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sweetheart dealA transaction, contract, or other agreement in which one party provides particularly favorable terms to the other, especially in suspicious circumstances.Rate it:

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Swiss bank accountUsed other than as an idiom: see Swiss, bank account.Rate it:

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SwitchStandA Normally Padlocked Manually-operated, Switch-point Arrangement At the Point Of a Sidetrack, Entry to A Yard, Commercial Warehouse, Shipping Terminal et al to enable shunting Entire Trains, Railcars, Rail Equipment from Mainline, or SpecLine, to Location/ Other:Rate it:

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sword and sorceryOf or pertaining to a genre of narratives—including short stories, novels, television shows, films, and computer games—which combines wizardry and other fantastical supernatural elements with violent combat using medieval weaponry..Rate it:

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table talkConversation, especially of an informal or somewhat gossipy nature, among a group seated together for a meal or other social activity.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 a grabUsed other than as an idiom: see take, grab.Rate it:

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take a page out of someone's playbookTo adopt an idea or practice of another personRate it:

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take it out onTo unleash one's anger on [a person or thing other than the one that caused it].Rate it:

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take leaveUsed other than as an idiom: see take, leave.Rate it:

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take no prisonersUsed other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see take,‎ prisoner.Rate it:

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take offTo absent oneself from work or other responsibility, especially with permission.Rate it:

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take one's lumpsTo endure through criticism or other adversity.Rate it:

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talk to the handUsed usually sarcastically to dismiss another person's argument by indicating that the speaker (or writer) is not prepared to hear (or read) anything further that the other person has to say (or write). It is often used while simultaneously holding up the hand with the palm facing the speaker.Rate it:

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tan someone's hideTo beat or spank someone.Rate it:

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tear apartUsed other than as an idiom: see tear, apart.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 someone where to shove itUsed other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see tell,‎ someone,‎ where,‎ shove,‎ it.Rate it:

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term outUsed other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see term,‎ out.Rate it:

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terminal leavesUsed other than as an idiom: see terminal, leaf.Rate it:

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that dog won't huntThat idea will not work; that is an inadequate explanation or proposition.Rate it:

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that isin other wordsRate it:

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that's a fine how do you do!An expression said in disgust or in jest to someone who 1) did not greet you as expected 2) ignored you 3) did something undesirable instead of greeting you 4) insulted you 5) did something mean or uncaringRate it:

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that's a wrapa declaration the current activity is now finishedRate 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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Thatcher's childrenUsed other than as an idiom: see Thatcher, children.Rate it:

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the boot is on the other footAlternative form of the shoe is on the other footRate it:

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the devil's lettuceA code name for marijuana.Rate it:

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the fuckUsed after interrogative pronouns as an intensifier to express anger, frustration, incredulity, or other strong emotion.Rate it:

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the grass is always greener on the other sideOther circumstances seem more desirable than one's own but in reality are often notRate it:

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the grass is always greener on the other sideWhen one views other people's lives or situations as better than your own.Rate it:

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the left hand doesn't know what the right hand is doingTwo parts of an organization are unaware of each other's activities.Rate it:

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the measure of society is how it treats its weakest membersSocieties who help and take care of those who are the most in need are worth more than societies who don't or who even mistreat those who are in need--the least of them--much less help them.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 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 one who always envies someone in society, will never live in gaietyThis idiom means that if a person spends time complaining, criticizing and whining about what everyone else does, owns, or how successful other people are about their financial situation, job career, or results they get, instead of focusing and trying their best to improve one's situation, the only consequence is that this behavior will keep them in the guts, that is, at a lower life level than the one they wish to be.Rate it:

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the other dayRecently; lately; a few days ago.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 rubber meets the roadUsed other than as an idiom: see rubber, meet, road.Rate it:

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the shoe is on the other footThe roles of people in a situation have been reversed, such the advantage has shifted to a party which was previously disadvantaged.Rate it:

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then againFrom another point of view; on the other hand; on second thought.Rate it:

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there are two sides to every questionOne should not make a judgement until one hears the other side.Rate it:

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there is no there thereThe indicated thing, person, or other matter has no distinctive identity, or no significant characteristics, or no functional center point; nothing significant exists in that place; nothing significant is occurring in that situation.Rate it:

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there's no crying in baseballQuit complaining about it, go back and do your job.Rate it:

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there's no place like homeone feels the most comfortable at homeRate it:

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there's no time like the presentNow (i.e., the present time) is an appropriate time to take a particular action.Rate it:

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thick skinUsed other than as an idiom: see thick, skin.Rate it:

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thin-skinnedUsed other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see thin,‎ skinned.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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