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toe-to-toeAgainst, in direct opposition.Rate it:

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tout par amour, rien par forceSweet words will succeed where mere strength will fail; You may row your heart out if wind and tide are against you.Rate it:

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toy withPlay, esp. with or as with a toy.Rate it:

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trancher du grand seigneurTo try and play the lord.Rate it:

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trick outTo trick out; to mod or customize an object, typically for the purpose of both personalization as well as enhancing the object's performance capabilities and more particularly for the purpose of performing stunts with that object.Rate it:

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trou normandEau-de-vie, especially calvados, served as a middle course in a large meal.Rate it:

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tug of wara game or competition in which two teams pull or tug on opposite ends of a rope trying to force the other team over the line which initially marked the middle between the two teams.Rate it:

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turkey shootA situation in which numerous weapons are discharged against prey, opponents, or victims who have little ability to protect or defend themselves.Rate it:

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turn about is fair playMy business partner came up to Me the week before Halloween to notify that he was leaving for two weeks in Florida 'cause is wife was tired.Rate it:

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turn againstTo rebel or oppose something formerly supported.Rate it:

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turn againstTo rotate against or in opposition to something.Rate it:

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turn onTo rebel; to go against something formerly supported.Rate it:

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turn one's coatTo turn against a previous affiliation or allegiance.Rate it:

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turn twoTo complete a double play.Rate it:

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turnabout is fair playIt is allowable to retaliate against an enemy's dirty tricks by using the same ones against him.Rate it:

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two can play at that gameAlternative form of two can play that gameRate it:

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two can play that gameThe tactics and/or strategies of an enemy can be used against him.Rate it:

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two can play this gameAlternative form of two can play that gameRate it:

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two dogs fight for a bone, but a third runs away with itWhen two sides contend, it's always the third party that benefits.Rate it:

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two for twoSuccessful at both of two efforts.Rate it:

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two sides of the same coinIndicates that two things are directly relatedRate it:

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two-way streetA social interaction in which both parties are expected to give and take equally.Rate it:

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two-way streetAny interaction in which both parties give and take equally.Rate it:

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under erasureOf a bit of text, written and strickenthrough; hence, figuratively in some sense both present and absent.Rate it:

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under erasureOf a bit of text, written and strickenthrough; hence, figuratively in some sense both present and absent.Rate it:

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undique premi, urgeri (B. G. 2. 26)to be pressed on all sides.Rate it:

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up againstFacing; challenging, or opposing.Rate it:

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up againstIn contact with, abutting.Rate it:

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up against itIn a very difficult position.Rate it:

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Up Against the WallIn serious trouble, in desperate situation, in serious difficultiesRate it:

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up toAgainst; next to; near; towards.Rate it:

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up topWhen someone says "up top" to you they are asking you to give them a high five--to tapthe palm of your hand against the palm of their same hand over your heads as you face each other; same as saying "high five" or "give me a high five"; a gesture of agreement or celebration, like between winning team membersRate it:

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uphill battleA challenge with the odds of success stacked strongly against.Rate it:

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ventis reflantibus (Tusc. 1. 49)with the wind against one.Rate it:

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vieil ami et vieux vin sont vraiment deux bons vieux, mais vieux écus sont encore mieuxOld friends and old wine are good, but old gold is better than both.Rate it:

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vim adhibere, facere alicuito use violence against some one.Rate it:

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vous avez la mainIt’s your turn to play (at cards).Rate it:

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vous avez le déIt’s your turn to play (at dice).Rate it:

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vous vous y casserez le nez1. You will fall on your face. 2. You will knock up against something. 3. You will fail in that.Rate it:

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wealth per capitaMeaning the ratio of resource output value against the populationRate it:

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weigh againstTo be disadvantageous to someone.Rate it:

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well, i'll be dipped (in a barrell of beer!)When one is completely taken aback by the facts at hand. Can be expressed in both elation and/or frustration. Also, depending on the level of either of the forementioned emotions, the phrase goes from the simple short version of, "(Well), I'll Be Dipped.(!) to the extended version of, "(Well), I'll be Dipped In A Barrell of Beer.(!)Rate it:

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what time have you gotused to ask someone for the time of day, especially for checking against one's own clockRate it:

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when the cat's away the mice will playIn the absence of a controlling entity, subordinates will take advantage of circumstances.Rate it:

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When the Cat's Away, the Mice will PlayWithout the presence of authority, people will do as they please even of breaking the rulesRate it:

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who ate all the piesAn interjection used pejoratively against a fat personRate it:

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who writes this stuffA rhetorical question commenting on the writing of a book, play, movie, etc.Rate it:

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whoop assTo defeat or excel against in a competitive event.Rate it:

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whoop-assTo defeat or excel against (someone) in a competitive event.Rate it:

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with both handsUsed other than as an idiom: see with, both, hands.Rate it:

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