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that's the bunnyThat is the right person or thing; that's it.Rate it:

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the nature of the beastThe inherent aspects or characteristics of a given thing or situation, especially a difficult or negative oneRate it:

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the straw that broke the camel's backA small and seemingly insignificant addition to a burden that renders it too much to bear; the small thing which causes failure, or causes inability or unwillingness to endure any more of something.Rate it:

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there is no there thereThe indicated thing, person, or other matter has no distinctive identity, or no significant characteristics, or no functional center point; nothing significant exists in that place; nothing significant is occurring in that situation.Rate it:

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there must be something in the waterThere are so many cases of something; there are so many people or things doing a particular thing or having a certain trait.Rate it:

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third wheelA person or thing that serves no useful purpose.Rate it:

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thus and soA generic thing; a placeholder name.Rate it:

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tickle the dragon's tailTo bring two subcritical masses close together in order to find the edge of criticality.Rate it:

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TINSTAAFLThere is no such thing as a free lunch; an alternative to TANSTAAFLRate it:

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tire fireA disaster; a chaotic person, thing, or situation.Rate it:

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to be mixing apples and oranges.To be considering two completely different things.Rate it:

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to be named laterUsed other than as an idiom. In an exchange, a unspecified example of a thing (in sports, usually a player), either not yet chosen or named publicly, at the time of a trade.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 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 let a frog out of one's mouthTo say the wrong thing.Rate it:

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tomato, tomatoThis expression is pronounced like toe-may-toe, toe-mat-toe. Saying tomato two different ways like this means that something can be either of two things since the two things are basically the same; makes no difference; alternate spelling: tomayto, tomahtoRate it:

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toss-upEither of two outcomes that are equally likely.Rate it:

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tough callA choice or judgment which is difficult to make, especially one involving only two alternatives.Rate it:

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toute la boutique (pop.)The whole show (i.e. a thing and everything connected with it); The whole boiling; The whole bag of tricks.Rate it:

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trade-offa balance achieved between two desirable but incompatible features; a compromise.Rate it:

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tug of wara game or competition in which two teams pull or tug on opposite ends of a rope trying to force the other team over the line which initially marked the middle between the two teams.Rate it:

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tug of wara dispute between two parties, particularly an entrenched, back and forth dispute.Rate it:

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tuppenceTwo pence (in pre- or post-decimalisation currency).Rate it:

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tuppence worthTwo pennys' worth.Rate it:

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turf warA fight or confrontation between two divisions or parties for access to resources or capital.Rate it:

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Tweedledum and TweedledeeTwo persons or organizations deemed indistinguishable in some way.Rate it:

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twin lakesTwo lakes in close proximityRate it:

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twin seamTwo dual stitched seams, offset from each other, inserted into center of a jean for flexibilityRate it:

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twin speedTwo gear speedsRate it:

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ulcisci aliquem pro aliquo or pro aliqua reto revenge oneself on another for a thing or on some one's behalf.Rate it:

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ulcisci aliquid, poenas alicuius rei expetereto revenge oneself for a thing.Rate it:

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un mot à double ententeA word (or, remark) with two meanings.Rate it:

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un tiens vaut mieux que deux tu l'aurasA bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.Rate it:

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une partie carréeA party composed of two ladies and two gentlemen.Rate it:

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uno conspectu videre aliquidto have a general idea of a thing.Rate it:

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unus et alter diesone or two days.Rate it:

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unus mihi restat scrupulus (Ter. Andr. 5. 4. 37) (cf. too religio, sect. XI. 2)one thing still makes me hesitate.Rate it:

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utilitas efflorescit ex aliqua reuntold advantages arise from a thing.Rate it:

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verbal phrasetwo or more words that when put together express a thought or ideaRate it:

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verbal phrasetwo or more words that when put together express a thought or ideaRate it:

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veritatem imitari (Div. 1. 13. 23)(1) to make a lifelike natural representation of a thing (used of the artist); (2) to be lifelike (of a work of art).Rate it:

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vier Augen sehen mehr als zweitwo heads are better than oneRate it:

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voilà bien une autre histoire!That is quite another thing.Rate it:

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voluptatem ex aliqua re capere or percipereto derive pleasure from a thing.Rate it:

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warts and allOf or pertaining to a description or other depiction which reveals the full range of characteristics of a person or thing, including the shortcomings and imperfections.Rate it:

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weak sisterA person or thing which is the least robust or least dependable member of a group.Rate it:

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weary of well-doingTired of always doing the right thingRate it:

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wet dreamAn exciting fantasy; a very appealing, ideal thing, person, or state-of-affairs.Rate it:

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wet firecrackerA person, event, or thing lacking liveliness or failing to generate excitement, especially when there was a prior expectation of liveliness or excitement.Rate it:

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whatever the case may beAs is appropriate to the circumstances; particularly where a choice must be made between two options.Rate it:

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