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there isThird-person singular simple present indicative form of there be. Used to indicate the existence of something physical or abstract in a particular place. see also there are.Rate it:

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there is no there thereThe indicated thing, person, or other matter has no distinctive identity, or no significant characteristics, or no functional center point; nothing significant exists in that place; nothing significant is occurring in that situation.Rate it:

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they ranged from fuzz-cheeked boys to gray-haired, balding gansers...from "A Crown of Swords," book 7 in Robert Jordan's The Wheel of Time series of novels (Tor books 1996). This quote is found on page 64.Rate it:

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

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throw awayTo place a son or daughter for adoption.Rate it:

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thumb one's noseTo place a thumb upon the tip of the nose, usually while simultaneous wiggling one's fingers, in a gesture of disrespect.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 dragon's tailTo do something that has a risk of going catastrophically wrong.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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timeserverA device, node or program that distributes the correct time to clients in a network.Rate 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 let a frog out of one's mouthTo say the wrong thing.Rate it:

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to the moonTo a very distant or unreachable place.Rate it:

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too hot to holdA place that has too much police activity to harbor a fugitive unnoticed.Rate it:

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tool aroundTo drive or jaunt about, going from place to place without any specific direction or goal.Rate it:

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

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top shelfPlace where the best liquor is kept in most establishments.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 mauvais cas est niableA man may be expected to deny a deed that he knows to be wrong.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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travel awayto travel somewhere far way to a place beyond your imagination.Rate it:

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triple threatgood at everything, do three things well at the same timeRate 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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turf outTo remove or eject from a place.Rate it:

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turn backTo refuse to allow someone to pass a border or enter a place.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 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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Two FacedDeceitful and disloyal; wrongRate it:

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un point à temps en épargne centA stitch in time saves nine.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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until the cows come homeFor a very long time.Rate it:

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up in herehere; in this place; it doesn't mean "up" (higher) literallyRate it:

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up jumped the devilwhen wrong is being doneRate 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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urbs patria or simply patrianative place.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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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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vigilias crebras ponere (Sall. Iug. 45. 2)to place a close line of sentry-posts.Rate it:

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vous faites fausse routeYou are taking the wrong road; You are on the wrong track.Rate it:

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vous lui faites injureYou wrong him.Rate it:

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