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tant crie l'on noël qu'il vient (villon)Long looked for comes at last; That is coming—like Christmas.Rate it:

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tâter le terrainTo feel one’s way (fig.).Rate it:

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teach awayIn patent law, to describe the solution to a problem in a way that excludes a particular alternative to solving that problem addressed by a later invention.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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the apple doesn't fall far from the treeA child grows up to be very similar to its parents in the way they act and in their physical abilities.Rate 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 length of the Flemington straightA long way, a great distance, a large gap, a lot.Rate it:

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the rain in spain stays mainly in the plainEnglish people use this phrase to try to "correct" people's accents to speak what they like to call "proper" English by changing the way words in this sentence are pronounced.Rate it:

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them's the breaks(idiomatic) That is the way things happen; that's life.Rate it:

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there is a new sheriff in townA new person has come to power and is going to make changes.Rate it:

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think nothing of itA polite way to dismiss thanks as unnecessaryRate it:

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thinking out loudTo come up with an idea or solution in your head but not verbally talking about itRate it:

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this is itThe moment has come.Rate it:

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Throw Your Weight AroundUsing power in a mean way or to threaten; to be in the command in a threatening wayRate it:

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time out of mind1) The distant past beyond memory 2) A time in the past that was so long ago that people have no knowledge or memory of it.Rate it:

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TL/DNRInitialism of Too long / Did not read.Rate it:

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tl;drToo long; didn’t read. Used to indicate that one did not read a text, or to introduce a short summary of an overly long text.Rate it:

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TMTOWTDIAcronym of there's more than one way to do it : a motto associated with the Perl programming language.Rate it:

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to hell and goneRuined or lost completely; a long distance away or apart; for good or forever; into oblivion or non-existenceRate it:

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tomorrow is another dayTomorrow will bring new opportunities and a fresh start for one's endeavors.1600, author unknown, "Phillidaes Love-call to her Coridon, and his replying" (song), in England's Helicon, printed at London by I.R. for John Flasket:Phil. Yonder comes my Mother, Coridon,whether shall I flie?Cor. Under yonder Beech my lovely one,while she passeth by.Say to her thy true-Love was not heere,remember, remember,to morrow is another day:1896, Amelia E. Barr, A Knight of the Nets, ch. 8:"Well, well, my dear lass, to-night we cannot work, but we may sleep. . . . Keep a still heart tonight, and tomorrow is another day."1936, Margaret Mitchell, Gone with the Wind, ch. 63:"Tomorrow, I'll think of some way to get him back. After all, tomorrow is another day."2005, Fran Schumer, "JERSEY: In Princeton, Taking On Harvard's Fuss About Women," New York Times, 19 June (retrieved 18 Aug. 2009):"Half of me is depressedRate it:

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Tongue-in-CheekEnvisioned in an humorous way; not much of seriousness; dishonest; mocking Rate it:

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tôt ou tard la vérité se fait jourSooner or later the truth will come out.Rate it:

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

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touch upTo touch or to grope someone in flirtatious or sleazy way.Rate it:

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tout ça pour direExpression qui met un terme à une longue histoire ou un long développement afin d'en venir finalement au fait.Rate it:

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tout ce qui branle ne tombe pasA creaking gate hangs long.Rate it:

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transigere aliquid cum aliquoto come to an understanding with a person.Rate it:

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travel awayto travel somewhere far way to a place beyond your imagination.Rate it:

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tricherie revient à son maîtreCurses, like chickens, come home to roost.Rate it:

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trick of the tradeA shortcut or other quick, or very effective way of doing things, that professional workers learn from experience.Rate it:

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tune in, turn on, drop outPay attention to the new way of living; take drugs; abandon the established ways.Rate it:

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

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twenty winksa very short sleep, half as long as forty winks.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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um Himmels willenOh my God!, Oh dear!, Oh no!, No way!; expletive used to express extreme surprise, shock or disbelief.Rate it:

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un ange passeused to indicate that one has noticed a long silence, especially a pause in a conversationRate it:

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un malheur n'arrive jamais seulMisfortunes never come singly; It never rains but it pours.Rate it:

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un malheur ne vient jamais seulMisfortunes never come singly; It never rains but it pours.Rate it:

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un pot fêlé dure longtempsA creaking door hangs long: Ailing folk live longest.Rate it:

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une façon de parlerA form of speech; A way of speaking (not to be taken literally).Rate it:

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unspoken wordA great and viable factor, a venerable background, solid financial condition. Long and successful business history.Rate it:

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Up a Creek without a PaddleIn severe trouble, in awkward position with no easy way out, in serious difficultyRate it:

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vastly differs from the latterSomething different from the latest things (In a good way)Rate it:

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venez demain, nous serons en petit comitéCome to-morrow, there will be only a few intimate friends.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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venir deto come from, to be from, to originate fromRate it:

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venire in conspectum alicuiusto come in sight.Rate it:

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venons au faitLet us come to the point.Rate it:

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verge onTo approach or come close to something; to border or be on the edge of something.Rate it:

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vete con la música a otra partescram; get outta here; go take a long walk off a short pierRate it:

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