T
Idioms beginning with "T"
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Contents of T:
[tighten one's belt] {v. phr.}
To live on less money than usual; use less food and other things.
When father lost his job we had to tighten our belts.
Often used in the expression "tighten one's belt another notch".
* /When the husband lost his […]
[tighten the screws] {v. phr.}
To try to make someone do something by making it more and more difficult not to do it; apply pressure.
* /When many students still missed class after he began giving daily quizzes, the teacher tightened the screws by […]
[tight-lipped] {adj.}
A taciturn person; one who doesn't say much.
The witness was tight-lipped about what she saw for fear of physical retaliation by the mob.
[tight money] {n. phr.}
The opposite of inflation, when money is hard to borrow from the banks.
The government decided that tight money is the way to bring down inflation.
[tight squeeze] {n. phr.}
A difficult situation; financial troubles.
The Browns aren't going out to dinner these days; they are in a tight squeeze.
[tightwad] {n. phr.}
A stingy person.
My father is such a tightwad that he won't give me an allowance.
[Tijuana taxi] {n.} {slang}, {citizen's band radio jargon}
A police car.
I've got a Tijuana taxi in sight.
[till the cows come home] {adv. phr.}
Until sunset; until the last.
The women in the country used to sit in the spinning room making yarn out of skeins of wool, usually till the cows came home.
[till the last gun is fired] or [until the last gun is fired] {adv. phr.}
Until the end; until everything is finished or decided.
Fred always liked to stay at parties until the last gun was fired.
* /The candidate didn't give up hope of being […]