Meaning:
1st viscount montgomery of alamein 
n.
English general during World War II; won victories over Rommel in North Africa and led British ground forces in the invasion of Normandy (1887-1976)
SC Idiom, Proverb
a score to settle
an argument to finish, a bone to pick I have a score to settle with him. He owes me a month's rent.
a screw loose
a little bit crazy, one brick short... Sometimes I think he has a screw loose - like when he eats paper.
as scarce as hen's teeth
rare, uncommon, not many of them Country doctors are as scarce as hen's teeth.
behind the scenes
out of sight, unnoticed, unsung hero This organization has many people who work behind the scenes helping us to succeed.
BSc
Bachelor of Science - from a university My cousin has just received a BSc in computer science from his university.
cascade (business)
allow information to flow down to the employees Archie thinks we should control this information, not cascade it.
cheap like borsch
not expensive, as cheap as vegetable soup I didn't pay much for this jacket. It was cheap like borsch.
discombobulate
upset, excite, agitate That whistle discombobulates my dog. He barks and howls.
discretion is the better part of valor
"be sensible when you are brave; be courageous but not reckless" In all your battles, be brave but not foolish. Discretion is the better part of valor.
drop out (of school)
quit school or a course of some kind She dropped out of the class after three months.
from scratch
from the very beginning He decided to build the house from scratch.
get by/scrape by
have just enough money, make do I can get by on very little money, if necessary. I can be frugal.
get screwed
receive unfair treatment, ripped off, taken in I got screwed when I bought this condo. I paid too much for it.
great Scot
good gravy, gosh, heavens "When Dale gets excited, he says, ""Great Scot!"""
harum scarum
careless, disorganized, pell mell Tag is a harum scarum kind of game - no rules or referee.
have a screw loose
act in a strange way, be foolish He is a really strange person. I think that he has a screw loose somewhere.
know the score
know what is happening, in the know, know your stuff The leader of the party should know the score. He or she should be well informed.
make a scene
complain too loud, kick up a fuss If she doesn't let Denis ride in the shopping cart, he makes a scene.
make oneself scarce
leave quickly, go away I think that I will make myself scarce and go to the beach for the day.
make the scene
be present, go to a certain place or event He decided to make the scene and go to the disco for the evening.
make yourself scarce
leave, do not stay, get lost If you see a bull in the pasture, make yourself scarce.
MSc
Master of Science The woman has an MSc in computer science and has been able to find a job easily.
muscle in
force yourself between two people He didn't want to go to the end of the line, so he tried to muscle in.
narrow escape
an escape with no chance of error He had a narrow escape when he almost fell from his bicycle.
on schedule
within the dates on the plan, on target They arrived on Mars on June 11, which means they're on schedule.
pick up a trail/scent
recognize the trail of a hunted person or animal The tracking dogs were able to pick up the trail of the criminal easily.
pull a muscle
injure a muscle, strain a muscle One of our best players pulled a muscle and can't play tonight.
put the screws to someone
try to force someone to do or say what you want The police were putting the screws to the criminal to try and get some information.
round robin (meeting or discussion)
a meeting or discussion in which each person in a group takes part We had a round robin panel discussion on what we could do to help save the environment.
run scared
try everything to avoid defeat as in a political campaign The senator has been running scared in his attempt to win re-election.
scads
lots, many, oodles """Are there any cookies left?"" ""Yes, scads of them."""
scarce as hen's teeth
not many of them, few or none Rural doctors are scarce as hen's teeth. Doctors like the city life.
scare out of one
frighten very much Her little girl was scared out of her wits after she saw the horror movie.
scare the daylights out of someone
frighten very much Falling off her bicycle scared the daylights out of her.
scare up
find or gather something with some effort We were able to scare up a couple of sleeping bags so that we could go camping.
scared shitless
very frightened, scared, petrified When I woke up and saw a light on, I was scared shitless.
scared spitless
very frightened, scared stiff Believe me. I was scared spitless when the wolves started to howl.
scared stiff
very frightened, frightened to death, petrified """Are you afraid of heights?"" ""Yes. I'm scared stiff of anything higher than a bicycle seat."""
scared to death
very scared, very anxious, scared stiff I was scared to death that your plane had crashed. I was worried.
scaredy cat
a person who is afraid, a coward, a fraidy cat The girls will say I'm a scaredy cat if I don't go in the water.
scatter around
carelessly put in different places His papers are always scattered around his house so he is never able to find anything.
schmooze
make relaxed, casual conversation.
school of hard knocks
ordinary experiences of life He learned all about life in the school of hard knocks.
school's out
school is finished for the day or for the year When the bell rings at 3:30, school's out! Yea!
scoff
steal, pinch People who scoff books from the library are thieves.
scoop
news report, story What's the scoop on the murder? Do you know who did it?
scoop them
get news before they do, print the story first "The reporter said, ""We scooped them all on the Harding story."""
score to settle
(See a score to settle)
scot free
free of work or discipline, not asked to pay, get off Four members of the gang were convicted, but two went scot free.
scout's honor
"what I say is the truth; the gospel truth" We didn't take your golf ball - scout's honor.