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sweetheart dealA transaction, contract, or other agreement in which one party provides particularly favorable terms to the other, especially in suspicious circumstances.Rate it:

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swim like a bricknot able to swimRate it:

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swim with sharksTo operate among dangerous people.Rate it:

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swing the leadTo pretend to be unwell so that you do not have to work.Rate it:

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Swiss bank accountUsed other than as an idiom: see Swiss, bank account.Rate it:

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SwitchStandA Normally Padlocked Manually-operated, Switch-point Arrangement At the Point Of a Sidetrack, Entry to A Yard, Commercial Warehouse, Shipping Terminal et al to enable shunting Entire Trains, Railcars, Rail Equipment from Mainline, or SpecLine, to Location/ Other:Rate it:

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sword and sorceryOf or pertaining to a genre of narratives—including short stories, novels, television shows, films, and computer games—which combines wizardry and other fantastical supernatural elements with violent combat using medieval weaponry..Rate it:

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table talkConversation, especially of an informal or somewhat gossipy nature, among a group seated together for a meal or other social activity.Rate it:

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tag teamTwo or more people or groups acting alternately to accomplish some task.Rate it:

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tail inTo fasten by one of the ends into a wall or some other support.Rate it:

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take a grabUsed other than as an idiom: see take, grab.Rate it:

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take a long walk off a short pierUsed to tell someone to go away, or that their request will not be met.Rate it:

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take a numberRecognize that many others are in the same situation; recognize that one's concerns are not of high priority; be prepared to wait.Rate it:

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take awayTo make someone leave a place and go somewhere else. Usually not with the person's consent.Rate it:

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take away fromTo make something seem not so good or interesting.Rate it:

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take it easyImmediately calm yourself down; your state of panic does not help.Rate it:

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take it out onTo unleash one's anger on [a person or thing other than the one that caused it].Rate it:

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take leaveUsed other than as an idiom: see take, leave.Rate it:

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take no prisonersUsed other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see take,‎ prisoner.Rate it:

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take offTo absent oneself from work or other responsibility, especially with permission.Rate it:

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take one's lumpsTo endure through criticism or other adversity.Rate it:

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take out an onionSuggests that the performer of the action is not sincere in their grief.Rate it:

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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 something in one's strideNot to allow oneself to be set back, daunted, upset or embarrassed by unpleasant or undesirable circumstances.Rate it:

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take the cash and let the credit goExploit and enjoy the opportunities and pleasures available here and now and do not invest effort pursuing prospective future gratifications.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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Take With a Grain of SaltTo be in a doubt about something; not to believe entirelyRate it:

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take with a pinch of saltNot take entirely seriously.Rate it:

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talem vitae exitum (not finem) habuit (Nep. Eum. 13)such was the end of... (used of a violent death).Rate it:

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talk in circlesTo argue a point by repetition of the same theme, sometimes by using different words, but without making any progress.Rate 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 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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talk of the townA subject discussed by many people.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 to the handUsed usually sarcastically to dismiss another person's argument by indicating that the speaker (or writer) is not prepared to hear (or read) anything further that the other person has to say (or write). It is often used while simultaneously holding up the hand with the palm facing the speaker.Rate it:

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task forceA group of people working towards a particular task, project, or activity, especially assigned in a particular capacity.Rate it:

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tear apartUsed other than as an idiom: see tear, apart.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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tell it to sweeneyI do not believe what you said.Rate it:

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tell it to the judgeI do not believe what you said.Rate it:

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tell it to the marinesI do not believe what you said.Rate it:

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tell someone where to shove itUsed other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see tell,‎ someone,‎ where,‎ shove,‎ it.Rate it:

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tempus (ita) fert (not secum)circumstances demand.Rate it:

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ten foot poleSee not touch something with a ten foot pole.Rate it:

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

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terminal leavesUsed other than as an idiom: see terminal, leaf.Rate it:

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terra effert (more rarely fert, but not profert) frugesthe earth brings forth fruit, crops.Rate it:

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