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English Idioms: T
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English Idio m s: 273 e nt rie s be ginning wit h 'T '
If p rice s g o , o r fall, thro ug h the flo o r, the y fall ve ry q uickly.
If so me o ne sup p o rts yo u thro ug h thick and thin, the y sup p o rt yo u d uring g o o d time s and b ad .
(USA) If yo u thro w so me o ne a curve , yo u surp rise the m with so me thing the y find d ifficult to d e al with. ('Thro w' a curve b all' is also
use d .)
Thro w a mo nke y wre nch into the wo rks
(USA) If yo u thro w a mo nke y wre nch into the wo rks, yo u e nsure that so me thing fails.
If yo u p re te nd to b e ill to take a d ay o ff wo rk o r scho o l, yo u thro w a sickie .
Thro w a sp anne r in the wo rks
(UK) If yo u thro w a sp anne r in the wo rks, yo u cause a p ro b le m that sto p s o r slo ws p ro g re ss o n so me thing that was g o ing we ll.
Whe n p e o p le thro w cautio n to the wind , the y take a g re at risk.
Thro w d o wn the g auntle t is to issue a challe ng e to so me b o d y.
If yo u thro w in the to we l, yo u ad mit that yo u are d e fe ate d o r canno t d o so me thing .
So me o ne that thro ws p e arls to p ig s is g iving so me o ne e lse so me thing the y d o n't d e se rve o r ap p re ciate . ('Thro w p e arls b e fo re
p ig s' and 'Cast p e arls b e fo re swine ' are also use d .)
If yo u thro w so me o ne a b o ne , yo u g ive the m a small re ward o r so me kind wo rd s to make the m fe e l g o o d e ve n if the y've no t re ally
co ntrib ute d much.
If so me o ne thro ws yo u a line , the y g ive yo u he lp whe n yo u are in se rio us d ifficultie s.
Thro w so me o ne in at the d e e p e nd
If yo u are thro wn in at the d e e p e nd , yo u have to d e al with se rio us issue s the mo me nt yo u start so me thing like a jo b , inste ad o f
having time to acq uire e xp e rie nce .
Thro w so me o ne to the wo lve s
If so me o ne is thro wn to the wo lve s, the y are ab and o ne d and have to face tro ub le witho ut any sup p o rt.
Thro w so me o ne und e r the b us
To thro w so me o ne und e r the b us is to g e t the p e rso n in tro ub le e ithe r b y p lacing b lame o n that p e rso n o r no t stand ing up fo r
him.
Thro w the b ab y o ut with the b ath wate r
If yo u g e t rid o f use ful thing s whe n d iscard ing ine sse ntial thing s, yo u thro w the b ab y o ut with the b ath wate r.
Thro w the b o o k at so me o ne
If yo u thro w the b o o k at so me o ne , yo u p unish the m as se ve re ly as p o ssib le .
If so me o ne thro ws the ir hat in the ring , the y anno unce that the y want to take p art in a co mp e titio n o r co nte st. 'To ss yo ur hat in the
ring ' is an alte rnative .
Thro w yo ur to ys o ut o f the p ram
To make an ang ry p ro te st ag ainst a re lative ly mino r p ro b le m, in the p ro ce ss e mb arrassing the p ro te ste r. The analo g y is with a
b ab y who thro ws to ys o ut o f the p ram in o rd e r to g e t the ir p are nt to p ay atte ntio n to the m. The imp licatio n in the id io m is that the
p ro te ste r is acting like a b ab y.
If so me o ne thro ws the ir we ig ht aro und , the y use the ir autho rity o r fo rce o f p e rso nality to g e t what the y want in the face o f
o p p o sitio n.
If yo u thumb yo ur no se at so me thing , yo u re je ct it o r sco rn it.
If so me thing g e ts the thumb s up , it g e ts ap p ro val, while the thumb s d o wn me ans d isap p ro val.
To me e t o r fit the crite ria o r e xp e ctatio ns. Fo r e xamp le , " This p ro d uct ticke d all the rig ht b o xe s fo r me " , o r " That ap p licant's
inte rvie w d id n't g o so we ll; it d id n't tick any o f my b o xe s" .
If so me thing tickle s yo ur fancy, it ap p e als to yo u and yo u want to try it o r have it.
If yo u are ve ry p le ase d ab o ut so me thing , yo u are tickle d p ink.
A clutte re d o r d iso rg anise d e nviro nme nt will affe ct yo ur clarity o f tho ug ht. O rg anise d surro und ing s and affairs will allo w fo r
cle are r tho ug ht o rg anisatio n.
Whe n p e o p le tie the kno t, the y g e t marrie d .
Tie d to yo ur mo the r's ap ro n string s
De scrib e s a child (o fte n a b o y) who is so use d to his mo the r's care that he (o r she ) canno t d o anything o n his (o r he r) o wn.
