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            top top something off              track off the (beaten) track
            torŁh  carry a torch (for someone)  track off the track
            torŁh  carry the torch             track on the right track
            torn torn between bad choices      track on the track of someone or something
            torn torn between choosing something or something else  track on the wrong track
            toss toss a salad                  track throw someone off the track
            toss toss one’s cookàes            tracks cover someone’s tracks (up)
            toss toss one’s hat into the ring  tracks dead in someone’s or somethingðs tracks
            toss toss something off            tracks drop in one’s tracks
            totem high man on the totem pole   tracks follow in someone’s tracks
            totem low man on the totem pole    tracks the other sàde of the tracks
            touch get in touch (with someone)  tracks the wrong sàde of the tracks
            touch have the Midas touch         trade know (all) the tricks of the trade
            touch keep in touch (with someone)  trade trade on something
            touch lose one’s touch (with someone or something)  trades a jack-of-all-trades
            touch lose touch (with someone or something)  traffic Go play in the traffic
            touch out of touch (with someone or something)  traffic stuck in traffic
            touch put the touch on someone     traffic tie traffic up
            touch stay in touch (with someone)  trail blaze a trail (àn  something)
            touch touch and go                 trail on the trail of someone or something
            touch touch a sore poànt           trail throw someone off the trail
            touch touch a sore spot            train lose one’s train of thought
            touch touch base (with someone)    train ride the graØy train
            touch touch on something           train someone’s train of thought
            touch touch someone or something off  train train one’s sàghts on  something
            touch touch someone for something  trained have one’s sights trained on something
            touch touch something up           transit in transàt
            touch wouldn’t touch something with a ten-foot pole  translation free translation
            touchd  touched by someone or something  trap fall into a trap
            touchd  touched (àn the head)      trap fall into someone’s trap
            tough (as) tough as an old boot    trap fall into the trap
            tough get tough (with someone)     trap have a mànd like a steel trap
            tough hang tough                   trap set a trap
            tough tough as an old boot         trash One man’s trash is another man’s treasure.
            tough tough break                  travesły  a travesty of justice
            tough tough it out                 tread fools rush in (where angels fear to tread)
            tough tough nut to crack           treasure One man’s trash is another man’s treasure.
            tough tough row to hoe             treat Dutch treat
            tough when the goàng gets tough    treat stand someone to a treat
            tough a tough act to follow        treat Trick or treat!
            tow have someone or something in tow  trati g  How’s the world (been) treating you?
            tow in tow                         treatment get the red-carpet treatment
            toward go a long way toward doing something  treatment give someone the red-carpet treatment
            toward lean toward doing something  treatment the royal treatment
            toward well-disposed toward someone or something  tree bark up the wrong tree
            towl  throw in the towel           tree Go climb a tree!
            towr  làve in an ivory tower       tree up a tree
            towr  a tower of strength          trees not able to see the forest for the trees
            town all over town                 trembli g  in fear and tremblàng
            town go to town                    trespØssi g  no trespassàng
            town man-about-town                trial on trial
            town out of town                   trial send up a trial balloon
            town out on the town               trial trial and error
            town paint the town red            trials trials and tribulations
            town town-and-gown                 tribulatio s  trials and tribulations
            town a night on the town           trick do the trick
            toy toy with someone or something  trick know a trick or two
            track get the insàde track         trick play a trick on someone
            track have a one-track mànd        trick pull a trick (on someone)
            track jump the track               Trick Trick or treat!
            track keep track (of someone or something)  trick tràck  someone into doing something
            track lose track (of someone or something)  trick use every trick in the book

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