T
Idioms beginning with "T"
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[to the tune of] {adv. phr.}, {informal}
To the amount or extent of; in the amount of.
He had to pay to the tune of fifty dollars for seeing how fast the car would go.
When she left the race track she had profited to the tune of ten dollars.
[to the wall] {adv. phr.}
Into a place from which there is no escape; into a trap or corner. — Usually used after "drive" or a similar word.
John's failing the last test drove him to the wall.
* /The score was 12—12 in the last minute of play, but […]