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English Idioms: T
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English Idio m s: 273 e nt rie s be ginning wit h 'T '
Whe n the tab le s are turne d , the situatio n has chang e d g iving the ad vantag e to the p arty who had p re vio usly b e e n at a
d isad vantag e .
If yo u tackle an issue o r p ro b le m, yo u re so lve o r d e al with it.
If yo u take a b ack se at to so me thing o r so me o ne , yo u are surb o rd inate .
This is a way o f te lling so me o ne to g e t o ut.
Take a le af o ut o f so me o ne 's b o o k
If yo u take a le af o ut o f so me o ne 's b o o k, yo u co p y so me thing the y d o b e cause it will he lp yo u.
Whe n thing s take a no se d ive , the y d e cline ve ry q uickly and he ad to ward s d isaste r.
If so me b o d y take s a b lo w, so me thing b ad hap p e ns to the m.
If yo u take a rain che ck, yo u d e cline an o ffe r no w, sug g e sting yo u will acce p t it late r. ('Rainche ck' is also use d .)
If yo u take a shine to so me thing o r so me o ne , yo u like it o r the m instantly.
If yo u take a straw p o ll, yo u so und a numb e r o f p e o p le o ut to se e the ir o p inio ns o n an issue o r to p ic.
If yo u are take n ab ack, it me ans that yo u're surp rise d o r sho cke d b y so me thing .
To take b y sto rm me ans to cap tivate - e g . A ne w p lay that to o k Ne w Yo rk City b y sto rm.
Take b y the scruff o f the ne ck
If yo u take so me thing b y the scruff o n the ne ck, yo u take co mp le te co ntro l o f it.
If yo u take so me thing fo r a te st d rive r, yo u try so me thing to se e if yo u like it.
If yo u take so me thing fo r g rante d , yo u d o n't wo rry o r think ab o ut it b e cause yo u assume yo u will always have it. If yo u take
so me o ne fo r g rante d , yo u d o n't sho w yo ur ap p re ciatio n to the m.
If yo u take 40 winks, yo u have a sho rt sle e p .
If so me thing take s g uts, it re q uire s co urag e in the face o f d ang e r o r g re at risk. It take s g uts fo r fire me n to e nte r a b urning
b uild ing to save so me o ne .
If yo u take so me thing in yo ur strid e , yo u d e al with it e ve n tho ug h it is d ifficult o r unp le asant witho ut le tting it b o the r o r up se t yo u.
If yo u take so me thing o n the chin, so me thing b ad hap p e ns to yo u and yo u take it d ire ctly witho ut fuss.
If yo u take it up a no tch, yo u incre ase the e ffo rt o r inte nsity e xe rte d in a situatio n
If p e o p le take no p riso ne rs, the y d o thing s in a ve ry ag g re ssive way, witho ut co nsid e ring any harm the y mig ht d o to achie ve the ir
o b je ctive s.
To sacrifice o ne se lf in so me way fo r the g o o d o f the g ro up .
If so me thing like an id e a o r syste m take s ro o t, it b e co me s e stab lishe d , acce p te d o r b e lie ve d .
Do ing so me thing that is co mp le te ly p o intle ss o r unne ce ssary is like taking sand to the b e ach.
Take so me o ne d o wn a p e g
If so me o ne is take n d o wn a p e g (o r take n d o wn a p e g o r two ), the y lo se status in the e ye s o f o the rs b e cause o f so me thing the y
have d o ne wro ng o r b ad ly.
If yo u are take n fo r a rid e , yo u are d e ce ive d b y so me o ne .
If yo u take so me o ne to task, yo u sco ld the m fo r so me thing the y have d o ne wro ng .
Take so me o ne to the cle ane rs
If so me o ne is take n to the cle ane rs, the y are che ate d , d e fraud e d o r lo se a lo t o f mo ne y.
Take so me o ne to the wo o d she d
If so me o ne is take n to the wo o d she d , the y are p unishe d fo r so me thing the y have d o ne .
Take so me o ne und e r yo ur wing
If yo u take so me o ne und e r yo ur wing , yo u lo o k afte r the m while the y are le arning so me thing .
To asse ss a situatio n, to co nd uct a p e rso nal inve nto ry o f o ne s b e lie fs and value s, e tc.
