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throw dirt enough, and some will stickIf enough allegations are made about someone or something, then even if they are all untrue, people's opinion of the person or thing will be diminished.1759, John Wesley, letter to John Downes, Rector of St. Michael's, Wood Street, read at Wesley Center Online at on 14 Oct 06.I hope...that you are ignorant of the whole affair, and are so bold only because you are blind...And blind enough; so that you blunder on through thick and thin, bespattering all that come in your way, according to the old, laudable maxim, 'Throw dirt enough, and some will stick.'1857, Thomas Hughes, Tom Brown's Schooldays, read at fullbooks.com on 14 Oct 06,But whatever harm a spiteful tongue could do them, he took care should be done. Only throw dirt enough, and some will stick.1864, John Henry Newman, Apologia Pro Vita Sua, Penguin Classics (1994), p. 10,Archbishop Whately used to say Rate it:

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thumb one's noseTo place a thumb upon the tip of the nose, usually while simultaneous wiggling one's fingers, in a gesture of disrespect.Rate it:

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thumb one's noseTo act disrespectfully, especially by flouting the object of disrespect.Rate it:

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to hell and backTo live through an extremely unpleasant, difficult, or painful experience.Rate it:

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toe the markYou Better 'Mind Your Business', Stick To The Essentials, Follow The Rules, Work With The Program, Pay Attention:Rate it:

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trial and errorTo find a solution by experimenting; to achieve success through repeated failuresRate it:

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tu me payeras de gré ou de forceYou shall pay me, whether you like it or not.Rate it:

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tune inTo pay attention.Rate it:

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tune in, turn on, drop outPay attention to the new way of living; take drugs; abandon the established ways.Rate it:

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tune outTo fail to pay attention to; to ignore.Rate it:

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turn one's nose upAlternative form of turn up one's nose.Rate it:

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turn overTo produce, complete, or cycle through.Rate it:

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turn up one's noseTo refuse, especially as due to pride or status.Rate it:

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turn up one's noseTo sneer.Rate it:

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Turn Up Your Nose at SomeoneTreating someone with Arrogance or conceit; showing someone that something may not be good enough for youRate it:

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turned onOne becomes 'turned on' or strongly motivated through many catalysts; friends, alertness to realistic challenges, emotional triggers, strong emotions.Rate it:

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under one's noseObvious or apparent.Rate it:

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under one's noseDirectly in front of one; clearly visible.Rate it:

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under someone's nosedirectly in front of one; clearly visibleRate it:

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under someone's noseobvious or apparentRate it:

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une porte mal graissée chanteOne must pay well to keep persons quiet.Rate it:

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up your nose with a rubber hoseA derisive insult.Rate it:

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vale of tearsA symbolic "valley of tears"; meaning the world and the sorrows felt through life. Similar to the Old Testament Psalm 23's reference to the "valley of the shadow of death", the phrase implies that sadness is part of the physical world (i.e. part of human experience).Rate it:

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valley of the shadow of deathValleys on earth one must walk through, that is, part of the human experience.Rate it:

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vectigalia, tributa pendereto pay taxes.Rate it:

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velvet handcuffsGolden handcuffs: any arrangement designed to provide favorable benefits or pay so as to discourage a participant from wanting to leave it.Rate it:

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versurā solvere, dissolvere (Att. 5. 15. 2)to pay one's old debts by making new.Rate it:

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victoriam exploratam dimittereto let a sure victory slip through one's hands.Rate it:

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voir tout en beauTo see everything through rose-coloured spectacles. Rate it:

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vota solvere, persolvere, reddereto accomplish, pay a vow.Rate it:

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vote outTo expel the holder of an office or other position through an act of voting.Rate it:

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voti damnari, compotem fierito have to pay a vow; to obtain one's wish.Rate it:

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vous ne voyez point votre chapeau? mais il vous crève les yeux!You do not see your hat? Why, it stares you in the face! (it’s just under your nose).Rate it:

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wade throughTo do a boring, repetitive research task.Rate it:

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wage warA figurative allusion to pay discrepancies.Rate it:

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wait outTo wait through (something); wait (through) till the end; patiently endure.Rate it:

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walk throughUsed other than as an idiom: walk through.Rate it:

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walk throughTo explain someone something, step by step.Rate it:

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walk throughTo rehearseRate it:

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walk throughTo perform something with ease.Rate it:

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walls have earsThere is a risk of being heard, so pay attention to what you say.Rate it:

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watch itTo be careful or cautious; to pay attention to what one is doing (usually imperative).Rate it:

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wear outTo cause to become damaged, useless, or ineffective through continued use, especially hard, heavy, or careless use.Rate it:

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wet throughsoaked, very wetRate it:

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whip throughTo do something extremely quickly and perfunctorily.Rate it:

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win by a noseTo win narrowly; to have a narrow victory.Rate it:

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win throughto attain one's goal in the end, despite obstacles along the wayRate it:

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Word of MouthRumors through oral communication, gossips spreading through spoken communicationRate it:

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work one's magicTo achieve something favourable and desired through the application of special skills, talents, or expertise.Rate it:

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work throughUsed other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see work,‎ through.Rate it:

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