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take up the cudgel forTo make a defense for in lieu of another person.Rate it:

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take upon oneselfTo assume personal responsibility for.Rate it:

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taking upon oneselfventuringRate it:

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talk is cheapIt is easy to make boastful or unrealistic statements which are not supported by actions or evidence.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 to oneselfTo say one's thoughts aloud, particularly while also not conversing with anyone else.Rate it:

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talk upIn such a way as to make the thing or person sound better than it actually is.Rate it:

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tank upTo intoxicate oneself, especially with alcohol.Rate it:

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tanto faz como tanto fezused to indicate that something doesn’t make a difference; tomayto, tomahto; big deal; whateverRate it:

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tap upTo make a specific approach to a person considered to be suitable for a professional position.Rate it:

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tap upto make an approach to a player, under contract to another club, in order to attempt to negotiate a transferRate it:

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tart upTo modify or repackage a product, service, or idea to make it more attractive or easier to sell.Rate it:

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tear awayTo remove oneself reluctantly; often expressed in the negative.Rate it:

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tears aren't very lubeyTears don't make very good lube.Rate it:

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telephone tagA situation in which a person unsuccessfully attempts to contact another person by telephone and leaves a message instead, and in which the second person then unsuccessfully attempts to return the initial call and leaves a message for the first person, and so on as if the two are playing a game of tag in which the most recent person to have been left with a message is now designated as "it" (i.e. as the player now obliged to chase the other and to attempt anew to make contact).Rate it:

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templa deorum adireto make a pilgrimage to the shrines of the gods.Rate it:

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tempori servire, cedereto accommodate oneself to circumstances.Rate it:

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temporibus errare (Phil. 2. 9. 23)to make a chronological mistake.Rate it:

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tenir la dragée haute à quelqu'unTo make a person pay well (or, wait a long time) for what he desires.Rate it:

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terram suae dicionis facereto reduce a country to subjection to oneself.Rate it:

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testamentum facere, conscribereto make a will.Rate it:

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thank one's lucky starsTo be grateful, feel oneself fortunateRate it:

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the doctor always err's on the side of caution.It means to make sure of, or to make the most ofRate it:

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the holy of holiesThe most private room in the house. "This is my husband's holy of holies where he can work without being disturbed." The Holy of Holies was the name given to the innermost apartment of the Jewish Temple, where the Ark of the Covenant was kept. Only the high priest could enter this room on the Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur).Rate it:

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the name of the gameThe overall purpose; the principal goal, or objective.Rate it:

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the shoemaker's children go barefootOne often neglects those closest to oneself.Rate it:

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the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak(proverbs) For much as one wishes to achieve something, the frailties of the human body often make it impossible.Rate it:

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there are two sides to every questionOne should not make a judgement until one hears the other side.Rate it:

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there is a new sheriff in townA new person has come to power and is going to make changes.Rate it:

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thin outTo make or become sparse.Rate it:

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think with one's little headTo make decisions or act based on one's sexual impulses rather than based on clear reasoning.Rate it:

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throw a bone toTo provide support or assistance to, especially in one particular way or to a limited extent; to make a concession to.Rate it:

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throw downTo fight, incite to fight, or approach with the intent to fight; to make a stand.Rate it:

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throw oneself atTo make an embarrassingly desperate attempt to get someone's romantic attention.Rate it:

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throw to the wolvesTo sacrifice someone, especially in an attempt to save oneself.Rate it:

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

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thus and suchA placeholder or generic name for something.Rate it:

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tidy upTo make clean. In particular to make satisfactorily neat. Usually used to describe the straightening-out of a small room or small space.Rate it:

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tighten one's beltTo be more frugal. To make difficult economic savings due to a lowering of expected income.Rate it:

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tighten upTo make sufficiently tight.Rate it:

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tighten upTo fix something or make it correct.Rate it:

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time flies when you're having funTime seems to pass quicker when one is enjoying oneself.Rate it:

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tiny but mightysmall but powerful; something people say to express self-worth that even though they may be small they make up for it in being mighty; don't underestimate me/usRate it:

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tire outTo make someone tired; to exhaust.Rate it:

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to thine own self be trueThe easiest person to deceive is oneself."This above all:to thine own self be true,and it must follow, as the night the day,Thou canst not then be false to any man." -William ShakespeareRate it:

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tollere or suscipere liberosto accept as one's own child; to make oneself responsible for its nurture and education.Rate it:

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tone downTo relax; to make quieter or less obtrusive; to make milder.Rate it:

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tone downTo make a television program, piece of writing, etc. less offensive and so more suitable for a family audience.Rate it:

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tone upTo strengthen and make the muscles of the body firmer by regular excercise.Rate it:

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tool upTo arm oneself with a weapon, especially a gun.Rate it:

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