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[tough row to hoe]

See: [HARD ROW TO HOE].

[tough shit]  {n. phr.},  {vulgar},  {avoidable}

See: [HARD CHEESE], [TOUGH LUCK].

[tough sledding]

See: [HARD SLEDDING].

[tourist trap]

See: [CLIP JOINT].

[tow]

See: [IN TOW].

[towel]

See: [THROW IN THE SPONGE] or [THROW IN THE TOWEL].

[tower of strength]  {n. phr.}

Someone who is strong, helpful, and sympathetic, and can always be relied on in times of trouble.

* /John was a veritable tower of strength to our family while my father was in the war and my mother lay ill in the  […]

[town]

See:

[GO TO TOWN],

[ON THE TOWN],

[PAINT THE TOWN RED].

[town and gown]  {n.}

The residents of a college town and the students and teachers of the college.

The senator made a speech attended by both town and gown.

[toy with an] or [the idea]  {v. phr.}

To consider an idea or an offer periodically without coming to a decision.