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take out of contextTo interpret something in a manner in which it was not intended to be understood, often deliberately.Rate it:

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take out the trashTo forcefully remove people from a place.Rate it:

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take out the trashTo remove rubbish from a place.Rate it:

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take overTo buy out the ownership of a business.Rate it:

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Take Someone under Your WingHelping or assisting someoneRate it:

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take the countTo be knocked out.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 the fieldTo go out onto the playing field.Rate it:

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take the pissEveryone takes the piss out of the bankers these days.Rate it:

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take the wind out of someone's sailsTo discourage someone greatly; to cause someone to lose hope or the will to continue.Rate it:

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Take the Words Right Out of Your MouthTo say something that someone else was about to say or even thinking about itRate 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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talk outTo resolve a problem by talking about it.Rate it:

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talk out ofTo talk to someone in order to dissuade them from doing something.Rate it:

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talk out of one's assTo exaggerate, lie, or speak nonsense.Rate it:

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talk out of turnTo make a remark or provide information when it is inappropriate or indiscreet to do so, or when one does not have permission or the authority to do so.Rate it:

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talk out one's assTo speak authoritatively on a subject which one actually knows little about; to exaggerate.Rate it:

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Talk Through Your HatTalking in a non-sense manner; talking about something without knowing about itRate it:

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tap outTo deplete, especially of a liquidRate it:

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tap outTo force to submit.Rate it:

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tap outTo produce by tapping.Rate it:

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tap outTo submit to an opponent by tapping one's hand repeatedly either on the arena or the opponent's body.Rate it:

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tape outOf a piece of land, to measure out so as to be able to accurately fire upon itRate it:

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target on your backTo be the target of unwanted attention or actionsRate it:

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tattle taleThe person who calls someone out / tells a piece of sensitive information to an authority.Rate it:

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tattle tell, tattle tell, hang your britches on a nail.If you tell, we hope you snag your britches.Rate it:

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te toca a tiit's your turnRate it:

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tear one's hair outTo react with extreme agitation.Rate it:

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tear outTo remove by tearing.Rate it:

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tease outTo unravel; to determine; solve.Rate it:

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tease outTo separate as if by unraveling.Rate it:

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tell tales out of schoolTo reveal confidential or sensitive information; to gossip.Rate it:

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tempestate abripito be driven out of one's course; to drift.Rate it:

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tenir le coupto endure; to tough it out; to stick it outRate it:

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term outUsed other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see term,‎ out.Rate it:

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term outTo finish the term.Rate it:

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thanks for your helpExpresses appreciation of assistance provided or services rendered by the interlocutor.Rate it:

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that's for me to know and you to find outA phrase used to reply to a question whose answer the speaker doesn't want to reveal.Rate it:

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that's hotSomething said when passing by something that catches your attention.Rate it:

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that's the way life isThat is the way things happenCertain things cannot be changed, helped or improved; struggle and objection are pointless.1935, Louis Bromfield, The Man Who Had Everything, page 279:That's the way life is, and there's no use trying to go against it.1979, Jay Edward Abrams, A Theology of Christian Counseling: More Than Redemption, ISBN 0310511011, page 45:There are no standards, no values; that's the way life is. Learn to accept it and slide with it. Stop fighting it.2002, B. Eugene Ellison, Rings of the Templars, ISBN 059524050X, page 337:Shit happens; that's the way life is. In fact, I want you to take an additional thousand for your efforts.Rate it:

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That's the Way the Ball BouncesThat’s what life really is or that’s what the life is all about; fate; you may not be able to change certain things in your lifeRate it:

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that’ll doCut it out, that’s enough, behaveRate it:

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the ball is in your courtIt is your turn to do something; often making a decision.Rate it:

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the cat's out of the bagIt is too late.Rate it:

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the emperor has no clothesUsed to describe a situation where someone is pretending to be something they are not, or when something is revealed to be a fraud; a way of pointing out that someone is not as powerful or impressive as they claim to be; a way of exposing a lie or deceptionRate it:

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the enemy of your enemy is your friendTwo parties who have an enemy in common should join forces against it.Rate it:

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the genie's out of the bottleIt is too late.Rate it:

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the grass is always greener on the other sideWhen one views other people's lives or situations as better than your own.Rate it:

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the handbags come outA row intensifies; a dispute becomes heated.Rate it:

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the hell out ofUsed as an intensifier.Rate it:

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