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to know and not to do is not to knowWhen you say you know something yet you fail to act as if that knowledge were true, it shows you don't really know that something to be true; it essentially calls the person a hypocrite since they say one thing and do another; same as the phrase "Your actions speak so loudly that your words I cannot hear"Rate it:

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to live in a gingerbread houseOne whom lives in a land of fantasy, dreamland instead of the sturdy house of reality.Rate it:

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to sing like a canaryto squeal to the law on one's accomplicesRate it:

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to stick aroundOne whom sticks around is a person in waiting, quietly present and ready to serve.Rate it:

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to the hiltcompletely, fully, to one's limitRate it:

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Toe the LineDo what you actually are supposed to do; obeying all the rules and regulations; one shouldn’t be disagreeingRate it:

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tollere or suscipere liberosto accept as one's own child; to make oneself responsible for its nurture and education.Rate it:

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tomber sur le nezto fall flat on one's faceRate 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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tool aroundTo spend one's time idly.Rate it:

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Top BananaThe one who leads as a comedian in a show of variety; superiorRate it:

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top oneselfTo outdo oneself or do more than one's previous best.Rate it:

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top outTo reach one's highest point.Rate it:

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top outTo quit one's career during a period of success.Rate it:

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toss aroundUsed other than as an idiom: To toss (throw) from one person to another..Rate it:

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totum se committere, tradere alicuito put oneself entirely in some one's hands.Rate it:

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touch%c3%a9An acknowledgement of the success, appropriateness or superiority of an argument, sometimes used sarcastically to mock one's opponent's absurd logic.Rate it:

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touch%c3%a9Used in a conversation or debate to concede a point as true, often in response to a successful counter of one's own logic.Rate it:

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tough callA choice or judgment which is difficult to make, especially one involving only two alternatives.Rate it:

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tough cookiesToo bad (for you); the outcome one desires is not likely to evolve, due to active intervention by the speaker.Rate it:

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tough tittiesToo bad (for you); the outcome one desires is not likely to evolve, due to active intervention by the speaker.Rate it:

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tough tittyToo bad (for you); the outcome one desires is not likely to evolve, due to active intervention by the speaker.Rate it:

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tough toodlesToo bad (for you); the outcome one desires is not likely to evolve, due to active intervention by the speaker.Rate it:

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tough tuchusToo bad (for you); the outcome one desires is not likely to evolve, due to active intervention by the speaker.Rate it:

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tous tant que nous sommesEvery one of us.Rate it:

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town and gownOn one hand, the members of the city, borough, or similar community near a university and, on the other hand, the students and faculty of the university itself, especially when understood as rivals in a state of tension or conflict.Rate it:

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traiter quelqu'un de pair à compagnonTo be hail-fellow-well-met with any one; To treat any one on an equal footing.Rate it:

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TrampIn Depression Daze, A Vagrant, 'Homeless', Hobo, Wanderer, Vagabond, 'One Without Personal Transport', 'One Who WalksRate it:

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transigere aliquid (de aliqua re) cum aliquo or inter seto transact, settle a matter with some one.Rate it:

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trash pandaA raccoon, especially one that forages in garbage cans.Rate it:

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tremper son vinTo water one’s wine.Rate it:

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trial by fireAny ordeal which tests one's strength, endurance, or resolve.Rate it:

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tribu movere aliquemto expel some one from his tribe.Rate it:

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

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triumphare de aliquo (ex bellis)to triumph over some one.Rate it:

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triumphum agere de or ex aliquo or c. Gen. (victoriae, pugnae)to triumph over some one.Rate it:

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true stripesOne's real beliefs, sentiments, or character.Rate it:

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true to formAccording to one's nature; as expected.Rate it:

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truth be toldUsed when admitting something one might otherwise lie about, e.g. to keep up appearances or be polite.Rate it:

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tug of wara dispute between two parties, particularly an entrenched, back and forth dispute.Rate it:

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tuppence worthOne's opinion or thoughts.Rate it:

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turkey shootA unequal competitive situation in which one party easily defeats the other(s).Rate it:

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turkey slapThe act of hitting someone in the face with one's penis.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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turn overTo relinquish; give back.Rate it:

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turn roundTo change one's opinion or attitude.Rate it:

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turn the scaleTo turn to one side a balanced situation.Rate it:

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turn-offA road where one turns off like a motorway exit.Rate it:

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turned onOne becomes 'turned on' or strongly motivated through many catalysts; friends, alertness to realistic challenges, emotional triggers, strong emotions.Rate it:

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two centsOne's opinion or thoughts.Rate it:

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