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three greena confirmation given by the pilots that the landing gear has gone down successfully and has locked.Rate it:

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throttle downreduce the pace or speedRate it:

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Throw Cold Water on SomethingDoing or saying something that may not be very encouraging; dampening the eagerness of someoneRate it:

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throw dirt enough, and some will stickIf enough allegations are made about someone or something, then even if they are all untrue, people's opinion of the person or thing will be diminished.1759, John Wesley, letter to John Downes, Rector of St. Michael's, Wood Street, read at Wesley Center Online at on 14 Oct 06.I hope...that you are ignorant of the whole affair, and are so bold only because you are blind...And blind enough; so that you blunder on through thick and thin, bespattering all that come in your way, according to the old, laudable maxim, 'Throw dirt enough, and some will stick.'1857, Thomas Hughes, Tom Brown's Schooldays, read at fullbooks.com on 14 Oct 06,But whatever harm a spiteful tongue could do them, he took care should be done. Only throw dirt enough, and some will stick.1864, John Henry Newman, Apologia Pro Vita Sua, Penguin Classics (1994), p. 10,Archbishop Whately used to say Rate it:

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throw downTo cause something one is holding to drop, often forcefully.Rate it:

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throw downTo fight, incite to fight, or approach with the intent to fight; to make a stand.Rate it:

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throw downTo accomplish or produce something in a grand, respectable, or successful manner; to "represent".Rate it:

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throw downAdmirably or forcefully.Rate it:

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throw down the gauntletTo issue a challenge.Rate it:

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throw oneself atTo make an embarrassingly desperate attempt to get someone's romantic attention.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 someone a curveUsed other than as an idiom: To pitch a curve ball.Rate it:

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throw someone a curveTo surprise; to introduce something unexpected or requiring a quick reaction or correction.Rate it:

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Throw the Book at SomeoneSevere punishment for breaking of certain rules or laws; highest level of penaltyRate 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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throw to the wolvesTo sacrifice someone, especially in an attempt to save oneself.Rate it:

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thumb a rideTo secure a ride by flagging down a vehicle.Rate it:

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thumb-warsInterlock two fists, lift up one thumb each and try to pin down the other players thumb to win the game.Rate it:

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thumbs upShowing approval or commending someone for a job well doneRate it:

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tick awayTo count down to zero of something).Rate it:

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tick downTo count the time down to zero.Rate it:

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tickle someone's fancyTo amuse, entertain, or appeal to someone; to stimulate someone's imagination in a favorable manner.Rate it:

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tickle someone's funny boneTo amuse; to strike somebody as funny.Rate it:

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tickle someone's pickleTo stimulate someone's penis sexually.Rate it:

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tickle someone's pickleTo amuse or astonish someone.Rate it:

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Tickle Your Funny BoneAmusing someone or making someone laughRate it:

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tide overTo support or sustain someone, especially financially, for a limited period.Rate it:

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tie downto constrain, or to confine within set limits.Rate it:

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tie downto secure as if with a rope or hook.Rate it:

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tie someone's handsTo render one powerless to act, to thwart someone.Rate it:

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Tied to Someone's Apron StringsDepending on someone for something; can’t be able to do something due to dependenceRate it:

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tightfistedBeyond thrifty or just frugal, someone unwilling to spend any money.Rate it:

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time banditSomething or someone that consumes an inordinate amount of time, especially without achieving anything productive.Rate it:

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time burglarSomething or someone that consumes an inordinate amount of time, especially without achieving anything productive.Rate it:

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time thiefSomething or someone that consumes an inordinate amount of time, especially without achieving anything productive.Rate it:

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tip offTo alert or inform someone.Rate it:

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tipping it downRaining heavily.Rate it:

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tipsy turvyupside downRate it:

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

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tirez le rideau, la farce est jouéeRing down the curtain, the play is over.Rate it:

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tits uplying down, face up.Rate it:

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tits-upLying down face up.Rate it:

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to be faced downto be finishedRate it:

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to be on someone's assTo annoy someone by refusing to leave them alone.Rate it:

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to err is human, to forgive, devineEveryone makes mistakes. The real tragedy is not when someone errs, but when they are not forgiven.Rate it:

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to move mountainsTo do the impossible (usually on behalf of someone else).Rate it:

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to shine someone on. (“i’m just shining you on”)To falsely lead someone on, with a false but true-sounding idea or opinion.Rate it:

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tone downTo relax; to make quieter or less obtrusive; to make milder.Rate it:

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tone downTo make a television program, piece of writing, etc. less offensive and so more suitable for a family audience.Rate it:

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