBBC
SBBF
SBBHC
SBBK
SBBN
SBC SNET
Sbirri
SBU

SB 1386
SB Latex Council
SB Nordlandsbuss
SB&CR
SB-33 mine
SB-IU
SB/SE
SB2
SB2K
SB4
SBA Administrator
SBAAA
SBAAS
SBAC
SBADPCM
SBAFL
SBAHFS
SBAK
SBAM
SBAN
SBAO
SBAPI
Sbârcioara River
SBARP
Sbarro restaurant suicide bombing
SBASS
SBATG
SBAV
SBB (band)
SBB-CFF-FFS Ae 6/6
SBB-CFF-FFS RABDe 500
SBB-CFF-FFS Re 460
SBBD
SBBG
SBBI
SBBL
Sbbo
SbE
Sbirro
Sburol

SB Advertising & Events
SB Line
SB rubber
SB&K
SB-649868
SB-MVE
Sb0
SB20
SB2M
Sb4O6
SBA Airlines
SBAAC
SBAB
SBACC
SBADV
SBAFS
SBAI
SBAL
SBAMA
SBANC
SBAOA
SBAR
SBARCM
Sbarro
SBAS
SBASSG
SBATLAS
SBAW
SBB Cargo
SBB-CFF-FFS Am 4/6 1101
SBB-CFF-FFS RABDe 8/16
SBB-CFF-FFS Re 620
SBBE
SBBGC
SBBI10
SBBM
SBBOD
SBE (disambiguation)
SBK
SBV Vitesse

SB AWE32
SB Line (Norfolk Southern)
SB SP
sb's heart's desire
SB-81 mine
SB-PER
SB1
SB2A Buccaneer
Sb2O5
SB649868
SBA Automated Trade Locator Assistance System
SBAAG
SBABC
SBACNJ
SBAE
SBAG
SBAIL
SBALE
SBAMC
SBAND
SBAOR
SBARA
SBARD
Sbarro (automobile)
SBASA
SBAST
Sbatti il mostro in prima pagina
SBAWCA
SBB&M
SBB-CFF-FFS Am 841
SBB-CFF-FFS RBDe 560
SBBA
SBBEC
SBBGR
SBBI88
SBBMA
SBBOR
Sbh3
SBS
SBV Vitesse Arnhem

SB Creative
SB Nation
Sb spiral galaxy
sb's hearts desire
SB-ADPCM
SB-Prolog
SB1394
SB2C
SB2U Vindicator
SBA
SBA-96
SBAAP
SBABL
SBACS
SBAEP
SBAGNO
Sbaitso
SBALL
SBAME
SBANE
SBAP
Sbaralea
SBARE
Sbarro Health Research Organization
SBASAF
SBATC
SBAU
SBAWP
SBB&T
SBB-CFF-FFS Class Am841
SBB-CFF-FFS RBe 540
SBBB
SBBER
SBBH
SBBJ
SBBMP
SBBOT
SBI.
SBS (disambiguation)
SbW