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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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tin godAn individual that abuses or exceeds his authority over others, frequently in petty ways; for example a low-level manager in situational comedies and other entertainment.Rate it:

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tip the scaleTo weigh (have a certain weight).Rate it:

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to goBelonging to the subgroup that have not passed or have not been finished or have not been addressed yet.Rate it:

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to tell tales out of school.to reveal information which should have been kept privy to an organization.Rate it:

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toe outTo have the toes of each foot, in standing or walking, pointing outward, the right foot pointing to the right and the left foot pointing to the left, from the the body.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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top shelfBooks, magazines, or movies that have adult content, or soft-core porn.Rate it:

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trick outTo trick out; to mod or customize an object, typically for the purpose of both personalization as well as enhancing the object's performance capabilities and more particularly for the purpose of performing stunts with that object.Rate it:

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tried and trueThe expression conveys the theme that certain agendas, thrusts, actions approaches, formulas, have proven to be creditable, dependable, helpful, workable.Rate it:

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trip outTo have a fit, to become enraged.Rate it:

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trip outTo have as an image in one's mind.Rate it:

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truck inTo have something transported in by truck.Rate it:

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try to get someone 'off'Plead for leniency, assume an advocacy position, request to be excused, ask to have the misdemeanor overlooked.Rate it:

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tu sais que je n'ai plus le sacYou know I have no more money.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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turkey shootA situation in which numerous weapons are discharged against prey, opponents, or victims who have little ability to protect or defend themselves.Rate it:

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twenty-twenty hindsightPerfect understanding of events only after they have happened.Rate it:

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twenty-twenty hindsightPerfect understanding of events only after they have happenedRate it:

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Two Sinkers anda CoffeeResponse to Coffeeshop Waitress's question; "What'll YOU Have?" . . .Customer's 'Response - - - 'Two Donuts and a Cup Coffee!Rate 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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under erasureOf a bit of text, written and strickenthrough; hence, figuratively in some sense both present and absent.Rate it:

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uno conspectu videre aliquidto have a general idea of a thing.Rate it:

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varia fortuna utito experience the vicissitudes of fortune; to have a chequered career.Rate it:

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venir deto have just doneRate it:

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ventis secundis, adversis utito have favourable, contrary, winds.Rate it:

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ventre affamé prend tout en gré“They that have no other meat, Bread and butter are glad to eat.”Rate it:

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verum ut ad id, unde digressa est oratio, revertamurbut to return from the digression we have been making.Rate it:

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vetus usus inter nos interceditwe have known each other well for several years.Rate it:

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viam virtutis ingredi (Off. 1. 32. 118)to walk in the ways of virtue.Rate it:

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voir tout en noirTo look on the black side of things; To have the blues.Rate it:

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voti damnari, compotem fierito have to pay a vow; to obtain one's wish.Rate it:

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vous arrivez on ne peut mieuxYou could not have come at a more opportune moment.Rate it:

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vous avez beau jeu1. (lit.) You have good cards. 2. (fig.) You have the advantage.Rate it:

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vous avez fait des vôtresYou have committed follies yourself; You have played pranks too.Rate it:

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vous avez fait là une belle affaire (ironic.)You have made a pretty mess of it.Rate it:

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vous avez mis le doigt dessusYou have hit the right nail on the head; You have touched the spot.Rate it:

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vous avez touché la grosse cordeYou have come to the main point.Rate it:

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vous faites des pattes de moucheYou have a small, ill-formed handwriting.Rate it:

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vous l'avez blessé au cœurYou have wounded his feelings.Rate it:

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vous l'avez échappé belleYou have had a narrow escape (or, shave).Rate it:

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vous l'avez voulu!It is your own fault; You would have it.Rate it:

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vous m'avez tiré une épine du pied(fig.) You have got me out of a difficulty. Rate it:

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vous voilà bien avancé! (ironic.)Here you are in a pretty mess! What good have you gained by that?Rate it:

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vous vous adressez mal; vous vous adressez bien (ironic.)You have come to the wrong person; You have mistaken your man.Rate it:

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voy a caballo y vengo a pieI have less than what I started withRate it:

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walk all overTo dominate a person or a group; to have a person take a submissive or inferior role.Rate it:

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wash withhave an effect on, persuadeRate it:

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wasp curvedOf Woman. To have a beautiful figureRate it:

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