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the rabbit diedA statement spoken to indicate one's own pregnancy, or that someone has found out they are pregnant.Rate it:

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the sky is the limitNothing is impossible or out of reachRate it:

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the straw that broke the camel's backMy patience has finally run out.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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the whole nine yardsAnd everything. Often used, like etc., to finish out a list.Rate it:

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there are plenty more fish in the seaThere are many more potential opportunities available; often said meaning that there are many more people in whom to find love; said when consoling someone who just came out of a relationshipRate it:

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there's only one way to find outSaid lightheartedly when trying something new and unknown. Or said seriously and with weight when attempting something unknown and potentially unsafe or final.Rate it:

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thieve outTo walk out of a place stealthily.Rate it:

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thin outTo make or become sparse.Rate it:

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thinking out loudTo come up with an idea or solution in your head but not verbally talking about itRate it:

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thrash outTo discuss something so fully as to resolve a problem or conflict; to hammer out.Rate it:

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thresh outthrash outRate it:

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through in through outWhen in depth explaining something. Something so deep in meaning.Rate it:

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throw a wobblyTo burst out into a verbal uproar.Rate it:

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throw one's toys out of the pramTo lose one's temper; to throw a tantrum.Rate it:

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throw outTo discard; to dispense with something; to throw away.Rate it:

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throw outTo dismiss or expel someone from any longer performing duty or attending somewhere.Rate it:

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throw shapesTo act tough or put up a front. For example, to threaten a person by making "karate chops" at them, without actually doing harm or knowing karate.Rate it:

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throw to the dogsTo remove or cast out someone or something out of one's protection, such as into the streets.Rate it:

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throw to the wolvesTo remove or cast out someone or something out of one's protection, such as onto the streets, especially towards predators.Rate it:

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thumbs upA gesture signifying approval or okay; a thumb pointing up out of a fist.Rate it:

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tidy upTo make clean. In particular to make satisfactorily neat. Usually used to describe the straightening-out of a small room or small space.Rate it:

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

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

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time out of mindThe distant past beyond anyone's memory.Rate it:

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time out of mindA lengthy duration of time, longer than is readily remembered.Rate it:

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time out of mind1) The distant past beyond memory 2) A time in the past that was so long ago that people have no knowledge or memory of it.Rate it:

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tip outAn amount or percentage of a server's tips that the server shares, either voluntarily or as mandated in a tip sharing or tip pooling agreement, with other employees such as bussers, bartenders, back waiters and host/hostesses whose job duties indirectly assist the server.Rate it:

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tire outTo make someone tired; to exhaust.Rate it:

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tirer une épine du pied à quelqu'unTo take a thorn out of some one’s side; To get some one over a difficulty.Rate it:

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to 'put out''put out'; To engage in 'heavy petting' or 'sexual congress'. a Depression expression, may be archaic:Rate it:

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to be a lonley islandA person who singles out himself from others group consistently.Rate it:

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to let a frog out of one's mouthTo say the wrong thing.Rate it:

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to live out in the sticksTo live in a remote location.Rate it:

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to piecesOut of control.Rate it:

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to tell tales out of school.to reveal information which should have been kept privy to an organization.Rate it:

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toe outTo have the toes of each foot, in standing or walking, pointing outward, the right foot pointing to the right and the left foot pointing to the left, from the the body.Rate it:

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toiletpaperphobiathe fear of running out of toilet paperRate it:

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tomber de fièvre en chaud malTo fall out of the frying-pan into the fire.Rate it:

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tomber de fièvre en chaud mal (or, de la poêle dans la braise, de charybde en scylla)To fall out of the frying-pan into the fire.Rate it:

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tomber de la poêle dans la braiseTo fall out of the frying-pan into the fire.Rate it:

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too good for this worldOut of this world; of exceptionally high quality; wonderful; marvelous.Rate it:

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tooth and nailTaking everything bodily you possibly could offer/ use to get the job or task done, usually referring to an tough battle ahead. Battle usually a physical fight, or harsh obstacles were to be meet with this plight, but you or many were going to give it your all.Rate it:

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toothpaste is out of the tubeA situation that cannot be recovered or reversed to its original state.Rate it:

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top outTo complete the construction of a tall building, originally by putting on a "topping-out" course.Rate it:

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top outTo reach one's highest point.Rate it:

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top outTo quit one's career during a period of success.Rate it:

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toss outTo throw away; to get rid of; to dispose of that has gone bad.Rate it:

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tôt ou tard la vérité se fait jourSooner or later the truth will come out.Rate it:

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tough as a tissueThe phrase refers to a person or physical form being as tough as a tissue. Tissues not being at all resistant to items such as wind or someone lifting it then it isn’t so tough is it? Mostly used as an insult.Rate it:

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