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Sound someone out to try to find out how a person feels about something by asking him or her questions((~에 대해) ~의 의사를 타진하다[의향을 알아보다]/~을 타진해 보다): The man has been sounding out his wife to see if she wants to move to a new house.
Soup something up to change and add something to make something more powerful or faster(자동차·컴퓨터 등의) 성능을 높이다): My friend souped his car up when he was a teenager.
Sour grapes denial of the desirability of something after one has found out that it cannot be reached or acquired(누군가 이미 가진 것에 대해 원하지만 그렇지 않다고 부정하는 것; 억지소리, 오기): He said he didn't want the job anyway, but that's just sour grapes.
Sow one's wild oats a period of his life when he does a lot of exciting things and has a lot of sexual relationships(흥분될 것과 성관계가 많았던 젊은 날의 한때): He'd spent his twenties sowing his wild oats but felt that it was time to settle down.
Sow the seeds start something that will have a much greater impact in the future(~의 싹을 뿌리다[원인을 제공하다]): What first planted the seeds of doubt in your mind?