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tempus mihi deest ad aliquid faciendumI have no time to do something.Rate it:

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tenez-vous-en làStop there, go no further in the matter; Be satisfied with what you have already obtained.Rate it:

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tengo una preguntaI have a questionRate it:

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tenho uma perguntaI have a questionRate it:

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tenir le haut boutTo have the whip hand.Rate it:

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tenir le loup par la queueTo have hold of the sow by the wrong ear.Rate it:

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tenir le loup par les oreillesTo be in a critical situation; To have caught a Tartar.Rate it:

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TEOTWAWKIThe end of the world as we know it.Rate it:

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the conference was attended by people from all walks of lifeit means the conference was attended by people from different parts of the worldRate it:

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the damage is doneThe harm has occurred, and nothing can be done to prevent it now; it might have been preventable, but cannot be prevented retroactively.Rate it:

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the jig is upAn expression used to mean "We have been caught out and have no defence", or if spoken to a person who's just been found out as the perpetrator of an offense, it means "You've been discovered.".Rate it:

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the map is not the territoryOur models of the world, and our sensations of the world, are not the true world.Rate it:

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the shoe is on the other footThe roles of people in a situation have been reversed, such the advantage has shifted to a party which was previously disadvantaged.Rate it:

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there we goWe have performed an action successfully.Rate it:

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there you goYou have done it, or are doing it, correctly.Rate it:

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there's a sucker born every minuteThere are a great number of fools in the world, and there always be.Rate it:

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there's no accounting for tasteWhen it comes to subjective matters of taste, people have wildly different opinions.Disagreements about matters of taste can't be objectively resolved.Rate it:

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thorn in the fleshIvar Specto. The Soviet Union and the Muslim World, 1917-1958.Rate it:

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thrill killAn act of murder motivated solely by the murderer's desire to have a very exciting experience.Rate it:

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thrill killerA murderer who is motivated by a strong personal desire to have a very exciting experience.Rate it:

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throw a tantrumTo have a temper tantrum, to display a fit of childish anger.Rate it:

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tick all the boxesTo fulfill all the requirements, especially as itemized in a list; to have all the needed characteristics; to complete all the steps in a process in an orderly manner.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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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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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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top shelfBooks, magazines, or movies that have adult content, or soft-core porn.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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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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ultimae terraethe most distant countries, the world's end.Rate it:

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une grande dame de par le mondeA great lady in the eyes of the world.Rate it:

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university of lifeThe real world as a source of instruction, as opposed to a formal education.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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voir tout en noirTo look on the black side of things; To have the blues.Rate it:

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