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sweet as a nutExtremely good.Rate it:

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sweet dreamsPhrase said to someone before they fall asleep, wishing them a good sleep.Rate it:

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Sweet ToothHaving great desire to eat sugary foods and items, craze for sweet thingsRate it:

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sweetness and lightThat which is good, pure, pleasant, etc.Rate it:

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swing for the fencesTo act in a way that might generate a very good result, but which also has a large chance of failing.Rate it:

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swing of thingsThe normal flow and rhythm of daily life or of activities in a specific field.Rate it:

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Swiss bank accountAny place considered safe or secure to put things in.Rate it:

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take away fromTo make something seem not so good or interesting.Rate it:

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take care of the pennies and the pounds will take care of themselvesIf you take care of little things one at a time, they can add up to big things.1750, Chesterfield, letter 5 Feb. (1932) IV. 1500:Old Mr. Lowndes, the famous Secretary of the Treasury, ?used to say?Take care of the pence, and the pounds will take care of themselves.1912, G. B. Shaw, Pygmalion ii. 132:Take care of the pence and the pounds will take care of themselves is as true of personal habits as of money.1979, R. Cassilis, Arrow of God, iv. xvii.:Little things, Master Mally. Look after the pennies, Master Mally, and the pounds will look after themselves.1999, Rate it:

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take the bitter with the sweetTo accept positive things with negative things.Rate it:

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Take the Bitter with the SweetAccepting bad things along with the good onesRate it:

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take the cakeTo be especially good or outstanding.Rate it:

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take things as they comeTo accept and deal with events as they occur, with a composed state of mind.Rate it:

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talk a good gameTo speak emphatically and at length about one's ability, intentions, or achievements, without yet producing any clear evidence or actual results.Rate it:

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tanto monta, monta tanto, Isabel como FernandoIt doesn't matter in which order things areRate it:

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te valere iubeoI bid you good-bye, take my leave.Rate it:

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teach grandma how to suck eggsTo tell an expert how to do things.Rate it:

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tears aren't very lubeyTears don't make very good lube.Rate it:

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tel qui brille au second rang s'éclipse au premierA good subordinate often makes a bad leader.Rate it:

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tell apartTo be able to know the difference between things; to distinguish.Rate it:

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tempestatem idoneam, bonam nanciscito meet with good weather.Rate it:

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that's lamethat's bad; not as good as it could be or has been; not as good as is typical of othersRate it:

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that's the way the cookie crumblesThat is the way things happen; that's life.Rate it:

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that's the way life isThat is the way things happenCertain things cannot be changed, helped or improved; struggle and objection are pointless.1935, Louis Bromfield, The Man Who Had Everything, page 279:That's the way life is, and there's no use trying to go against it.1979, Jay Edward Abrams, A Theology of Christian Counseling: More Than Redemption, ISBN 0310511011, page 45:There are no standards, no values; that's the way life is. Learn to accept it and slide with it. Stop fighting it.2002, B. Eugene Ellison, Rings of the Templars, ISBN 059524050X, page 337:Shit happens; that's the way life is. In fact, I want you to take an additional thousand for your efforts.Rate it:

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that's the way the ball bouncesThat is the way things happenRate it:

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That's the Way the Ball BouncesThat’s what life really is or that’s what the life is all about; fate; you may not be able to change certain things in your lifeRate it:

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that's the way the mop flopsThat is the way things happen.Rate it:

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the darkest hour is just before the dawnThe worst situation comes before a good one.Rate it:

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the good die youngWell-regarded people who are morally upright, kind, and beneficent tend to die at a younger age than do most people.Rate it:

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the good doctorAn honorific for a doctor, especially for a doctor of medicine or for Dr. Samuel Johnson.Rate it:

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the good doctorsplural of the good doctor. An honorific for a group of doctors, especially for a group of doctors of medicine.Rate it:

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the icing on the cakeSomething wonderful at the end of something good.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 more things change, the more they stay the sameA proverb making the observation that turbulent changes do not affect reality on a deeper level other than to cement the status quo.Rate it:

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the other dayRecently; lately; a few days ago.Rate it:

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the road to hell is paved with good intentionswell-intended acts can lead to disasterRate it:

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the show must go onOne must finish what one has started; things must continue no matter what.Rate it:

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the way to a man's heart is through his stomachCooking for a man is a good way to win his affections.Rate it:

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them's the breaks(idiomatic) That is the way things happen; that's life.Rate it:

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there must be something in the waterThere are so many cases of something; there are so many people or things doing a particular thing or having a certain trait.Rate it:

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there you have itThat is it; that is the situation or state of things.Rate it:

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there's more where that came fromA greater number of similar things can be provided in the future.Rate it:

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there's no accounting for tastesDifferent people like different things The world would be incomplete if everyone were alike. Diversity is essential.Rate it:

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these things happenSynonym of it happensRate it:

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thick and thinBoth good and bad times.Rate it:

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thick of thingsA central or major role in a situation; a position in which one is surrounded by or very involved in complex, changing events.Rate it:

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things that go bump in the nightFrightening imagined creatures; ghosts or other supernatural beings.Rate it:

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think the world ofTo have a good opinion; to esteem; to admire.Rate it:

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third personThe words, word-forms, and grammatical structures, taken collectively, that are normally used of people or things other than the speaker or the audience.Rate it:

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thirsty thursdayA Thursday description when adding an adult drink to the mix is a good idea.Rate it:

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