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swallow your pride!To accept that you have to do something that you think is embarrassing or that you think you are too good to do.Rate it:

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swing stateA state which may vote Democratic or Republican, in a given election or generally; a purple state.Rate it:

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swing the leadTo pretend to be unwell so that you do not have to work.Rate it:

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tag upOf a baserunner, when a fly ball is hit, to put one's foot on the base one is currently at until the ball is caught. When the ball is caught, the baserunner may attempt to advance to the next base, at the risk of being tagged out.Rate it:

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take a back seatTo be second to someone or something; to be less important or have a lower priority.Rate it:

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take a licking and keep on tickingTo be tough; to have endurance; to have the capacity to absorb stress or damage, but still be able to function.Rate it:

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take matters into one's own handsTo deal with a problem alone, because others responsible have failed to deal with it.Rate it:

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take onTo begin to have or exhibit.Rate it:

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take one's chanceTo act in a manner dependent on luck.Rate it:

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talk atTo speak with; to have a conversation with.Rate it:

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talk out of turnTo make a remark or provide information when it is inappropriate or indiscreet to do so, or when one does not have permission or the authority to do so.Rate it:

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TANSTAAFLThere ain't no such thing as a free lunch; something advertised as being "free" will invariably have hidden costs.Rate it:

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tel chante qui ne rit pasThe heart may be sad though the face be gay.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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tempus fugittime flies (used as an alternative to this phrase)."Meanwhile, the irreplaceable time escapes", expressing concern that one's limited time is being consumed by something which may have little intrinsic substance or importance at that moment.Rate it:

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tempus habere alicui reito have time for a thing.Rate it:

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tempus mihi deest ad aliquid faciendumI have no time to do something.Rate it:

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tenez-vous-en làStop there, go no further in the matter; Be satisfied with what you have already obtained.Rate it:

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tengo una preguntaI have a questionRate it:

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tenho uma perguntaI have a questionRate it:

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tenir le haut boutTo have the whip hand.Rate it:

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tenir le loup par la queueTo have hold of the sow by the wrong ear.Rate it:

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tenir le loup par les oreillesTo be in a critical situation; To have caught a Tartar.Rate 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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the ayes have itSomething has received enough votes to be approved.Rate it:

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the ayes have itThe majority agrees to or supports something.Rate it:

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the cake is a lieThe end you are pursuing is unattainable or misguided; the reward you have been promised is false.Rate it:

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the damage is doneThe harm has occurred, and nothing can be done to prevent it now; it might have been preventable, but cannot be prevented retroactively.Rate it:

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the enemy of your enemy is your friendTwo parties who have an enemy in common should join forces against it.Rate it:

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the hand that rocks the cradle rules the worldWomen, particularly mothers, have a decisive influence on the future direction of society because they raise and nurture the next generation.Rate it:

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the ivy can grow no higher than its hostA remark made by the French philosopher Descartes about critics: No matter how clever a critic may be, he can never surpass the writer on whom he is dependent.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 jig is upAn expression used to mean "We have been caught out and have no defence", or if spoken to a person who's just been found out as the perpetrator of an offense, it means "You've been discovered.".Rate it:

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the luck of the drawOne Draws Straws, WIN! OR LOSE!, It's The 'Luck Of The Draw!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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the terrorists will have wonPhrase used following a description of an activity to indicate that if that activity is not continued or carried out, those who seek to disrupt normal activities through terror will have succeeded, an which is an unacceptable result.Rate it:

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there but for the grace of god go iA recognition that others' misfortune could be one's own, if it weren't for the blessing/kindness/luck bestowed by fate or the Divine.Man's fate is in God's hands.More generally, our fate is not entirely in our own hands.Rate it:

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there may be snow on the rooftop but there is fire in the furnaceEven if a person is in his or her senior years, with gray hair, he or she can still have ambition and energy, especially sexual energy.Rate it:

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there we goWe have performed an action successfully.Rate it:

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there ya goYou have done it precisely correctly.Rate it:

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there you goYou have done it, or are doing it, correctly.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 you have itUsed to introduce a speaker's interpretation of what has just transpired or been described.Rate 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 no accounting for tasteWhen it comes to subjective matters of taste, people have wildly different opinions.Disagreements about matters of taste can't be objectively resolved.Rate it:

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there's no such thing as a stupid questionUsed to encourage people to seek knowledge by asking questions, no matter how silly the questions may appear to be.Rate it:

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

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those who will not when they may, when they will they shall have nay(archaic) One should take immediate advantage of an opportunity that may not be available later.Rate it:

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thrill killAn act of murder motivated solely by the murderer's desire to have a very exciting experience.Rate it:

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thrill killerA murderer who is motivated by a strong personal desire to have a very exciting experience.Rate it:

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