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the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak(proverbs) For much as one wishes to achieve something, the frailties of the human body often make it impossible.Rate it:

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there and backOne or for a round trip journey, literal or figurative.Rate it:

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there are two sides to every questionOne should not make a judgement until one hears the other side.Rate it:

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there is no spoonA certain problem or obstacle only exists if one believes in it; therefore, it is possible to overcome it by denying its existence.Rate it:

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there you aresaid to indicate that one has finished talking, finality, or fatalism, particularly of unfortunate or unpleasant news.Rate it:

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there's no place like homeone feels the most comfortable at homeRate it:

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there's no time like the presentNow (i.e., the present time) is an appropriate time to take a particular action.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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thick of thingsA central or major role in a situation; a position in which one is surrounded by or very involved in complex, changing events.Rate it:

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thick skinAbility to take criticism or harsh behavior without being easily offended.Rate it:

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thin-skinnedoverly sensitive to criticism; quick to take offence; irritable; touchyRate it:

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think aloudTo utter one's thoughts.Rate it:

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think better of itTo change one's mind; especially to decide against.Rate it:

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third handNot new, having more than one previous owner.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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this is the lifeAn expression of bliss, an expression of happiness with one's current situation.Rate it:

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those who can't do, teachOne who fails is likely to become a teacher. (Refers to common trend of teachers having low wages).Rate it:

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those who can't use their head must use their backif you do not think, you will take the consequencesRate it:

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those who will not when they may, when they will they shall have nay(archaic) One should take immediate advantage of an opportunity that may not be available later.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-ring circusA large circus in which three separate performances, each within its own circular enclosure, are staged simultaneously before a single audience.Rate it:

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throw a sickieTo take a day off from work, supposedly because of ill health. The illness could be either real or feigned.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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thumb on the scaleAn act of bias or a tactic for cheating which creates a situation that unfairly benefits one party involved in an interaction.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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time flies when you're having funTime seems to pass quicker when one is enjoying oneself.Rate it:

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time moves onNo one can control time. It goes on anyway.Rate it:

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time offA period of time where one is not required to work.Rate it:

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timor aliquem occupat (B. G. 1. 39)fear comes upon some one.Rate it:

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tip of the icebergOcean Scientists assert in reference to an 'iceberg': The {tip} exposed portion, visible above the sea, is only one eighth of the actual size of this awesome natural phenomenon found in the polar seas of our planet Earth.Rate it:

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

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tl;drToo long; didn’t read. Used to indicate that one did not read a text, or to introduce a short summary of an overly long text.Rate it:

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TMTOWTDIAcronym of there's more than one way to do it : a motto associated with the Perl programming language.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 of the peakTo be at the highest point in something of their own. Applies to person thing, season anything related.Rate it:

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to hell and goneRuined or lost completely; a long distance away or apart; for good or forever; into oblivion or non-existenceRate it:

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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 piecesInto fragments or parts.Rate it:

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to piecesInto a state of emotional breakdown.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 de fièvre en chaud malTo fall out of the frying-pan into the fire.Rate it:

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tomber de fièvre en chaud mal (or, de la poêle dans la braise, de charybde en scylla)To fall out of the frying-pan into the fire.Rate it:

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tomber de la poêle dans la braiseTo fall out of the frying-pan into the fire.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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