T
Idioms beginning with "T"
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[tie in knots] {v. phr.}
To make (someone) very nervous or worried.
The thought of having her tooth pulled tied Joan in knots.
* /The little boy's experience with the kidnapper tied him in knots and it was hard for him to sleep well for a long […]
[tie one's hands] {v. phr.}
To make (a person) unable to do anything. — Usually used in the passive.
Since Mary would not tell her mother what was bothering her, her mother's hands were tied.
* /Charles wanted to help John get elected president of […]
[tie the knot] {v. phr.}, {informal}
To get married; also to perform a wedding ceremony.
Diane and Bill tied the knot yesterday.
The minister tied the knot for Diane and Bill yesterday.
[tie up] {v. phr.}
1. To show or stop the movement or action of; hinder; tangle.
The crash of the two trucks tied up all traffic in the center of town.
The strike tied up the factory.
2. To take all the time of.
* /The meeting will tie the […]
[tie-in] {n.}
A connection; a point of meeting.
John's essay on World War II provides a perfect tie-in with his earlier work on World War I.
[tie-up] {n.}
A congestion; a stoppage of the normal flow of traffic, business or correspondence.
There was a two-hour traffic tie-up on the highway.
No pay checks were delivered because of the mail service tie-up.
[tied to one's mother's apron strings]
Not independent of your mother; not able to do anything without asking your mother.
Even after he grew up he was still tied to his mother's apron strings.
[tight end] {n.}
An end in football who plays close to the tackle in the line.
The tight end is used to catch passes but most often to block.
Contrast: [SPLIT END].