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they saw the need to sproom onto the terraceThe need to leave quietly without being noticedRate it:

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thick skinAbility to take criticism or harsh behavior without being easily offended.Rate it:

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think backTo think about a time or experience; to recall.Rate it:

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thrill killOf, pertaining to, or being such an act of murder.Rate it:

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tick downTo count the time down to zero.Rate it:

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tick pastTo continue over time.Rate it:

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tickle the ivoriesI don't have as much time as I'd like, but I still enjoy tickling the ivories from time to time.Rate it:

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tie one onTo drink alcohol excessively, to the point of being drunkRate it:

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timeserverA device, node or program that distributes the correct time to clients in a network.Rate it:

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tiny but mightysmall but powerful; something people say to express self-worth that even though they may be small they make up for it in being mighty; don't underestimate me/usRate it:

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tittle along sonnyI haven’t got time to listen to your nonsenseRate 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 dateUntil now; until the present time.Rate it:

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to theused in rap songs between the letters of a word being spelledRate it:

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to what do I owe the pleasureA question asked to know the reason for being visited by the interlocutor.Rate it:

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tool aroundTo spend one's time idly.Rate it:

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toss-upnessThe quality of being a toss-up, usually used in reference to a toss-up state in American presidential elections.Rate it:

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touch onTo come or go to for a short time.Rate it:

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toujours des perdrixThe best things pall in time.Rate it:

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tout s'use à la longueEverything wears out in time.Rate it:

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trail offTo slowly diminish in intensity, volume or frequency; thus, to diminish more quickly over time.Rate it:

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triple threatgood at everything, do three things well at the same timeRate it:

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try outTo undergo a test before being selected for a team etc.Rate it:

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tuitsVirtual tokens for an amount of time or attention that a particular issue would need to resolve.Rate it:

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tum habebam decem annosI was ten years old at the time.Rate it:

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turn backNo turn a dial anticlockwise or adjust a clock or other meter to an earlier time or reading.Rate it:

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turn in one's graveTo be appalled, offended or disgusted by something, despite being deceased.Rate it:

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turn into a pumpkinUsed to indicate a curfew, or the time by which one must depart.Rate it:

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Tweedledum and TweedledeeA pair of people who spend a lot of time together, and look and act similarly.Rate it:

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twinkle in one's daddy's eyeOf a person, not yet conceived, particularly when referring to a time period preceding their conception.Rate it:

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un point à temps en épargne centA stitch in time saves nine.Rate it:

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under constructionA building or road may be being built or repaired and labeled as “under construction”Rate it:

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under pressureBeing subjected to physical pressure.Rate it:

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under the wireAt the last minute; before the deadline; barely on time; nearly late.Rate it:

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une bonne plaisanterie mérite les honneurs du bisA good tale is none the worse for being told twice.Rate it:

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until the cows come homeFor a very long time.Rate it:

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Up in the Air!Reference to situation, outlook, results as being; Uncertain, Questionable, Doubtful, Yet to be Determined, Resolved, Decided, Stated, Planned, Known, Ruled/ 'Go or No Go'!Rate it:

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up jumped the devilwhen wrong is being doneRate it:

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up to no goodMisbehaving, being mischievous.Rate it:

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up to one's neck in alligatorsExtremely busy; having many pressing obligations, distractions, etc consuming one's time.Rate it:

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use it or lose itSkills or knowledge that are seldom applied are likely to be lost with time.Rate it:

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use one's headTo think carefully, especially as an alternative to being guided by one's emotions.Rate it:

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vel maximos luctus vetustate tollit diuturnitas (Fam. 5. 16. 5)time assuages the most violent grief.Rate it:

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venez n'importe quandCome at any time, no matter when, whenever you please.Rate it:

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verno, aestivo, auctumnali, hiberno temporein spring, summer, autumn, winter time.Rate it:

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victory at seaOcean conditions very windblown and messy, possibly to the point of being inimical to surfing and other water sports.Rate it:

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vote with one's feetTo show support for something by going to or otherwise being present somewhere.Rate it:

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vous venez à point nomméYou come in the nick of time, at the necessary moment, just when you are wanted.Rate it:

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Wash Your Hands of SomethingStop being involved in something, to end involvement with someone or something, stop being responsible for something, disownRate it:

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washed outOf clothes. When they lose some of their original colour from being washed so often.Rate it:

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