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there is no point in forgiving anyone who does not feel guilty.ForgivingRate 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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there's no fool like an old foolAge does not bring wisdom.Rate it:

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there's no i in teamA team game is focused on the team, not on the individual.Rate it:

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there's no point crying over spilt milkYou should not be upset over something that cannot be undone.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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thinking out loudTo come up with an idea or solution in your head but not verbally talking about itRate it:

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third handNot new, having more than one previous owner.Rate it:

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third personUsed other than as an idiom: see third, person.Rate it:

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third personthe form of a verb used when the subject of a sentence is not the audience or the one making the statement. In English, pronouns used with the third person include he, she, it, one, they, and who.Rate it:

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third personSomeone not associated with a particular matter; a third party.Rate it:

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this ain't recessNot playing around, serious. Getting the task done immediatelyRate it:

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this too shall passNothing, good or bad, lasts forever. Used to indicate that a current situation or event, no matter how wonderful or horrible it is, will not last forever.Rate it:

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thorn in the fleshA persistent difficulty or something very annoying that will not go away.Rate it:

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those who can't use their head must use their backif you do not think, you will take the consequencesRate 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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three rsThe basic education any child can expect to receive, but not necessarily limited to reading, writing and arithmetic.Rate it:

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three wise monkeys, see no evil, hear no evil and speak no evil.avoid all evil in every formRate 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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TIASInitialism of try it and see.Rate it:

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tight lippedNot speaking; silent.Rate it:

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time and tide wait for no manpeople cannot stop the passing of time, and therefore we should not delay doing thingsRate it:

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time is moneyWhen a person's time is not used productively; time is valuable and should not be wasted.Rate it:

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time offA period of time where one is not required to work.Rate it:

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timing is everythingConsideration of other events can greatly influence some desired outcome (such as an audience laughing to a comedian's joke).Telling the old joke about a butt-crack was not a good idea, just as the plumber arrived, Bob.You know what they say: "timing is everything." I'm sure we can find another plumber before the house floods.Rate it:

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tipo assimUsed other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see tipo, assim.Rate it:

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tiptoe aroundUsed other than as an idiom: see tiptoe, around.Rate it:

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TL/DNRInitialism of Too long / Did not read.Rate it:

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tl;drToo long; didn’t read. Used to indicate that one did not read a text, or to introduce a short summary of an overly long text.Rate it:

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to a certain extenta phrase to indicate a statement is true to a limited degree; partly true but not completely trueRate it:

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to be continuedUsed to indicate that a story under discussion has not concluded, either in narration or in reality.Rate it:

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to be named laterUsed other than as an idiom. In an exchange, a unspecified example of a thing (in sports, usually a player), either not yet chosen or named publicly, at the time of a trade.Rate it:

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to be perfectly honest with youTo express candidly, straight forwardly, without affectation, without boasting, without extrapolating:Rate it:

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to be, or not to be, that is the questionfamous Shakespeare quoteRate 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 get hold of wrong end of the stickto not understand the situation correctlyRate it:

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to goBelonging to the subgroup that have not passed or have not been finished or have not been addressed yet.Rate it:

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to know and not to do is not to knowWhen you say you know something yet you fail to act as if that knowledge were true, it shows you don't really know that something to be true; it essentially calls the person a hypocrite since they say one thing and do another; same as the phrase "Your actions speak so loudly that your words I cannot hear"Rate it:

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to not let any grass grow under one's feetto be always active and never delay in taking an actionRate it:

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to thine own self be trueThe easiest person to deceive is oneself."This above all:to thine own self be true,and it must follow, as the night the day,Thou canst not then be false to any man." -William ShakespeareRate it:

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to whom it may concernUsed as a formal salutation in a letter when the writer does not know who will read the letter.Rate it:

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to X or not to XIndicates hesitation towards doing X.Rate it:

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todo o ouro do mundoUsed other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see todo, o, ouro, do, mundo.Rate it:

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tomato juiceUsed other than as an idiom: see tomato, juice.Rate it:

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tomorrow is another dayTomorrow will bring new opportunities and a fresh start for one's endeavors.1600, author unknown, "Phillidaes Love-call to her Coridon, and his replying" (song), in England's Helicon, printed at London by I.R. for John Flasket:Phil. Yonder comes my Mother, Coridon,whether shall I flie?Cor. Under yonder Beech my lovely one,while she passeth by.Say to her thy true-Love was not heere,remember, remember,to morrow is another day:1896, Amelia E. Barr, A Knight of the Nets, ch. 8:"Well, well, my dear lass, to-night we cannot work, but we may sleep. . . . Keep a still heart tonight, and tomorrow is another day."1936, Margaret Mitchell, Gone with the Wind, ch. 63:"Tomorrow, I'll think of some way to get him back. After all, tomorrow is another day."2005, Fran Schumer, "JERSEY: In Princeton, Taking On Harvard's Fuss About Women," New York Times, 19 June (retrieved 18 Aug. 2009):"Half of me is depressedRate it:

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tongue-in-cheekNot intended seriously; jocular or humorous.Rate it:

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Tongue-in-CheekEnvisioned in an humorous way; not much of seriousness; dishonest; mocking Rate it:

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tongue-tiedhaving difficulty expressing yourself i.e. when you are nervous or embarrassed; an inability to speak; a condition you are in when you are at a loss for words; when you try to speak and the words get misspoken; NOT to be confused with "tongue-tie" or Ankyloglossia, which is a physical dental/mouth condition that makes speech difficult (among other symptoms)Rate it:

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top edgeUsed other than as an idiom: see top, edge.Rate it:

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