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tail between his legs |
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tailgate |
take a back seat |
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take a boo |
take a bow |
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take a break |
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take a chance |
take a dive |
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take a drive/trip |
take a flight |
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take a flight |
take a gander |
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take a guess |
take a hike |
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take a joke |
take a load off your feet |
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take a look |
take a picture |
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take a poke at |
take a poke at |
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take a powder |
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take a round out of |
take a shine to |
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take a shot |
take a shot |
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take a snap shot |
take a stand |
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take a strip off |
take action |
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take advantage of |
take advantage of |
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take after |
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take by storm |
take calls |
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take care |
take care of |
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take care of business |
take chances |
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take charge |
take cover |
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take effect |
take exception to |
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take five |
take for granted |
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take him down a peg |
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take him out |
take in |
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take it and run |
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take it back |
take it easy |
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take it easy on |
take it for a spin |
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take it in stride |
take it like a man |
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take it or leave it |
take it out on |
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take it personally |
take it the wrong way |
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take it with a grain of salt |
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take its course |
take leave of your senses |
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take me seriously |
take my hat off to |
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take my place |
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take oath |
take off |
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take off eh |
take offense |
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take on |
take on |
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take on |
take on a new light |
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take out |
take over |
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take pains |
take part in |
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take place |
take possession |
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take revenge |
take risks |
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take sides |
take solace |
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take that |
take the blame |
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take the bus/plane |
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take the chill off |
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take the flack |
take the heat |
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take the pulse |
take the rap |
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take the stage |
take the stand |
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take the trouble |
take time to smell the roses |
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take umbrage |
take up |
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take up cudgels |
take up the slack |
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take you for all you've got |
take you in |
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take you to court |
take you to task |
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take you to the cleaners |
take your lumps |
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take your pick |
take your pulse |
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take your seat |
take your sweet time |
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take your time |
take your turn |
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take your word for it |
taken |
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taken for a ride |
taken in |
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take-out restaurant |
talk a mile a minute |
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talk about |
talk away |
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talk back |
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talk into |
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talk it over |
talk it up |
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talk shop |
talk the leg off the lamb of God |
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talk through your hat |
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talk your ear off |
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talk your head off |
tall tale |
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tangle with |
teach you the tricks of the trade |
| taste of your own medicine | |
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team player |
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tear around |
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tearjerker |
teed off |
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tell him a thing or two |
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tell him off |
tell him where to get off |
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tell me another one |
tell on |
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tempt fate |
ten-four (CB radio) |
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test drive |
test the water |
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test your metal |
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thank goodness |
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thanks a bunch |
thanks a million |
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that a boy/that a girl |
that takes the cake |
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that'll be the day |
that'll be the frosty Friday |
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that's a corker |
that's all she wrote |
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that's cool |
that's his bible |
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that's a Duesey |
that's life |
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that's that |
that's stretching it |
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that's the ticket |
that's the spirit |
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that's the way the cookie crumbles |
that's the way the ball bounces |
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the age of majority |
the acid test |
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the apple doesn't fall far from the tree |
the air was blue |
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the balance of power |
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the be-all and end-all |
the ball's in your court |
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the benefit of the doubt |
the bee's knees |
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the best of both worlds |
the best-laid plans of mice and men go oft astray |
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the best things in life are free |
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The Big O |
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the big picture |
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the bitter end |
the bigger they are the harder they fall |
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the bottom fell out |
the blind leading the blind |
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the breaking point |
the bottom line |
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the buck stops here |
the brush-off |
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the burbs |
the bum's rush |
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the butt of the joke |
the burning question |
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the calm before the storm |
the call of duty |
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the cart before the horse |
the can |
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the cat's out of the bag |
the cat's meow |
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the crux of the matter |
the crunch |
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the cutting edge |
the customer is always right |
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the day of the family farm |
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the dickens you say |
the devil you say |
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the dying seconds |
the downside |
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the end justifies the means |
the early bird gets the worm |
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the eye of a needle |
the end of the line |
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the fat hit the fire |
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the fifth column |
the fickle finger of fate |
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the first pancake is always spoiled |
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the gloves are off |
the gift of the gab (the gift of gab) |
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the going gets rough |
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the going rate |
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the gospel truth |
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The Great White Hope |
The Great One |
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The Grim Reaper |
The Great White North |
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The Group of Five/The Regina Five |
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the hard way |
the handwriting is on the wall |
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the heat is on |
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the in's and out's |
the in-crowd |
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the inside track |
the inside story |
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the john |
the jig's up |
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the key to success |
the joke is on you |
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the lap of luxury |
the knock against |
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the last straw |
the last of it |
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the last word |
the last word |
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the life of Riley |
the laughing stock |
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the lights are on but nobody's home |
the life of the party |
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the living daylights |
the lion's share |
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the long and the short of it |
the living end |
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the loo |
the long arm of the law |
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the lowdown |
the Lord helps those who help themselves |
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the luck of the Irish |
the luck of the draw |
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the man in the middle |
the makings of |
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the middleman |
the Man in the Moon |
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the more the merrier |
the moment of truth |
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the naked eye |
the most |
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the odd one |
the nitty-gritty |
| the odd bill | |
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the old college try |
the odds-on favorite |
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the one that got away |
the old man |
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the Peter Principle |
the past is slipping by without a trace |
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the picture of health |
the pick of the litter |
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the pit of my stomach |
the pill |
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the point of no return |
the pits |
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the powers that be |
the pope's nose |
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the proof of the pudding is in the eating |
the price you have to pay |
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the rest is gravy |
the real McCoy |
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the right stuff |
the rest is history |
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the root of the problem |
the room is so small you have to go outside turn around |
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the runt of the litter |
the runaround |
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the school of hard knocks |
the salt of the earth |
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the sin bin (hockey) |
the short end of the stick |
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the spice of life |
the sky isn't blue |
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the squeaky wheel gets the grease |
the spitting image |
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the straight goods |
the straight dope |
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the sweet spot |
the strong, silent type |
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the take |
the tail wagging the dog |
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the tender age of |
the talk of the town |
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the tide turned |
the third degree |
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the tricks of the trade |
the tip of the iceberg |
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the turning point |
the turn of the century |
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the upper hand |
the underground |
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the way to a man's heart is through his stomach |
the way I see it |
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the wheels fall off |
the way you hold your mouth |
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the whole nine yards |
the whole ball of wax |
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the whole shooting match |
the whole shebang |
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the wolf is at the door |
the whole works |
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then and there |
the world is your oyster |
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there is nothing either good or bad but thinking makes it so |
there are two sides to every story |
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there's a catch to it |
there you go |
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there's more than meets the eye |
there's many a slip twixt the cup and the lip |
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there's no love lost |
there's more than one way to skin a cat |
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there's no two ways about it |
there's no tomorrow |
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there's nothing to it |
there's not much to choose between them |
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there's one born every minute |
there's nothing to it |
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there's something rotten in the state of Denmark |
there's something fishy |
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thick as a brick |
these parts |
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things are looking up |
thing-a-ma-bob / thing-a-ma-jig |
| thin ice | |
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think nothing of it |
think better of it |
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think over |
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think through |
think the world of |
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this one is on me |
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thrash |
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through the mill |
through the grapevine |
| three dog night | |
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through thick and thin |
through the wringer |
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throw a curve |
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throw a monkey wrench into the works |
throw a kiss |
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throw a tantrum |
throw a party |
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throw caution to the wind |
throw away |
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throw cold water on |
throw chunks |
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throw good money after bad |
throw down your arms |
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throw insults |
throw in the towel |
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throw on a dog for you |
throw me for a loop |
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throw some light on |
throw out |
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throw the baby out with the bath water |
throw that in |
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throw you to the dogs |
throw you |
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throw yourself at him |
throw your weight around |
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tick over |
thrown in |
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ticketed |
ticked off |
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tickety-boo |
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tide me over |
tiddly |
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tie in |
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tied to your mother's apron strings |
tie up loose ends |
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tight race |
tied up |
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tight/tight fisted |
tight spot |
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tighten our belts |
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till you're blue in the face |
till the cows come home |
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time flies when you're having fun |
time and again |
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time is of the essence |
time is money |
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time on your hands |
time off |
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time ran out |
time out |
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time to kill |
time stands still |
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time's up |
time's a wasting |
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tin ear |
times were hard |
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tip the scales |
tip of the iceberg |
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tip your hand |
tip the scales at |
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tired out |
tired of |
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to a fault |
tit for tat |
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to a man |
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to be perfectly honest |
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to blame |
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to each his own |
to coin a phrase |
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to go |
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| to grass on someone | |
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to the best of my knowledge |
to perfection |
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to the nth degree |
to the max |
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toe the line |
to top it off |
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tone down |
together |
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tongue in cheek |
toney neighborhood |
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tonsil hockey |
tons |
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too big for his britches |
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too little too late |
too deep for me |
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too many cooks spoil the broth |
too many chiefs and not enough Indians |
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tool around |
toodles/toodle-oo |
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toot your own horn |
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top drawer |
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top notch |
top it up |
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top secret |
top of the morning |
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toss it around |
top that |
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touch and go |
totally awesome |
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touch it with a ten-foot pole |
touch base |
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touch on |
touch off |
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touch wood |
touch up |
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touched in the head |
touch you |
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tough bananas |
touchy |
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tough luck |
tough customer |
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tough sledding |
tough on me |
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toughen up |
tough times |
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track record |
toy with |
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trade secret |
trade insults |
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tranny |
traffic jam |
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trash the place |
trash |
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trial and error |
trendy |
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trial run |
trial balloon |
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tried and true |
trickle-down economics |
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true blue |
trifle with me |
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try it |
true colors |
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try it out |
try it on |
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try out |
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try that on for size |
try that |
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try your hand at |
try your darndest |
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tube head |
try your luck |
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tubular |
tube him |
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tump |
tuckered out |
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tune me out |
tune in |
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tuned in |
tune up |
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turf it |
tunnel vision |
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turn a profit |
turn a blind eye |
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turn down |
turn about is fair play |
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turn in |
turn in |
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turn on a dime |
turn into |
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turn out |
turn on you |
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turn over a new leaf |
turn out |
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turn the other cheek |
turn the corner |
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turn the tables on |
turn the other way |
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turn up |
turn ugly |
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turn up your nose at |
turn up |
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turn your back on |
turn you around |
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turn your stomach |
turn your crank |
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turncoat |
turn yourself in |
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tweak |
turnout |
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twig to that |
twerp |
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twilight years |
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twist my arm |
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twist of fate |
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two abreast |
twit |
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two cents' worth |
two bits |
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two for one |
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two left feet |
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two's company three's a crowd |
typo |
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