British & Australian, informal

a period of time in the summer when there is not much news, especially political news, so the newspapers have articles about events that are not important.

It's the silly season again, and as usual, the papers are full of stories about the Loch Ness Monster.

• soldier of fortune
• soldier on
• so long
• So long.
• somehow or other
• someone after own heart
• someone after your own heart
• someone can't be bothered to
• someone can't be bothered to do something
• someone can't hold a candle to
• someone can't hold a candle to someone else
• someone can't hold a candle to something else
• someone could do something with eyes closed
• someone could do something with eyes shut
• someone could do something with their eyes closed
• someone could do something with their eyes shut
• someone couldn't care less
• someone could with eyes closed
• someone could with eyes shut
• someone could with their eyes closed
• someone could with their eyes shut
• someone, eat your heart out!
• someone from hell
• someone gets religion
• someone has got game