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tick overTo run smoothly and without problems.Rate it:

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tick pastTo continue over time.Rate it:

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tide overTo support or sustain someone, especially financially, for a limited period.Rate it:

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tie overTide over.Rate it:

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tin godAn individual that abuses or exceeds his authority over others, frequently in petty ways; for example a low-level manager in situational comedies and other entertainment.Rate it:

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tip overAn action where the goalkeeper deflects the ball over the crossbar.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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tirez le rideau, la farce est jouéeRing down the curtain, the play is over.Rate it:

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to no availEffect in achieving a goal or aim; purpose, use (now usually in negative constructions).Rate it:

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to spareleft overRate it:

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tomato juiceJuice made from tomatoes. In modern use, this usually refers to the comminuted flesh and juice of cooked tomatoes, prepared commercially.Rate it:

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tooth and nailTaking everything bodily you possibly could offer/ use to get the job or task done, usually referring to an tough battle ahead. Battle usually a physical fight, or harsh obstacles were to be meet with this plight, but you or many were going to give it your all.Rate it:

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topple overTo fall over.Rate it:

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tough loveThe compassionate use of stringent disciplinary measures, to attempt to improve someone's behavior.Rate it:

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tout s'use à la longueEverything wears out in time.Rate it:

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toutes voiles dehorsmaking use of all sails, in all sailsRate it:

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tower overto be much taller or higher than something; to loom overRate it:

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traditional american public opinion favors a president who is strong and wrong over one who is meekA United States President must portray a persona who strong and competent.Rate it:

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trail offTo slowly diminish in intensity, volume or frequency; thus, to diminish more quickly over time.Rate it:

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triumphare de aliquo (ex bellis)to triumph over some one.Rate it:

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triumphum agere de or ex aliquo or c. Gen. (victoriae, pugnae)to triumph over some one.Rate it:

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trot outTo bring something forward in order to display or use it.Rate it:

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tu n'en auras pas l'étrenneYou will not be the first to use it.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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tump overcombination of 'tip' and 'dump'; to knock something over, esp. if it is large and contains liquidRate it:

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turf warA dispute over territory between rival gangs.Rate it:

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turn overTo flip over; to rotate top to bottom.Rate it:

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turn overTo produce, complete, or cycle through.Rate it:

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turn overTo relinquish; give back.Rate it:

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turn over a new leafTo engage in self-improvement; to begin a good habit or shed a bad habit.Rate it:

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turn upside downTo flip over; to rotate top to bottom.Rate it:

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uno ab alto"One over all"Rate it:

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until hell freezes overForever; One will never in their life get the results that they want, no matter what they're doing involving the situation.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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use a sledgehammer to crack a nutTo use significantly excessive force to carry out an action; to do something overzealouslyRate it:

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use it or lose itSkills or knowledge that are seldom applied are likely to be lost with time.Rate it:

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use it or lose itProperty and privileges will be lost if they are not utilized.Rate it:

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use it or lose itHuman abilities require repetitive usage or practice lest one become, rusty. out of tune, uncoordinated:Rate it:

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use one's coconutUse one's head; think.Rate it:

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use one's headTo think carefully, especially as an alternative to being guided by one's emotions.Rate it:

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use one's headTo headbutt.Rate it:

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use one's nogginTo think, especially in a careful or clever manner.Rate it:

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use upto consume, deplete or exhaustRate it:

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use upto take or occupyRate it:

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use your noodleUse your brains and work it out yourselfRate it:

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usui or ex usu esseto be of use.Rate it:

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ut Ciceronis verbis utarto use Cicero's expression; to say with Cicero (not ut cum Cicerone loquar).Rate it:

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ut hoc utar or afferamto use this example.Rate it:

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ut in eodem simili verserto use the same simile, illustration.Rate it:

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ut levissime dicam (opp. ut gravissimo verbo utar)to use the mildest expression.Rate it:

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