T
Idioms beginning with "T"
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[think on one's feet] {v. phr.}
To think quickly; answer or act without waiting; know what to do or say right away.
A good basketball player can think on his feet.
* /Our teacher can think on his feet; he always has an answer ready when we ask him […]
[think out] {v.}
1. To find out or discover by thinking; study and understand.
Andy thought out a way of climbing to the top of the pole.
Compare: [FIGURE OUT], [WORK OUT].
2. To think through to the end; to understand what would come at last.
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[think over] {v.}
To think carefully about; consider; study.
When Charles asked Betty to marry him, she asked him for time to think it over.
* /Think over what we studied in history this year and write a lesson on the thing that interested you […]
[think piece] {n.}, {slang}
1. The human brain.
Lou's got one powerful think piece, man.
2. Any provocative essay or article that, by stating a strong opinion, arouses the reader to think about it and react to it by agreeing or disagreeing.
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[think tank] {n.}
A company of researchers who spend their time developing ideas and concepts.
The government hired a think tank to study the country's need for coins, and was advised to stop making pennies.
[think twice] {v.}
To think again carefully; reconsider; hesitate.
The teacher advised Lou to think twice before deciding to quit school.
Compare: [THINK BETTER OF].
[think up] {v.}
To invent or discover by thinking; have a new idea of.
Mary thought up a funny game for the children to play.
[third base] {n.}
The base to be touched third in baseball.
He reached third base standing up on a long triple.