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take offTo depart.Rate it:

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take offTo leave the ground and begin flight; to ascend into the air.Rate it:

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Take Off Your Hat to SomeoneAdmiring or praising someone for significant achievementRate it:

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take off!An order, a sharp command, a desultory admonition, Take Your Leave, now!, Get Lost!, Leave Town!Rate it:

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take one's eye off the ballTo lose one's concentration on what is most important.Rate it:

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take one's hat off toTo publicly praise or thank.Rate it:

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take someone's head offTo berate.Rate it:

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take something in one's strideNot to allow oneself to be set back, daunted, upset or embarrassed by unpleasant or undesirable circumstances.Rate it:

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take the gilt off the gingerbreadTo take away the most attractive or appealing qualities of something; to destroy the illusion.Rate it:

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takes the wraps offto reveal something hidden or secretRate it:

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taking the edge offRelieving the pressure; having an alcoholic beverage to calm emotionsRate it:

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taking the gloves offnothing is off limitsRate it:

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talk someone's ear offTo talk excessively or far more than is wanted or appreciated.Rate it:

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talk the leg off a wooden indianExcessive talk.Rate it:

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tanta vis frigoris insecuta est, utthe frost set in so severely that...Rate it:

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tape offTo cordon.Rate it:

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taper offTo diminish or lessen gradually; to become smaller, slower, quieter, etc.Rate it:

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tea servicecrockery setRate it:

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tear a strip off somebodyTo scold vigorously.Rate it:

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tear a strip off someoneTo scold vigorously.Rate it:

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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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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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tell you the truthUsed to positively assert the frank honesty of an associated statement of set of statements; equivalent to "to you tell the truth".Rate it:

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

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terminis circumscribere aliquidto set bounds to a thing, limit it.Rate it:

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the jetset wayThe JetSet Way is the only way. People who live this way are straight alpha/sigma males and have the ability at will to ethically attain any and every woman they shall desire, own any car they shall want, wear whatever brand clothes they want, get VIP access everywhere and will spend more time on planes traveling to foreign countries than they do at their home. The Jet Set Way was coined by JetSetFly (also known as Josh King Madrid) himself.Rate it:

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the natives are restlessA group of agitated people—such as a set of residents, customers, or citizens—is expressing annoyance, distress, or other discomposure.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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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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this, that, and the otherParticular items belonging to a large, diverse set, but items of the general kind of item indicated.Rate it:

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three-ring circusA disorderly, complicated, rapidly changing situation or set of events, which is a source of bewilderment, amazement, or amusement.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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