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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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the beast with two backsTwo people engaged in sexual intercourse.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 left hand doesn't know what the right hand is doingTwo parts of an organization are unaware of each other's activities.Rate it:

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there are two sides to every questionOne should not make a judgement until one hears the other side.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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tick all the boxesTo fulfill all the requirements, especially as itemized in a list; to have all the needed characteristics; to complete all the steps in a process in an orderly manner.Rate it:

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tickle the dragon's tailTo bring two subcritical masses close together in order to find the edge of criticality.Rate it:

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to be mixing apples and oranges.To be considering two completely different things.Rate it:

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tomato, tomatoThis expression is pronounced like toe-may-toe, toe-mat-toe. Saying tomato two different ways like this means that something can be either of two things since the two things are basically the same; makes no difference; alternate spelling: tomayto, tomahtoRate 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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toss-upEither of two outcomes that are equally likely.Rate it:

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tough callA choice or judgment which is difficult to make, especially one involving only two alternatives.Rate it:

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trade-offa balance achieved between two desirable but incompatible features; a compromise.Rate it:

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tug of wara game or competition in which two teams pull or tug on opposite ends of a rope trying to force the other team over the line which initially marked the middle between the two teams.Rate it:

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tug of wara dispute between two parties, particularly an entrenched, back and forth dispute.Rate it:

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tuppenceTwo pence (in pre- or post-decimalisation currency).Rate it:

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tuppence worthTwo pennys' worth.Rate it:

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turf warA fight or confrontation between two divisions or parties for access to resources or capital.Rate it:

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turn about is fair playMy business partner came up to Me the week before Halloween to notify that he was leaving for two weeks in Florida 'cause is wife was tired.Rate it:

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turn backTo reverse one's direction and retrace one's steps.Rate it:

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turn twoTo reach the age of two years.Rate it:

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turn twoTo complete a double play.Rate it:

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Tweedledum and TweedledeeTwo persons or organizations deemed indistinguishable in some way.Rate it:

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twin engineTwo engines on one vehicleRate it:

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twin lakesTwo lakes in close proximityRate it:

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twin seamTwo dual stitched seams, offset from each other, inserted into center of a jean for flexibilityRate it:

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twin speedTwo gear speedsRate it:

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two a pennyVery common; cheap.Rate it:

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two beers, pleaseIndicates the speaker wishes to buy two beers.Rate it:

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two birds with one stoneAny two things that were performed or completed at the same time by one action.Rate it:

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two bobTwo shillings.Rate it:

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two bobA small amount of value.Rate it:

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two can play at that gameAlternative form of two can play that gameRate it:

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two can play that gameThe tactics and/or strategies of an enemy can be used against him.Rate it:

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two can play this gameAlternative form of two can play that gameRate it:

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two centsA nearly worthless amount, alluding to placing a copper penny on each of the eyelids of a pauper's or slave's body before burial.Rate it:

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two centsOne's opinion or thoughts.Rate it:

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Two CentsA view or an Opinion about something; what one thinks about somethingRate it:

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two dogs fight for a bone, but a third runs away with itWhen two sides contend, it's always the third party that benefits.Rate it:

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two faceddeceitfulRate it:

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Two FacedDeceitful and disloyal; wrongRate it:

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two for twoSuccessful at both of two efforts.Rate it:

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two for twoIn baseball, meeting two out of two attempts at-bat. Specifically, it means the batter has reached base safely two out of two times.Rate it:

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two ha'pennies for a pennyAny money whatsoever.Rate it:

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two heads are better than oneSome problems may be solved more easily by two (or more) people working together than by one working alone.Rate it:

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two lamps burning and no ship at seaSaid of an unwisely or overly extravagant person.Rate it:

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two left feetExhibiting particular clumsiness, especially at dancing or at soccer.Rate it:

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two penn%e2%80%99orthTwo pennys' worth.Rate it:

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two penn%e2%80%99orthOne's opinion or thoughts.Rate it:

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