T
Idioms beginning with "T"
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[take the rap] {v. phr.}, {slang}
To receive punishment; to be accused and punished.
All of the boys took apples, but only John took the rap.
Joe took the burglary rap for his brother and went to prison for two years.
[take the stand] {v. phr.}
To assume one's position in the witness box during a trial.
The judge asked the defendant to take the stand.
[take the starch out of] {v. phr.}, {informal}
1. To make (someone) feel weak or tired.
The hot weather took the starch out of Mrs. Jones, and she didn't feel like doing a thing.
The cross-country run took all the starch out of the boys.
2. […]
[take the stump] or [take to the stump] {v. phr.}
To travel around to different places making political speeches.
The men running for president took to the stump to attract votes.
[take the wind out of one's sails] {v. phr.}
To surprise someone by doing better or by catching him in an error.
* /John came home boasting about the fish he had caught; it took the wind out of his sails when he found his little sister had caught a […]
[take the words out of one's mouth] {v. phr.}
To say what another is just going to say; to put another's thought into words.
"Let's go to the beach tomorrow." "You took the words right out of my mouth; I was thinking of that."
* /I was going to […]