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swear downTo promise; swear; give one's word.Rate it:

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swear on a stack of biblesTo make a promise or give one's assurance with great conviction.Rate it:

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take a page out of someone's playbookTo adopt an idea or practice of another personRate it:

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take for grantedTo give little attention to or to underestimate the value of, to fail to appreciate.Rate it:

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take the rapTo be blamed or punished for something, especially for the actions of another.Rate it:

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take up the cudgel forTo make a defense for in lieu of another person.Rate it:

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talk down toTo speak to another person in a demeaning or patronising way.Rate it:

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tap upto make an approach to a player, under contract to another club, in order to attempt to negotiate a transferRate it:

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team up withTo associate with another in a joint enterprise.Rate it:

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tee upTo give a coach or player a technical foul.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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tempus (spatium) deliberandi or ad deliberandum postulare, dare, sibi sumereto require, give, take time for deliberation.Rate it:

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tesseram dare (Liv. 28. 14)to give the watchword, countersign.Rate it:

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testimonium dicere pro aliquoto give evidence on some one's behalf.Rate it:

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the box they're going to bury it inA person or product that hastens the obsolescence of another person or product.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 rest is historyUsed to indicate that one does not need to give extra details about a story as it is too complicated or already well-known.Rate it:

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then againFrom another point of view; on the other hand; on second thought.Rate it:

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throw in the towelTo quit; to give up.Rate it:

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throw to the dogsTo give up on something valuable.Rate it:

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ties that bindcommon things that cause people to be close to one another and/or give them a sense of belongingRate 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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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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toca aquigive me fiveRate it:

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toe-to-toePositioned facing another, with the toes touching.Rate 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 aroundUsed other than as an idiom: To toss (throw) from one person to another..Rate it:

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total packageeverything someone would ever want; often used in reference to all the qualities someone would want in another personRate it:

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totum se fingere et accommodare ad alicuius arbitrium et nutumto be at the beck and call of another; to be his creature.Rate it:

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touch the hem of someone's garmentTo give respect or reverence to someone; to express servitude to someone; to draw strength or comfort from someone who is superior.Rate it:

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trade into give a piece of merchandise as part of the payment or trade for something new.Rate it:

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turn inTo submit something; to give.Rate it:

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turn onTo attract, give pleasure, or encourage.Rate it:

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turn overTo relinquish; give back.Rate it:

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twenty to the dozenvery fast, fluently (i.e. "to say twenty words to another's dozen")Rate it:

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twiddle one's thumbsTo circle one's thumbs around one another, usually with the fingers interlaced, usually done idly while waiting or bored.Rate it:

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two wrongs don't make a right(ethics) A wrongful action is not a morally appropriate way to correct or cancel a previous wrongful action.1915, William MacLeod Raine, The Highgrader, ch. 15:"But when it comes to taking what belongs to anotherRate it:

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two-way streetA social interaction in which both parties are expected to give and take equally.Rate it:

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two-way streetAny interaction in which both parties give and take equally.Rate it:

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ulcisci aliquem pro aliquo or pro aliqua reto revenge oneself on another for a thing or on some one's behalf.Rate it:

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un chien regarde bien un évêqueA cat may look at a king.Rate it:

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un clou chasse l'autreOne idea drives away another.Rate it:

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un de perdu, deux de retrouvésWhen one door shuts, another opens.Rate it:

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up in one’s shitAn individual is interfering in another’s business; an individual with poor boundaries.Rate it:

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up topWhen someone says "up top" to you they are asking you to give them a high five--to tapthe palm of your hand against the palm of their same hand over your heads as you face each other; same as saying "high five" or "give me a high five"; a gesture of agreement or celebration, like between winning team membersRate it:

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vasa conclamare (B. C. 3. 37)to give the signal for breaking up the camp, collecting baggage.Rate it:

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vitam alicuius exponereto give an account of a man's life.Rate it:

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voilà bien une autre histoire!That is quite another thing.Rate it:

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vous lui avez tenu têteYou did not give in to him.Rate it:

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vous me donnez le dessus du panierYou give me the best, the pick.Rate it:

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