T
Idioms beginning with "T"
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Contents of T:
[take a hint] {v. phr.}
To understand an allusion or a suggestion and behave accordingly.
"I don't like people who smoke," she said. "Can't you take a hint and either quit smoking or seeing me?"
[take a joke] {v. phr.}
Accept in good spirit some derision directed at oneself.
My brother has a good sense of humor when teasing others, but he cannot take a joke on himself.
[take a load off one's feet] {v. phr.}
To alleviate one's fatigue by sitting down during some taxing work.
"You've been standing there for hours, Jake," John said. "Why don't you take a load off your feet?"
[take a new turn] {v. phr.}
To start a new course; decide upon a new direction.
The company took a new turn under Jack's directorship.
[take a nose dive] {v. phr.}
To plummet; fall sharply.
The stock market took a nose dive after the news of the President's heart attack.