We've found 12 phrases for tam (0.178 seconds):

a leopard cannot change its spots »    One cannot change one's own nature.1597, William Shakespeare, Richard II Act i, Scene 1 (First Folio):King. Lyons make Leopards tame.Mowbray. Yea but not change his ?pots.1611, King James Version of the Bible, Jeremiah 13:23:Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots?1820, Walter Scott, Ivanhoe Chapter 32:End now all unkindness. Let us put the Jew to ransom, since the leopard will not change his spots, and a Jew he will continue to be.1918, Johnston McCulley, Thubway Tham's Inthane Moment:The leopard cannot change his spots, old boy.

cold comfort »    C. 1594, William Shakespeare, The Taming of the Shrew, act 4, sc. 1.

face value »    The amount or value listed on a bill, note, stamp, etc.; the stated value or amount.

flower »    Typically including sepals, petals, stamens, and ovaries; often conspicuously colourful.

old testament »    part of the bible

pachyderm »    A member of the obsolete taxonomic group Pachydermata, grouping of thick-skinned, hoofed animals such as the rhinoceros, hippopotamus, elephant, pig and horse.

pachyderm »    Someone with thick skin. It is used for animals such as an elephant or a hippopotamus.

penny black »    old stamp

sacred cow »    Something which cannot be tampered with, or criticized, for fear of public outcry.

stamp duty »    tax on documents

stamp out »    To get rid of, eradicate.

turn to stone »    To metamorphosise into stone.

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