T
Idioms beginning with "T"
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[then again] {adv.}
As an opposite possibility; another thing.
He may be here tomorrow. Then again, he may not come until next week.
I thought you told me about the fire, but then again it could have been Bill.
[then and there] {adv. phr.}
At that very time and place in the past; right then.
He said he wanted his dime back then and there, so I had to give it to him.
Compare: [IN ONE'S TRACKS], [ON THE SPOT], [HERE AND NOW].
[the other day] {adv. phr.}
In the recent past.
I saw an incredible parade of elephants along Michigan Avenue the other day on my way to work.
[the picture] {n.}
The way things are or were; the facts about something; the situation; what happened or happens.
Where does Susan come into the picture.
When you are looking for a job your education enters into the picture.
* /Old Mr. Brown […]
[the pits] {n.}, {slang}
1. A low class, blighted and ill-maintained place, motel room or apartment.
Max, this motel is the pits, I will not sleep here!
2. The end of the road, the point of no return, the point of total ruin of one's health (from […]
[the powers that be] {n. phr.}
Constituted authority; those in power.
I have done all I can; the rest is up to the powers that be.
[There] or [here you are!]
1. Informal way to say, "Here is what you wanted."
The doorman politely opened the door of the taxi and said, "There you are, sir!"
* /The clerk wrapped up the package and handed it to the customer saying, "Here you […]