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time and again
[time and again] or [time and time again] {adv.} Many times; […]

time is ripe
[time is ripe] The best time has come for doing something. […]

time of one's life
[time of one's life] {n. phr.} A very happy or wonderful […]

time off
[time off] {n. phr.} A period of release from work. * […]

time out
[time out] {n. phr.} Time during which a game, a lecture, […]

to a degree
[to a degree] {adv. phr.} 1. {Chiefly British} Very; to a […]

to date
[to date] {adv.} or {adj. phr.} Up to the present time; […]

touch and go
[touch and go] {adj. phr.} Very dangerous or uncertain in situation. […]

trade-in
[trade-in] {n.} Something given as part payment on something better. * […]

trump up
[trump up] {v.} To make up (something untrue); invent in the […]

turn back the time
[put back the clock] or [turn back the clock] or [turn […]

turn of the century
[turn of the century] {n. phr.} The time at the end […]

turn out
[turn out] {v.} 1. To make leave or go away. * […]

turn thumbs down
[turn thumbs down] {v. phr.} To disapprove or reject; say no. […]

two-time
[two-time] {v.}, {slang} To go out with a second boy or […]

under the wire
[under the wire] {adv. phr.} With a narrow time limit; in […]

under wraps
[under wraps] {adv.} or {adj. phr.} Not allowed to be seen […]

unknown quantity
[unknown quantity] {n.} Someone or something whose value and importance are […]

up and at them
[up and at them] 1. {adv. phr.} Actively engaged in a […]

up one's sleeve
[up one's sleeve] or [in one's sleeve] {adv. phr.} 1. Hidden […]

up to
[up to] {prep.} 1. As far, as deep, or as high […]

up to one's ears
[up to one's ears] {adv. phr.} Immersed in; covered with. * […]

vote a straight ticket
[vote a straight ticket] {v. phr.} To not differentiate one's ballot […]

vote in
[vote in] {v. phr.} To elevate to the status of "Law […]

water over the dam
[water over the dam] or [water under the bridge] {n. phr.} […]

wear down
[wear down], [wear off] or [wear away] {v.} 1. To remove […]

wear thin
[wear thin] {v.} 1. To become thin from use, wearing, or […]

wear well
[wear well] {v.} 1. To continue to be satisfactory, useful, or […]

week of Sundays
[week of Sundays] {n. phr.} A long time; seven weeks. * […]

weigh one's words
[weigh one's words] {v. phr.} To choose your words carefully; be […]

when push comes to shove
[when push comes to shove] {adv. phr.} A time when a […]

when the chips are down
[when the chips are down] {adv. cl.}, {informal} When the winner […]

which is which
[which is which] {n. phr.} Which is one person or thing […]

while
[while] See: [AFTER A WHILE] or [IN A WHILE], [ALL THE […]

while ago
[while ago] {adv.} At a time several minutes in the past; […]

while away
[while away] {v.} To make time go by pleasantly or without […]

while back
[while back] {adv.} At a time several weeks or months in […]

whistle for
[whistle for] {v.}, {informal} To try to get (something) but fail; […]

win out
[win out] {v. phr.} To win after a rather protracted struggle. […]

within reason
[within reason] {adv.} or {adj. phr.} Within the limits of good […]

without fail
[without fail] {adv. phr.} Without failing to do it or failing […]

word to the wise
[word to the wise] {n. phr.} A word of warning or […]

wrapped up in
[wrapped up in] {adj. phr.} Thinking only of; interested only in. […]

write off
[write off] {v. phr.} 1. To remove (an amount) from a […]

writers block
[writer's block] {n. phr.} A condition of being unable to write; […]

writers cramp
[writer's cramp] {n.} Pain in the fingers or hand caused by […]

yak-yak
[yak-yak] or [yakety-yak] or [yakib-yak] {n.}, {slang} Much talk about little […]

yeoman service
[yeoman service] {n. phr.} Help in time of need; serviceable and […]

zero hour
[zero hour] {n.} 1. The exact time when an attack or […]