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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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