T
Idioms beginning with "T"
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[thorn in the flesh] or [thorn in one's side] {n. phr.}
Something that causes stubborn trouble; a constant bother; a vexation.
The new voter organization soon became the biggest thorn in the senator's side.
* /The guerrilla band was a thorn in the […]
[thought]
See:
[FOOD FOR THOUGHT],
[PENNY FOR ONE'S THOUGHTS],
[PERISH THE THOUGHT],
[SECOND THOUGHT].
[thrash out] {v. phr.}
To discuss fully; confer about something until a decision is reached.
They met to thrash out their differences concerning how to run the office.
[three sheets in the wind] or [three sheets to the wind] {adj. phr.}, {informal}
Unsteady from too much liquor; drunk.
The sailor came down the street, three sheets in the wind.
[three-ring circus] {n.}
A scene of much confusion or activity.
The street was a three-ring circus of cars, people, noise, and lights.
It is a three-ring circus to watch that silly dog play.