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tattle taleThe person who calls someone out / tells a piece of sensitive information to an authority.Rate it:

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tear alongTo break something into two pieces by separating at a line of perforations.Rate it:

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tear one's hair outTo react with extreme agitation.Rate it:

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tear outTo remove by tearing.Rate it:

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tears aren't very lubeyTears don't make very good lube.Rate it:

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tease outTo unravel; to determine; solve.Rate it:

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tease outTo separate as if by unraveling.Rate it:

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tel est pris qui croyait prendreIt is a case of the biter bit.Rate it:

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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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tell tales out of schoolTo reveal confidential or sensitive information; to gossip.Rate it:

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tempestate abripito be driven out of one's course; to drift.Rate it:

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templa deorum adireto make a pilgrimage to the shrines of the gods.Rate it:

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temporibus errare (Phil. 2. 9. 23)to make a chronological mistake.Rate it:

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tempus consumere in aliqua reto pass one's time in doing something.Rate it:

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tempus fugittime flies (used as an alternative to this phrase)."Meanwhile, the irreplaceable time escapes", expressing concern that one's limited time is being consumed by something which may have little intrinsic substance or importance at that moment.Rate it:

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tempus mihi deest ad aliquid faciendumI have no time to do something.Rate it:

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tempus terere, conterere (in) aliqua reto waste time on something.Rate it:

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ten foot poleSee not touch something with a ten foot pole.Rate it:

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tenir la dragée haute à quelqu'unTo make a person pay well (or, wait a long time) for what he desires.Rate it:

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tenir le coupto endure; to tough it out; to stick it outRate it:

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term outUsed other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see term,‎ out.Rate it:

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term outTo finish the term.Rate it:

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testamentum facere, conscribereto make a will.Rate it:

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thar she blowsAlternative form of there she blows; something someone shouts when they see a whale shooting water through its spout above the waterline. Then they point to where they saw it.Rate it:

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that's a fine how do you do!An expression said in disgust or in jest to someone who 1) did not greet you as expected 2) ignored you 3) did something undesirable instead of greeting you 4) insulted you 5) did something mean or uncaringRate it:

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that'll be the daySaid in reply to something that one believes will never happen.Rate it:

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that's for me to know and you to find outA phrase used to reply to a question whose answer the speaker doesn't want to reveal.Rate it:

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that's hotSomething said when passing by something that catches your attention.Rate it:

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that's myIndicates approval at someone who is doing something praiseworthy.Rate it:

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that's saying somethingSaid of something that has an even greater impact or effect than what is readily apparent, considering the context.Rate it:

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that’ll doCut it out, that’s enough, behaveRate it:

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the ayes have itSomething has received enough votes to be approved.Rate it:

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the ayes have itThe majority agrees to or supports something.Rate it:

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the ball is in someone's courtIt is someone's turn to do something; often making a decision.Rate it:

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the ball is in your courtIt is your turn to do something; often making a decision.Rate it:

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the bigger they are, the harder they fallThe larger something is, the more disastrous and spectacular its downfallRate it:

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the cat's out of the bagIt is too late.Rate it:

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the devil you sayAn expression of surprise at something stated by another.Rate it:

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the doctor always err's on the side of caution.It means to make sure of, or to make the most ofRate it:

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the emperor has no clothesUsed to describe a situation where someone is pretending to be something they are not, or when something is revealed to be a fraud; a way of pointing out that someone is not as powerful or impressive as they claim to be; a way of exposing a lie or deceptionRate it:

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The EndUsed to indicate the termination of somethingRate it:

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the fix is inA process (for example, a court case) has been rigged behind the scenes and its outcome will not reflect true justice.Rate it:

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the fuckUsed to emphatically express that something isn't true.Rate it:

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the genie's out of the bottleIt is too late.Rate it:

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the handbags come outA row intensifies; a dispute becomes heated.Rate it:

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the hell out ofUsed as an intensifier.Rate it:

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the icing on the cakeSomething wonderful at the end of something good.Rate it:

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the jig is upAn expression used to mean "We have been caught out and have no defence", or if spoken to a person who's just been found out as the perpetrator of an offense, it means "You've been discovered.".Rate it:

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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 jury is still outThe issue has not yet been decided.Rate it:

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