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the joke's on someoneUsed to point out that someone tried to say something smart but it came out foolish.Rate it:

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the lady doth protest too muchIt is suspected that, because someone is insisting too much about something, the opposite of what he or she is saying must be true.Rate it:

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the manThe man gets you down.Rate it:

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the nose knowsDespite the addressee's belief that the speaker was unaware of something, the speaker, in fact, was already aware.Rate it:

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the pitsSomething miserable or unpleasant.Rate it:

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the plural of anecdote is not dataanecdotal evidence is not adequate to prove somethingRate it:

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the proof of the pudding is in the eatingThe only real test of something is if it does that for which it was intendedRate 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 spirit is willing but the flesh is weak(proverbs) For much as one wishes to achieve something, the frailties of the human body often make it impossible.Rate it:

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the straw that broke the camel's backA small and seemingly insignificant addition to a burden that renders it too much to bear; the small thing which causes failure, or causes inability or unwillingness to endure any more of something.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 wheels fell offSomething failed, often after a laborious, tiring process.Rate it:

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the world is one's oysterIn order to achieve something in this world, one has to grab the opportunity.Rate it:

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there isThird-person singular simple present indicative form of there be. Used to indicate the existence of something physical or abstract in a particular place. see also there are.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 must be something in the waterThere are so many cases of something; there are so many people or things doing a particular thing or having a certain trait.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 aresaid when handing something over; here you are.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 many a slip twixt cup and lipIn any situation, however well planned, something can always go wrong.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 point crying over spilt milkYou should not be upset over something that cannot be undone.Rate 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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thief in the nightSomething stealthy or that occurs without warning.Rate it:

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thin end of the wedgeSomething that if allowed or accepted to a small degree would lead to systematic encroachment.Rate it:

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think the world ofTo have a good opinion; to esteem; to admire.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 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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thrash outTo discuss something so fully as to resolve a problem or conflict; to hammer out.Rate it:

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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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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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throttle downreduce the pace or speedRate it:

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

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Through the GrapevineSpreading of the message in an informal manner; rumors about something or spread of a confidential infoRate it:

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Throw a CurveSurprising a person in an unpleasant manner; mislead or to lie about somethingRate it:

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Throw a Monkey Wrench into the WorksInterfering or disturbing an operation that was going in a smooth manner; destabilizing the progression of somethingRate it:

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throw a spanner in the worksTo be a problem, dilemma or obstacle, something unexpected or troublesome.Rate it:

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throw a sprat to catch a mackerelTo sacrifice something of little value in the hope of gaining something better.Rate it:

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throw a tantrumTo have a temper tantrum, to display a fit of childish anger.Rate it:

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throw awayTo discard or dispose of something.Rate it:

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throw backto throw something backRate it:

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throw backto hinder the development of somethingRate it:

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throw caution to the windDo something despite the risksRate it:

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throw caution to the windDo something despite the risks.Rate 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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