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time out of mind1) The distant past beyond memory 2) A time in the past that was so long ago that people have no knowledge or memory of it.Rate it:

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time stands still for no oneNo one can control timeRate it:

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time thiefSomething or someone that consumes an inordinate amount of time, especially without achieving anything productive.Rate it:

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time will tellThe results of an action cannot be known beforehand.Rate it:

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time you got a watchA phrase used to reply to the question what time is it?.Rate it:

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time's upThe deadline has passed; there is no more available time.Rate it:

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timeserverA device, node or program that distributes the correct time to clients in a network.Rate it:

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tittle along sonnyI haven’t got time to listen to your nonsenseRate 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 beat the bandVery vigorously; at a frantic pace; to a high degree; in large quantities.Rate it:

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to dateUntil now; until the present time.Rate it:

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too good for this worldOut of this world; of exceptionally high quality; wonderful; marvelous.Rate it:

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too many balls in the airAttempting to accomplish many projects in one time period.Rate it:

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tool aroundTo spend one's time idly.Rate it:

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top dollarThe maximum amount of money that an item, service, or worker is worth; a very high price.Rate it:

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top shelfBest, or high quality.Rate it:

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touch onTo come or go to for a short time.Rate it:

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toujours des perdrixThe best things pall in time.Rate it:

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tout s'use à la longueEverything wears out in time.Rate it:

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tower blockhigh-rise buildingRate it:

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trail offTo slowly diminish in intensity, volume or frequency; thus, to diminish more quickly over time.Rate it:

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travel junkieWho are using their time and money to seek out adventure holidays and travel.Rate it:

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trickle downTo pass from high-ranked people to lower-ranked peopleRate it:

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try to top that one!When one excels often and in a high degree, there is naturally a strong feeling of achievement. The proud winner may chide and challenge his associates and peers.Rate it:

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tuitsVirtual tokens for an amount of time or attention that a particular issue would need to resolve.Rate it:

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tum habebam decem annosI was ten years old at the time.Rate it:

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turn backNo turn a dial anticlockwise or adjust a clock or other meter to an earlier time or reading.Rate it:

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turn into a pumpkinUsed to indicate a curfew, or the time by which one must depart.Rate it:

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Tweedledum and TweedledeeA pair of people who spend a lot of time together, and look and act similarly.Rate it:

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twinkle in one's daddy's eyeOf a person, not yet conceived, particularly when referring to a time period preceding their conception.Rate it:

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twinkle in one's father's eyeA notional look of anticipation or hope (either for sex or a child) in one's father's eyes at or around the time of one's conception.Rate it:

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twist in the windTo wait for an uncomfortably long period of time.Rate it:

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two birds with one stoneAny two things that were performed or completed at the same time by one action.Rate it:

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un point à temps en épargne centA stitch in time saves nine.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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underwater basket weavingAn easy and useless college or high school class.Rate it:

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until one is blue in the faceForever; for a hopelessly long time.Rate it:

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until the cows come homeFor a very long time.Rate it:

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unto the ages of agesFor all time, forever.Rate it:

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up one's own asshaving an excessively high opinion of oneself.Rate it:

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up to one's neck in alligatorsExtremely busy; having many pressing obligations, distractions, etc consuming one's time.Rate it:

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up topWhen someone says "up top" to you they are asking you to give them a high five--to tapthe palm of your hand against the palm of their same hand over your heads as you face each other; same as saying "high five" or "give me a high five"; a gesture of agreement or celebration, like between winning team membersRate it:

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Upper CrustUpper class, high level of society, highest social positionRate it:

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use it or lose itSkills or knowledge that are seldom applied are likely to be lost with time.Rate it:

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vel maximos luctus vetustate tollit diuturnitas (Fam. 5. 16. 5)time assuages the most violent grief.Rate it:

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venez n'importe quandCome at any time, no matter when, whenever you please.Rate it:

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verno, aestivo, auctumnali, hiberno temporein spring, summer, autumn, winter time.Rate it:

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vous venez à point nomméYou come in the nick of time, at the necessary moment, just when you are wanted.Rate it:

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vox gravis, acuta, parva, mediocrisa deep, high, thin, moderate voice.Rate it:

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walk and chew gum at the same timeTo do something very easy.Rate it:

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