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there's no crying in baseballQuit complaining about it, go back and do your job.Rate it:

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there's a grain of truth in every jokeWhenever a person is joking, he/she is actually disguising thoughts and emotions, either subconsciously or deliberately.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 only one way to find outSaid lightheartedly when trying something new and unknown. Or said seriously and with weight when attempting something unknown and potentially unsafe or final.Rate it:

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they saw the need to sproom onto the terraceThe need to leave quietly without being noticedRate it:

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think of englandTo tolerate or endure bad sex. Used in conjunction with "I just lie on my back and.." "I just go through the motions and..." etc.Rate it:

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think on one's feetWhen one is in the middle of a process, activity, or conversation, to adjust rapidly, effectively, and intelligently to new developments or changing circumstances.Rate it:

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think tankA group of which performs research and develops reports and recommendations on topics relating to strategic planning or public policy, and which is usually funded by corporations, interest groups, or government.Rate it:

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third personSomeone not associated with a particular matter; a third party.Rate it:

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third personThe words, word-forms, and grammatical structures, taken collectively, that are normally used of people or things other than the speaker or the audience.Rate it:

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third personthe form of a verb used when the subject of a sentence is not the audience or the one making the statement. In English, pronouns used with the third person include he, she, it, one, they, and who.Rate it:

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third stringA unit of players that plays behind the first and second strings; a junior varsity team.Rate it:

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this calls for a party! congratulations!Informal phrase used to congratulate someone on their achievement.Rate it:

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this means warAn avowal of anger towards someone, suggesting revenge is now sought.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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thread the needleA game in which children stand in a row, joining hands, and in which the outer one, still holding his neighbour, runs between the others.Rate it:

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three rsThe basic education received in primary schools. Literally; reading, writing and arithmetic.Rate it:

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three-dimensionalityComplexity and depth of character.Rate it:

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throw oneself atTo make an embarrassingly desperate attempt to get someone's romantic attention.Rate it:

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throw to the dogsTo remove or cast out someone or something out of one's protection, such as into the streets.Rate it:

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throw to the wolvesTo sacrifice someone, especially in an attempt to save oneself.Rate it:

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thumbs upShowing approval or commending someone for a job well doneRate it:

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Tickle Your Funny BoneAmusing someone or making someone laughRate it:

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tickled pinkSimple past tense and past participle of tickle pink.Rate it:

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ties that bindcommon things that cause people to be close to one another and/or give them a sense of belongingRate it:

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tiger teamA specialized group tasked with testing the effectiveness of an organization's ability to protect assets by attempting to circumvent, defeat or otherwise thwart that organization's internal and external security.Rate it:

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tighten upTo become tense and restrained.Rate it:

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tighten upTo become stringent and ungenerous.Rate it:

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tighten upTo become focused and serious; To stop any vacillation or inconsistency.Rate it:

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Tighten Your BeltLiving in financial constraints; making sacrifice and diminishing the living standardsRate it:

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tightfistedBeyond thrifty or just frugal, someone unwilling to spend any money.Rate it:

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time banditSomething or someone that consumes an inordinate amount of time, especially without achieving anything productive.Rate it:

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time burglarSomething or someone that consumes an inordinate amount of time, especially without achieving anything productive.Rate it:

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time is moneyWhen a person's time is not used productively; time is valuable and should not be wasted.Rate it:

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time thiefSomething or someone that consumes an inordinate amount of time, especially without achieving anything productive.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 backTo drink a beverage, especially alcoholic and in large amounts.Rate it:

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tizku leshanim rabot ne'imot vetovotMay you merit many pleasant and good years (in Hebrew)Rate it:

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to be a queen beeOne whom has a personality and a history of integrity, coupled with a natural diplomatic aura is bound for a successful and rewarding public career.Rate it:

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to be an open bookAn individual's life can be unrestricted in intimate details and become as an open book.Rate it:

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to be honest with youAn expression to be avoided at all costs for progressive, professionally oriented, skilled communicative individuals, lilly- white honest 'movers and shakers'!Rate it:

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to beat the bandVery vigorously; at a frantic pace; to a high degree; in large quantities.Rate it:

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to each his ownEvery person is entitled to his or her personal preferences and tastes.Rate it:

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to inculcate a habitteach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitionsRate it:

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to move mountainsTo do the impossible (usually on behalf of someone else).Rate 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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toast of the townA person, male or female, who is admired and very popular in local society, and who is sought-after to attend parties, public events, etc.Rate it:

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today we are allAn expression indicating that the speaker empathizes with members of an identifiable group that was the subject of a disaster, and projects that others empathize as well.Rate it:

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toddle offTo leave or departRate 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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