T
Idioms beginning with "T"
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Contents of T:
[There you go!]
1. Informal way to say, "You are doing it already and you are doing it well."
"Is roller skating hard?" Freddie asked. "No," Beth replied, "let me show you how to do it. There you go!"
2. See: [THERE YOU ARE] or [HERE YOU ARE] (2).
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[thick]
See:
[BLOOD IS THICKER THAN WATER],
[LAY IT ON] or [LAY IT ON THICK],
[THROUGH THICK AND THIN].
[thin]
See:
[INTO THIN AIR],
[OUT OF THIN AIR],
[SIT ON THIN ICE],
[SPREAD ONESELF TOO THIN],
[THROUGH THICK AND THIN],
[WEAR THIN].
[thing]
See:
[A LITTLE KNOWLEDGE IS A DANGEROUS THING],
[DO ONE'S THING] or [DO ONE'S OWN THING],
[FIRST THINGS COME FIRST],
[FOR ONE THING],
[SEE THINGS],
[SURE THING],
[TAKE IT EASY] or [TAKE THINGS EASY],
[TELL A THING OR TWO].
[thing or two] {n. phr.}, {informal}
1. Facts not generally known, or not known to the hearer or reader; unusual or important information.
Mary told Joan a thing or two about Betty's real feelings.
2. A lot; much.
* /Bob knows a thing or two […]
[Things are looking up!]
Informal way to say that conditions are improving.
Things are looking up at our university as the governor promised a 5% salary raise.