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tear offTo rip away from; to pull a piece from forcibly.Rate it:

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tear offTo leave or depart rapidly.Rate it:

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tee offTo hit the first shot of the hole.Rate it:

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tee offTo irritate, vex, or annoy.Rate it:

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teed offAnnoyed, upset, angry.Rate it:

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telephone tagA situation in which a person unsuccessfully attempts to contact another person by telephone and leaves a message instead, and in which the second person then unsuccessfully attempts to return the initial call and leaves a message for the first person, and so on as if the two are playing a game of tag in which the most recent person to have been left with a message is now designated as "it" (i.e. as the player now obliged to chase the other and to attempt anew to make contact).Rate it:

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tell offTo speak to someone rudely, disrespectfully or angrily; to berate; to unleash one's fury verbally towards someone.Rate it:

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tell offTo rebuke, to reprimand, or to admonish.Rate it:

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telling offA reprimand, reproach, or lecture.Rate it:

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testari deos (Sull. 31. 86)to call the gods to witness.Rate it:

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the carpet matches the drapesA woman's pubic hair is of the same colour as the hair on her head, i.e. her hair is not dyed.Rate it:

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the curtains match the drapesSynonym of the carpet matches the drapesRate 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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the rain in spain stays mainly in the plainEnglish people use this phrase to try to "correct" people's accents to speak what they like to call "proper" English by changing the way words in this sentence are pronounced.Rate it:

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the wheels came offSynonym of the wheels fell offRate it:

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the wheels came off the busSynonym of the wheels fell offRate it:

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the wheels came off the wagonSynonym of the wheels fell offRate it:

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the wheels fell offSomething failed, often after a laborious, tiring process.Rate it:

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the wheels fell off the busSynonym of the wheels fell offRate it:

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the wheels fell off the wagonSynonym of the wheels fell offRate it:

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there you have it, folksA tagline commonly used after someone ends a news piece, shows a clip of something, etc; often said at the conclusion of a piece of news, an explanation, a scenario, etc. signifying the end of it or like saying, "There, we brought it to you", "That's what happened" like a stamp off approval that "This is what we found"Rate it:

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there's life in the old dog yetA person's faculties, or an organization's usefulness, should not be written off simply because of age.Rate it:

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throw a sickieTo take a day off from work, supposedly because of ill health. The illness could be either real or feigned.Rate it:

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throw for a loopTo confuse or disorient; to throw off; to mix up.Rate it:

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throw offTo confuse; especially, to lose a pursuer.Rate it:

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throw offTo introduce errors or inaccuracies; to skew.Rate it:

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throw off balanceTo unsettle, to catch by surprise.Rate it:

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throw off the trailTo misguide.Rate it:

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tick offSign with a tick.Rate it:

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tick offTo annoy, aggravate.Rate it:

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tick offTo reprimand.Rate it:

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tick off!Aggravate, irritate, disturb, rankle, rub, assail, insult an individual.Rate it:

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till the wheels fall offliteral meaning - to drive a car until it won't run any more; figurative meaning - dedicated to the end; indicates relentless effort, commitment to something until it is no longer viable/possible/usableRate it:

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time offA period of time where one is not required to work.Rate it:

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time outTo call for a suspension of activity or conversation.Rate it:

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time outTo call for a time-out.Rate it:

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tip offTo alert or inform someone.Rate it:

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tip offinformationRate it:

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tip-offAn obvious clue or indication.Rate it:

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to set asail?set off to sailRate it:

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toddle offTo leave or departRate it:

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toddle offTo dieRate 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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top edgeA deflection of a ball off of the top edge of a bat, into the air and potentially for a catch.Rate it:

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top it all offTo emphasize or underscore; to make something even better or worse.Rate it:

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top it offTo emphasize or underscore; to make something even better or worse.Rate it:

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top offTo fill completely; to fill or refill the final portion of something not empty.Rate it:

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torque offTo annoy, distress, or anger.Rate it:

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torqued offAnnoyed, upset, angry.Rate it:

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toss offTo drink up rapidly.Rate it:

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