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[turn up one's toes]  {v. phr.},  {slang}

To die.

One morning the children found that their pet mouse had turned up his toes, so they had a funeral for him.

Compare: [PUSH UP THE DAISIES].

[turtle]

See: [TURN TURTLE].

[tut-tut]  {interj.},  {informal}

Used to express mild disapproval.

"Tut-tut," said the teacher. "You shouldn't cross the street without looking."

[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].

[twice as natural]

See:

[BIG AS LIFE] or

[BIG AS LIFE AND TWICE AS NATURAL].

[twiddle one's thumbs]  {v. phr.}

To do nothing; be idle.

[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].