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Thro ug h the flo o r

If p rice s g o , o r fall, thro ug h the flo o r, the y fall ve ry q uickly.

Thro ug h thick and thin

If so me o ne sup p o rts yo u thro ug h thick and thin, the y sup p o rt yo u d uring g o o d time s and b ad .

Thro w a curve

(USA) If yo u thro w so me o ne a curve , yo u surp rise the m with so me thing the y find d ifficult to d e al with. ('Thro w' a curve b all' is also
use d .)

Thro w a mo nke y wre nch into the wo rks

(USA) If yo u thro w a mo nke y wre nch into the wo rks, yo u e nsure that so me thing fails.

Thro w a sickie

If yo u p re te nd to b e ill to take a d ay o ff wo rk o r scho o l, yo u thro w a sickie .

Thro w a sp anne r in the wo rks

(UK) If yo u thro w a sp anne r in the wo rks, yo u cause a p ro b le m that sto p s o r slo ws p ro g re ss o n so me thing that was g o ing we ll.

Thro w cautio n to the wind

Whe n p e o p le thro w cautio n to the wind , the y take a g re at risk.

Thro w d o wn the g auntle t

Thro w d o wn the g auntle t is to issue a challe ng e to so me b o d y.

Thro w in the to we l

If yo u thro w in the to we l, yo u ad mit that yo u are d e fe ate d o r canno t d o so me thing .

Thro w p e arls to the p ig s

So me o ne that thro ws p e arls to p ig s is g iving so me o ne e lse so me thing the y d o n't d e se rve o r ap p re ciate . ('Thro w p e arls b e fo re
p ig s' and 'Cast p e arls b e fo re swine ' are also use d .)

Thro w so me o ne a b o ne

If yo u thro w so me o ne a b o ne , yo u g ive the m a small re ward o r so me kind wo rd s to make the m fe e l g o o d e ve n if the y've no t re ally
co ntrib ute d much.

Thro w so me o ne a line

If so me o ne thro ws yo u a line , the y g ive yo u he lp whe n yo u are in se rio us d ifficultie s.

Thro w so me o ne in at the d e e p e nd

If yo u are thro wn in at the d e e p e nd , yo u have to d e al with se rio us issue s the mo me nt yo u start so me thing like a jo b , inste ad o f
having time to acq uire e xp e rie nce .

Thro w so me o ne to the wo lve s

If so me o ne is thro wn to the wo lve s, the y are ab and o ne d and have to face tro ub le witho ut any sup p o rt.

Thro w so me o ne und e r the b us

To thro w so me o ne und e r the b us is to g e t the p e rso n in tro ub le e ithe r b y p lacing b lame o n that p e rso n o r no t stand ing up fo r
him.

Thro w the b ab y o ut with the b ath wate r

If yo u g e t rid o f use ful thing s whe n d iscard ing ine sse ntial thing s, yo u thro w the b ab y o ut with the b ath wate r.

Thro w the b o o k at so me o ne

If yo u thro w the b o o k at so me o ne , yo u p unish the m as se ve re ly as p o ssib le .

Thro w yo ur hat in the ring

If so me o ne thro ws the ir hat in the ring , the y anno unce that the y want to take p art in a co mp e titio n o r co nte st. 'To ss yo ur hat in the
ring ' is an alte rnative .

Thro w yo ur to ys o ut o f the p ram

To make an ang ry p ro te st ag ainst a re lative ly mino r p ro b le m, in the p ro ce ss e mb arrassing the p ro te ste r. The analo g y is with a
b ab y who thro ws to ys o ut o f the p ram in o rd e r to g e t the ir p are nt to p ay atte ntio n to the m. The imp licatio n in the id io m is that the
p ro te ste r is acting like a b ab y.

Thro w yo ur we ig ht aro und

If so me o ne thro ws the ir we ig ht aro und , the y use the ir autho rity o r fo rce o f p e rso nality to g e t what the y want in the face o f
o p p o sitio n.

Thumb yo ur no se at

If yo u thumb yo ur no se at so me thing , yo u re je ct it o r sco rn it.

Thumb s d o wn & thumb s up

If so me thing g e ts the thumb s up , it g e ts ap p ro val, while the thumb s d o wn me ans d isap p ro val.

Tick all the rig ht b o xe s

To me e t o r fit the crite ria o r e xp e ctatio ns. Fo r e xamp le , " This p ro d uct ticke d all the rig ht b o xe s fo r me " , o r " That ap p licant's
inte rvie w d id n't g o so we ll; it d id n't tick any o f my b o xe s" .

Tickle yo ur fancy

If so me thing tickle s yo ur fancy, it ap p e als to yo u and yo u want to try it o r have it.

Tickle d p ink

If yo u are ve ry p le ase d ab o ut so me thing , yo u are tickle d p ink.

Tid y d e sk, tid y mind

A clutte re d o r d iso rg anise d e nviro nme nt will affe ct yo ur clarity o f tho ug ht. O rg anise d surro und ing s and affairs will allo w fo r
cle are r tho ug ht o rg anisatio n.

Tie the kno t

Whe n p e o p le tie the kno t, the y g e t marrie d .

Tie d to yo ur mo the r's ap ro n string s

De scrib e s a child (o fte n a b o y) who is so use d to his mo the r's care that he (o r she ) canno t d o anything o n his (o r he r) o wn.

Tig ht re in

If thing s o r p e o p le are ke p t o n a tig ht re in, the y are g ive n ve ry little fre e d o m o r co ntro lle d care fully.

Tig ht ship

If yo u run a tig ht ship , yo u co ntro l an o rg anizatio n o r b usine ss firmly to maximise p e rfo rmance .

Tig hte n yo ur b e lt

If yo u have to tig hte n yo ur b e lt, yo u have to e co no mise .

Till the co ws co me ho me

This id io ms me ans 'fo r a ve ry lo ng time '. ('Until the co ws co me ho me ' is also use d .)

Till the p ip s sq ue ak

If so me o ne will d o so me thing till the p ip s sq ue ak, the y will d o it to the limit, e ve n tho ug h it will make o the r p e o p le suffe r.

Till yo u're b lue in the face

If yo u d o so me thing till yo u're b lue in the face , yo u d o it re p e ate d ly witho ut achie ving the d e sire d re sult until yo u're incre d ib ly
frustrate d .

Tilt at wind mills

A p e rso n who tilts at wind mills, trie s to d o thing s that will ne ve r wo rk in p ractice .

Time and ag ain

If so me thing hap p e ns time and ag ain, it hap p e ns re p e ate d ly. ('Time and time ag ain' is also use d .)

Time and tid e wait fo r no man

This is use d as a way o f sug g e stio n that p e o p le sho uld act witho ut d e lay.

Time d o e s sail

This id io ms me ans that time p asse s b y unno tice d .

Time flie s

This id io m me ans that time mo ve s q uickly and o fte n unno tice d .

Time is o n my sid e

If time is o n yo ur sid e , yo u have the luxury o f no t having to wo rry ab o ut ho w lo ng so me thing will take .

Time o f yo ur life

If yo u're having the time o f yo ur life , yo u are e njo ying yo urse lf ve ry much ind e e d .

Time o ut o f mind

This is the ve ry d istant p ast- so far b ack that no o ne can re me mb e r whe n, like time imme mo rial.

Time -ho no ure d p ractice

A time -ho no ure d p ractice is a trad itio nal way o f d o ing so me thing that has b e co me almo st unive rsally acce p te d as the mo st
ap p ro p riate o r suitab le way.

Tip o f the ice b e rg

The tip o f the ice b e rg is the p art o f a p ro b le m that can b e se e n, with far mo re se rio us p ro b le ms lying und e rne ath.

Tip p ing p o int

Small chang e s may have little e ffe ct until the y b uild up to critical mass, the n the ne xt small chang e may sud d e nly chang e
e ve rything . this is the tip p ing p o int.

Tire d and e mo tio nal

(UK) This id io m is a e up he mism use d to me an 'd runk', e sp e cially whe n talking ab o ut p o liticians.

Tit fo r tat

If so me o ne re sp o nd s to an insult b y b e ing rud e b ack, it's tit fo r tat- re p aying so me thing ne g ative the same way.

To a fault

If so me thing d o e s so me thing to a fault, the y d o it e xce ssive ly. So so me o ne who is g e ne ro us to a fault is to o g e ne ro us.

To a man

If a g ro up o f p e o p le d o e s, b e lie ve s, thinks, e tc, so me thing to a man, the n the y all d o it.

To a T

If so me thing is d o ne to a T, it is d o ne p e rfe ctly.

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