T
Idioms beginning with "T"
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Contents of T:
[tear one's hair] {v. phr.}
To show sorrow, anger, or defeat.
Ben tore his hair when he saw the wrecked car.
The teacher tore his hair at the boy's stupid answer.
* /It was time to go to class, but Mary had not finished the report she had to […]
[tear oneself away] {v. phr.}
To force oneself to leave; leave reluctantly.
The beaches in Hawaii are so lovely that I had to tear myself away from them in order to get back to my job in Chicago.
[tear up] {v.}
1. To dig a hole in; remove the surface of; remove from the surface.
The city tore up the street to lay a new water pipe.
Mother tore up the carpeting in the living room and had a new rug put in.
2. To tear into pieces.
* […]
[tearjerker] {n.}
A sentimental novel or movie that makes one cry.
Love Story, both in its novel form and as a movie, was a famous tearjerker.
[tee off] {v.}
1. To hit the golf ball from a small wooden peg or tee to begin play for each hole.
We got to the golf course just in time to see the champion tee off.
2. {slang}
To hit a ball, especially a baseball very hard or far.
* /He teed […]
[tee up] {v.}
To set the golf ball on the tee in preparation for hitting it toward the green.
Arnold Palmer teed the ball up for the final hole.
[tell]
See:
[DO TELL],
[I'LL SAY] or
[I TELL YOU],
[I'LL TELL YOU WHAT],
[I'M TELLING YOU],
[YOU'RE TELLING ME],
[YOU TELL 'EM].