| Idiom | Meaning | Example |
| slow as molasses... |
(See as slow as molasses in January)
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| slow day |
a day with few customers, a day with little activity
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We had another slow day at the theater - only six customers!
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| slow down |
go slower, ease up
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Please slow down for the bumps. You're driving too fast.
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| slowpoke |
a person who is working slower than the others
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I'm a slowpoke! I've done only one question; you've done six!
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| sluff off |
not do, avoid doing, procrastinate
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I've been sluffing off. I'm behind in my assignments.
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| slug away |
work slowly but steadily, plug away
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When we returned, Annie was still slugging away at her math.
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| slug of |
(See a slug)
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| smack dab in the middle |
directly in the middle, in the center
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The ball landed smack dab in the middle of the pizza.
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| smack of |
is similar to, shades of
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Even the phrase person of color smacks of racism. Don't use it.
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| small potatoes |
unimportant things, insignificant matters
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Don't worry about a few broken dishes. That's small potatoes.
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