touch%C3%A9 »
An acknowledgement of the success, appropriateness or superiority of an argument, sometimes used sarcastically to mock one's opponent's absurd logic.
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trench mouth »
Acute necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis, a severe bacterial infection of the gums, typically characterized by inflammation, bleeding, deep ulceration, necrotized tissue, pain, fever, enlarged lymph nodes, fatigue, and halitosis.
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tuck into »
To eat, especially with gusto.
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turn a phrase »
To create a particular linguistic expression which is strikingly clear, appropriate, and memorable.
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turn in one's grave »
To be appalled, offended or disgusted by something, despite being deceased.
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turn off »
To repulse, disgust, or discourage.
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turn out »
To extinguish a light or other device.
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turn the air blue »
To speak a stream of bad language; to curse and swear.
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under erasure »
Of a bit of text, written and strickenthrough; hence, figuratively in some sense both present and absent.
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under the gun »
The first player to act on the first round of betting in Texas hold 'em.
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under the gun »
Under great pressure to perform.
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up-and-comer »
Someone who is up-and-coming, who has begun to be successful in some field and is likely to become even more successful in the future.
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wage war »
A figurative allusion to pay discrepancies.
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walk and chew gum at the same time »
To do something very easy.
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wash away »
To eliminate, in a figurative sense.
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