T
Idioms beginning with "T"
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[turnover] {n.}
1. The proportion of expenditure and income realized in a business; the volume of traffic in a business.
Our turnover is so great that in two short years we tripled our original investment and are expanding at a great rate.
2. […]
[tut-tut] {interj.}, {informal}
Used to express mild disapproval.
"Tut-tut," said the teacher. "You shouldn't cross the street without looking."
Tut-tut, put that piece of candy back. You've already had three pieces.
[twice]
See:
[BIG AS LIFE] (2),
[LIGHTNING NEVER STRIKES TWICE IN THE SAME PLACE],
[THINK TWICE],
[ONCE BITTEN],
[TWICE SHY] and [BURNT CHILD DREADS THE FIRE].
[twiddle one's thumbs] {v. phr.}
To do nothing; be idle.
I'd rather work than stand around here twiddling my thumbs.
[twist one around one's little finger] also [turn one around one's little finger] or [wrap one around one's finger] {v. phr.}
To have complete control over; to be able to make (someone) do anything you want.
* /Sue can twist any of the boys around her […]
[twist one's arm] {v. phr.}, {informal}
To force someone; threaten someone to make him do something. — Usually used jokingly.
Will you dance with the prettiest girl in school? Stop, you're twisting my arm!
* /I had to twist Tom's arm to make him […]
[two]
See:
[BETWEEN THE DEVIL AND THE DEEP BLUE SEA] or [BETWEEN TWO FIRES],
[TWO CENTS],
[BIRD IN THE HAND IS WORTH TWO IN THE BUSH],
[CUT BOTH WAYS] or [CUT TWO WAYS],
[HAVE TWO STRIKES AGAINST ONE],
[IN TWO],
[KILL TWO BIRDS WITH ONE STONE],
[…]
[two bits] {n.}, {slang}
Twenty-five cents; a quarter of a dollar.
A haircut only cost two bits when Grandfather was young.
Compare: [FOUR BITS], [SIX BITS].