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take awayTo remove something and put it in a different place.Rate it:

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take the countTo take to opportunity to rest briefly after being knocked down but before being counted out by the referee.Rate it:

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take this job and shove ita way of telling your boss that you are quitting your job; something people say before they quit their job or about quitting their jobRate it:

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take up withTo be contented to receive; to receive without opposition; to put up with.Rate it:

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talk like an apothecaryTo use hard or gallipot words: from the assumed gravity and affectation of knowledge generally put on by the gentlemen of this profession, who are commonly as superficial in their learning as they are pedantic in their language.Rate it:

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team playerAn individual who is known to work or play well as a member of a team and put team goals before personal gain.Rate it:

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tear up the pea patchTo put on a notable performance, especially in sports; to go on a rampage.Rate it:

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tell againstTo function as a liability (for someone); to put into a condition of disadvantage.Rate it:

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test the watersTo explore or probe, as before making a commitment.Rate it:

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the calm before the stormA period of peace before a disturbance or crisis; an unnatural or false calm before a storm.Rate it:

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the darkest hour is just before the dawnThe worst situation comes before a good one.Rate it:

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the silence of a lion is not that he is a fool but for determination and accuracy.To concentrate before making a job - isn't a weakness. As Lions, whom are fierce predators that often stalk their prey before attacking. Their attacks cause prey to panic and disperse, allowing the lions to isolate and attack a weaker or slower individual.Rate it:

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there was a timesaying to express a time beforeRate 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 onTo hastily put on.Rate it:

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throw shapesTo act tough or put up a front. For example, to threaten a person by making "karate chops" at them, without actually doing harm or knowing karate.Rate it:

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timing is everythingConsideration of other events can greatly influence some desired outcome (such as an audience laughing to a comedian's joke).Telling the old joke about a butt-crack was not a good idea, just as the plumber arrived, Bob.You know what they say: "timing is everything." I'm sure we can find another plumber before the house floods.Rate it:

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to 'put out''put out'; To engage in 'heavy petting' or 'sexual congress'. a Depression expression, may be archaic: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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tranchons le motIn plain English; Not to mince matters; To put it plainly.Rate it:

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trial by mediaThe process by which media coverage affects a person's reputation by creating a widespread perception of guilt or innocence, often before, or after, a verdict in a court of law.Rate it:

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trigger-happyHaving a tendency or desire to shoot a firearm irresponsibly before adequately identifying the target.Rate it:

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trim upTo put up trimmings, especially at Christmas.Rate it:

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Trojan-horseTo introduce slyly, to sneak in.Rate it:

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try outTo undergo a test before being selected for a team etc.Rate it:

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turn about is fair playMy business partner came up to Me the week before Halloween to notify that he was leaving for two weeks in Florida 'cause is wife was tired.Rate it:

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turn roundTo put into an opposing position; to reverse.Rate it:

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twenty totwenty minutes before the next hourRate it:

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two centsA nearly worthless amount, alluding to placing a copper penny on each of the eyelids of a pauper's or slave's body before burial.Rate it:

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un cammello è un cavallo disegnato da un comitatoa camel is a horse designed by a committeeRate it:

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un cheval à deux finsA horse for riding or driving.Rate it:

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un tour de faveurPermission to go (or, do anything) before one’s turn.Rate it:

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under the wireAt the last minute; before the deadline; barely on time; nearly late.Rate it:

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ut breviter dicamto put it briefly.Rate it:

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ut verius dicamto put it more exactly.Rate it:

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vela in altum dare (Liv. 25. 27)to put to sea.Rate it:

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vento se dareto run before the wind.Rate it:

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vitae finem facereto put an end to one's life.Rate it:

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vor Christusbefore ChristRate it:

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vous ne me ferez pas prendre le changeYou will not impose upon me, put me on the wrong scent.Rate it:

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vous prenez tout en malYou put a wrong construction on everything.Rate it:

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vous vous êtes mis dans votre tortYou put yourself in the wrong.Rate it:

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vultum componere ad severitatemto put on a stern air.Rate it:

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warm downGentle excercise at the end of a training session before cooling off.Rate it:

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warm upTo make an audience enthusiastic or animated before a show.Rate it:

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we will have no wine before it's timeSome things are worth the wait and should not be rushed.Rate it:

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welcome backSaid to someone coming back to somewhere they have been before.Rate it:

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when life gives you lemonsWhen trials are laid before youRate it:

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