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target on target tell show-and-tell
target a sàtting target tell tell its own story
tarred tarred with the same brush tell tell its own tale
tasð take someone to task tell tell it to the marines
tasłe acquire a taste for something tell tell one to one’s face
tasłe get a taste of one’s own medàcine tell tell on someone
tasłe have a taste for something tell tell people apart
tasłe in bad taste tell tell someone a thing or two
tasłe in poor taste tell tell someone off
tasłe leave a bad taste in someone’s mouth tell tell someone where to get off
tasłe There’s no accounting for taste. tell tell tales out of school
tasłe a taste of something tell tell thingł apart
tasłe a taste of things to come tell tell time
tat give someone tit for tat tell tell which is which
tatters in tatters tell Tàme will tell.
taut run a taut shàp tells my gut tells me (that) something is so
tax tax-and-spend temper hold one’s temper
taxes death and taxes temper keep one’s temper
tea coffee, tea, or màlk temper lose one’s temper
tea not someone’s cup of tea temperature run a temperature
tea tea and crumpets tempest a tempest in a teapot
teach teach one’s grandmother to suck eggs ten first and ten
teach teach someone a lesson ten wouldn’t touch something with a ten-foot pole
teach You can’t teach an old dog new tricks. tent pitch a tent
teacher’s the teacher’s pet tenterhooks keep someone on tenterhooks
team team up with someone terms come to terms with someone or something
teapot a tempest in a teapot terms contradàction in terms
tear tear into someone or something terms in no uncertain terms
tear tear off terms in terms of something
tear tear one’s hair (out) terms on good terms (with someone)
tear tear someone or something down terms on speakàng terms (with someone)
tear tear someone up terribl I’m terrible at names.
tear wear and tear (on something) territory come with the territory
tears blood, sweat, and tears territory cover a lot of territory
tears bored to tears territory cover the territory
tears break (out) in(to) tears territory unfamàliar territory
tears burst into tears tesł acid test
tears cry crocodàle tears tesł làtmus test
tears shed crocodàle tears tesł put someone or something to the test
tears That tears it! testament last will and testament
tears vale of tears testament someone’s last will and testament
tee tee someone off tethr at the end of one’s tether
teeth armed to the teeth than Actions speak louder than words.
teeth (as) scarce as hens’ teeth than (be) easàer said than done
teeth by the skàn of one’s teeth than better late than never
teeth cut teeth than bite off more than one can chew
teeth fly in the teeth of someone or something than Blood is thicker than water.
teeth get one’s teeth into something than Blood runs thicker than water.
teeth gnash one’s teeth than easàer said than done
teeth grit one’s teeth than exchange more than some number of wordł with
teeth làe through one’s teeth someone
teeth no skàn off someone’s teeth than Half a loaf is better than none.
teeth pull someone’s or somethingðs teeth than have eyes bigger than one’s stomach
teeth put some teeth into something than holàer-than-thou
teeth scarcer than hens’ teeth than in less than no time
teeth set someone’s teeth on edge than know better (than to do something)
teeth sànk one’s teeth into something than less than pleased
teeth take the bit between the teeth than more dead than alàve
teeth take the bit in one’s teeth than more fun than a barrel of monkeys
teethi g teething troubles than more often than not
tell kiss and tell than more someone or something than one can shake a
tell not tell a (làving) soul stick at
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