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sticking pointA disputed issue or state of affairs that causes an interruption or outright impasse in progress towards some goal or resolution, especially in negotiation or argumentation.Rate it:

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still got one's communion moneystingy, frugal.Rate it:

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strap on a pairTo be brave; to show some courage, especially in a situation where one has so far failed to do so.Rate it:

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strike outTo draw a line through some text such as a printed or written sentence, with the purpose of deleting that text from the rest of the document.Rate it:

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studio alicuius rei aliquem incendereto make some one enthusiastic for a thing.Rate it:

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sub imperio et dicione alicuius esseto be subject to some one, under some one's dominion.Rate it:

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subiectum esse, obnoxium esse imperio or dicioni alicuius (not simply alicui)to be subject to some one, under some one's dominion.Rate it:

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subsidium alicui summittereto send relief to some one.Rate it:

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suck upTo adulate or flatter somebody excessively, generally to obtain some personal benefit or favour.Rate it:

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sui potestatem facere, praebere alicuito give audience to some one.Rate it:

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summa necessitudine aliquem contingereto stand in very intimate relations to some one.Rate it:

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summo iure agere cum aliquo (cf. summum ius, summa iniuria)to proceed against some one with the utmost rigour of the law; to strain the law in one's favour.Rate it:

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supplicium sumere de aliquoto exact a penalty from some one.Rate it:

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suspicio (alicuius rei) cadit in aliquem, pertinet ad aliquema suspicion falls on some one.Rate it:

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T-minusUsually specifies the remaining time until some future event.Rate it:

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tâchez de faire quelques provisionsTry and collect some provisions.Rate it:

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tag teamTwo or more people or groups acting alternately to accomplish some task.Rate it:

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tail inTo fasten by one of the ends into a wall or some other support.Rate it:

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take backTo cause to remember some past event or time.Rate it:

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take fiveTo take a five-minute break from some activity, take a short break from some activity.Rate it:

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take it awayTo begin, especially used to launch a performance of some sort (usually imperative and/or exclamatory).Rate it:

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take one for the teamTo accept some chore or hardship for the sake of one's friends or colleagues.Rate it:

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take the baitTo accept something offered, especially secretly or deceptively, to cause some action by the acceptor.Rate it:

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tecto, (in) domum suam aliquem recipere (opp. prohibere aliquem tecto, domo)to welcome to one's house (opp. to shut one's door against some one).Rate it:

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teething troublesSmall problems such as are to be expected with some any new and untried system or product.Rate it:

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tell you whatIntroduces a compromise or arrangement where the interlocutor has some benefit or advantage.Rate it:

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terror incidit alicuiterror, panic seizes some one.Rate it:

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terror invadit in aliquem (rarely alicui, after Livy aliquem)terror, panic seizes some one.Rate it:

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testibus teneri, convictum esseto be convicted by some one's evidence.Rate it:

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testimonium dicere pro aliquoto give evidence on some one's behalf.Rate it:

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the cat that got the creamSmug person that is pleased with themselves over some achievement. Proud at a recent accomplishment.Rate it:

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the dogs bark, but the caravan goes onLife goes on, even if some will try to stop or talk against progress.Rate it:

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the early bird gets the wormWhoever arrives first has the best chance of success; some opportunities are only available to the first competitors.Rate it:

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the fucking you get isn't worth the fucking you get(vulgar) The sexual satisfactions that one receives from a spouse or romantic partner are not sufficient to compensate for the significant periods of bad faith and unpleasant treatment which such relationships routinely involve.1971, Allen Churchill, The Literary Decade, ISBN 9780135375228:Years later she expressed her disillusionment with sex by saying, "The fucking you get isn't worth the fucking you get."1999, Ben Sonnenberg, Lost Property: Memoirs and Confessions of a Bad Boy, ISBN 9781582430454, p. 93:Maitland got drunk at his parties and threw his arm around you and pulled you over to his wife and made you look down her dress, saying, "The trouble with marriage is that the fucking you get isn't worth the fucking you get."2008, Joseph Heywood, Blue Wolf In Green Fire, ISBN 9781599213590, p. 63:"I can't believe a little pussy got me into dis mess." "Shit happens," Service said. "Sometimes the fucking you get isn't worth the fucking you get."Rate it:

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the manThe person who controls things; the person who got things done.Rate it:

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the pants offAn intensifier used with some transitive action verbs to indicate that the action is performed with thoroughness, vigor, or complete success.Rate it:

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there is nothing new under the sunThere is nothing truly novel in existence. Every new idea has some sort of precedent or echo from the past.Rate it:

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three skips of a louseSaid about some trifling or insignificant matter.Rate it:

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throw dirt enough, and some will stickIf enough allegations are made about someone or something, then even if they are all untrue, people's opinion of the person or thing will be diminished.1759, John Wesley, letter to John Downes, Rector of St. Michael's, Wood Street, read at Wesley Center Online at on 14 Oct 06.I hope...that you are ignorant of the whole affair, and are so bold only because you are blind...And blind enough; so that you blunder on through thick and thin, bespattering all that come in your way, according to the old, laudable maxim, 'Throw dirt enough, and some will stick.'1857, Thomas Hughes, Tom Brown's Schooldays, read at fullbooks.com on 14 Oct 06,But whatever harm a spiteful tongue could do them, he took care should be done. Only throw dirt enough, and some will stick.1864, John Henry Newman, Apologia Pro Vita Sua, Penguin Classics (1994), p. 10,Archbishop Whately used to say Rate it:

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throw enough mud at the wall and some of it will stickTry the same thing often enough, and, even if the general standard is poor, sometimes one will be successful.Rate it:

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throw enough mud at the wall, some of it will stickTry the same thing (or similar things) often enough, and, even if the general standard is poor, sometimes one will be successful.2001, And still no one is shouting stop. read in The Kingdom archives at on 02 Nov 06,Many team managers are of the philosophy that if you throw enough mud at the wall some of it will stick. They believe that team preparation is all about physical fitness. They run the players into the ground and they believe they will be "flying on the day".2001, Robert McCrum, Let them eat cake, in The Observer 16 Dec 01, read on Guardian Unlimited site at on 02 Nov 06,Australian publishing boomed and in the past 10 years the country's literary culture has undergone a mini golden age, capped by Carey's triumph at the 2001 Booker Prize. As one Australian arts administrator said to me many years ago: 'Listen, mate, if you throw enough mud at the wall, some of it will stick.'2001, Chris Collin, Re: 2-cp speys on The Strathspey Server mailing list archive at on 02 Nov 06,I am finding that "if you throw enough mud at the wall, some of it will stick". It doesn't always work of course (especially on the nights when the class is mostly the beginners), but the class seems to thrive on the challange.2005, Ray Craft (poster on The right scale blog), Fitzhooie and his Burden, read at on 02 Nov 06,Prosecutors everywhere have bad habits of overcharging lots of cases, knowing that if the throw enough mud at the wall some of it will stick.2005, Sean Kelleher, Spike Milligan: His part in our downfall in Business 07 Aug 05, read at on 02 Nov 06,As long as there is negligible regulation and enforcement anyone can actually try and do the job...Weak regulation allows the industry to build strategies on full time recruitment. The theory goes: throw enough mud at the wall, some of it will stick.c2005, Everything You've Learned About Marketing Is Wrong, read on LINC Performance website at on 02 Nov 06,They have the money to continue to believe in the repetition side of the equation. You throw enough mud at the wall, some of it will stick. But it still isnRate it:

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time you got a watchA phrase used to reply to the question what time is it?.Rate it:

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timing is everythingConsideration of other events can greatly influence some desired outcome (such as an audience laughing to a comedian's joke).Telling the old joke about a butt-crack was not a good idea, just as the plumber arrived, Bob.You know what they say: "timing is everything." I'm sure we can find another plumber before the house floods.Rate it:

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timor aliquem occupat (B. G. 1. 39)fear comes upon some one.Rate it:

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tirer une épine du pied à quelqu'unTo take a thorn out of some one’s side; To get some one over a difficulty.Rate it:

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tittle along sonnyI haven’t got time to listen to your nonsenseRate it:

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to bootSome variations in usage remain archaic. Old English, Middle English: to help, in addition.Rate it:

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tomorrow is another dayTomorrow will bring new opportunities and a fresh start for one's endeavors.1600, author unknown, "Phillidaes Love-call to her Coridon, and his replying" (song), in England's Helicon, printed at London by I.R. for John Flasket:Phil. Yonder comes my Mother, Coridon,whether shall I flie?Cor. Under yonder Beech my lovely one,while she passeth by.Say to her thy true-Love was not heere,remember, remember,to morrow is another day:1896, Amelia E. Barr, A Knight of the Nets, ch. 8:"Well, well, my dear lass, to-night we cannot work, but we may sleep. . . . Keep a still heart tonight, and tomorrow is another day."1936, Margaret Mitchell, Gone with the Wind, ch. 63:"Tomorrow, I'll think of some way to get him back. After all, tomorrow is another day."2005, Fran Schumer, "JERSEY: In Princeton, Taking On Harvard's Fuss About Women," New York Times, 19 June (retrieved 18 Aug. 2009):"Half of me is depressedRate it:

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too muchTo a sufficiently strong degree to prevent some other action from happening.Rate it:

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toss-upThe toss of a coin used to decide some issue.Rate it:

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