Idioms & Expressions A-Z

"T"

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Take a back seat: 　; "He's been putting all his energies into house-hunting recently so his studies have had to take a back seat."

Take a good look at: 　; "Please take a good look at the count."

Take a hand in: 　
(Note: take a hand in = have a hand in): "He scored one goal and had a hand in two others."

Take a look: 　; "What a beautiful scene! Take a look!"

Take a rain check: 　; "I'm sorry but I'm busy on Saturday - can I take a rain check?"

Take advantage of: 　; "Don't lend them the car - they're taking advantage of you!"

Take care of somebody later: 　; "Watch out! Those bad guys may take care of you later. "

Take down: 　; "Please take down all these price quotations."

Take for: 　; "Susan likes to have crew cut hair, and dresses in boy’s attire, so many take her for a boy."

Take for granted: 　; "One of the problems with relationships is that after a while you begin to take each other for granted."

Take in a movie: 　; "How about taking in a movie after class?"

Take it easy: 　; "Relax; take it easy, the needle will not hurt you at all."

Take it or leave it: 　; "That's my final offer. Take it or leave it."

Take it out to somebody: 　; "His father scolded him, so he takes it out on his sister."

Take no for an answer: 　; "I've told her again and again that you're too busy to see her, but she won't take no for an answer."

Take notes in outline form: 　; "The teacher asked us to take notes in outline form. "

Take offense: 　; "I think he took offence at my lack of enthusiasm."

Take one's hat off to: 　; "I take my hat off to Ian - without him we'd have never finished this project on time."

Take one's time doing something: 　; "Cathy told her brother to take his time typing for her."

Take orders from: 　; "I'm not taking orders from him!"

Take somebody for a ride: 　; "Car salesmen will take you or a ride in more ways than one."

Take something up: 　; "Okay, we will take up this matter in tonight’s meeting."

Take something upon oneself: 　; "Thomas is their leader, so he always takes up the responsibility or blame upon himself."

Take the lead in something: 　; "The U.S. took the lead in declaring war on terrorism."

Take the load off one's feet: 　; "Come in, take the load off your feet."

Take the words out of one's mouth: 　; "I was just going to say that, but you took the words out of my mouth."

Take things as they come: 　; "Since we can’t back out now, let us just take things as they come."

Take to: 　; "After he retired, he took to working in the local schools as a volunteer."

Take to one's heels: 　; "As soon as he saw me he took to his heels."

Take up: 　; "She worked for a TV company, then took up writing and produced a series of best-sellers."

Take your time: 　; "Don’t be nervous. Take your time."

Take your word for it: 　; "It seems that she didn’t take your word for it."

Talk big: 　; "No one ever believes Francis’ words, as he is always talking big."

Talk of the town: 　; "She's the talk of the town since her last performance."

Talk one into: 　; "It was pretty hard to talk the kids into going to the dance, but they did go and had a great time."

Talk one's head off: 　; "Peter is very taciturn normally, but after few drinks he will start to talk his head off."

Talk somebody into something: 　; "My husband talked me into going skiing."

Talk somebody out of something: 　; "By the day of the decision, Ralph had talked himself out of wanting to be a professor anyway."

Talk sense: 　; "I think it's time someone talked sense to us about conserving energy."

Talk through one's hat: 　; "Most of the salesmen just like to talk through their hats so long the products are sold."

Talk through one's nose: 　; "The rich and famous always talk through their noses."

Tall story: 　; "He told me a tall story about having met some top models in a nightclub."

Teach somebody a lesson: 　; "The French team taught the Spanish team a lesson in 2006 FIFA World Cup."

Team up with somebody: 　; "You can team up with one other class member if you want."

Tear down: 　; "A lot of the old tower blocks have been torn down to make way for new housing."

Ten bucks: 　; "Can you lend me ten bucks?"

That dame!: 　; "That dame! She has cheated us again with her sob story."

That depends: 　; "I think Chinese students are shy.""That depends."

That has a familiar ring: 　; "What you just told me have a familiar ring; I think it is Susan who told me before."

That I can't say: 　; "I can tell you he is very hard working, as for his character that I can’t say."

That is so!: 　; "That is so! There is going to be election for the new principal."

That is what you say: 　; "We can’t believe that is what you say regarding your friend, a close one at that."

That makes two of us: 　; "I found his talk really boring.""That makes two of us!"

That settles that: 　; "No more argument about the work arrangement; that settles that!"

That sounds better: 　; "The suggestion given by Jonathan sounds better, so we will apply his project."

That won't answer: 　; "The refugees are large in numbers, this much of relief food won’t answer at all."

That's a good one: 　; "That’s a good one, no one has to take it seriously."

That's a promise I’ll hold you to: 　; "Are you serious? That’s a promise I’ll hold you to keep when I am in need."

That's a trade secret: 　; "I can teach you the other things except to reveal this, that’s a trade secret."

That's great: 　; "That’s great! We are very proud and happy for your chance of going abroad as an exchange student.

That's it: 　; "Let us settle it here and now that we will attend the party, that’s it."

That's more like it: 　; "Now change into your uniform and go to the school, that’s more like it."

That's more than I can say: 　; "Regarding the harassment we face in the hands of police, that’s more than I can say."

That's my... You're making cracks about: 　; "Stop it please, don’t you know that’s my friend whom you’re making cracks about."

That's nothing: 　; "That’s nothing, you are always welcome."

That's right down my alley: 　; "Give it to me to handle this matter, that’s right down my alley."

That's runs my electric bill up: 　; "With global warming, we can’t do without AC, and that’s run my electric bill up."

That's something: 　; "For a timid guy like him to jump out to defend his friend, that’s something."

That's the boy: 　; "Fred is very considerate, especially to the old people; so he is praised that’s the boy."

That's the way it is: 　; "The witness recounts what he has seen to the police; and said that’s the way it is."

That's the way with us: 　; "We have always kept some money aside for rainy days, that’s the way with us."

That's the whole damned trouble: 　; "The teenagers think they are very mature and won’t listen to the elders’ advices; and that’s the whole damned trouble."

That's what I came for: 　; "I see you have already finished the work, that’s what I came for."

That's what I'm here for: 　; "No need to feel obligated to me, it is my duty and that’s what I’m here for."

That's what you think: 　; "A marriage can survive on love only; that’s what you think."

That's your funeral: 　; "Don’t expect any help when you gambled away everything; that’s your funeral."

Thaw out: 　; "The ice on the lake usually thaw out in March."

The big time: 　; "The 46-year-old author has finally hit the big time."

The crack of dawn: 　; "Farmers are often away at the crack of dawn."

The dead of winter: 　; "The farmers prepare many things in order to spend the dead of winter."

The devil in her eye: 　; "I was attracted by the devil in her eye."

The die is cast: 　; "It is too late now for remedy, the die is cast already."

The God's truth: 　; "Why wouldn’t you all believe what I said; it is the God’s truth."

The hustle and bustle: 　; "I was tired of the hustle and bustle of New York."

The line is busy: 　; "The line is busy. Maybe you can call him later."

The price isn't bad: 　; "It is a pleasure to do the shopping in the newly opened mall, the price isn’t bad."

The whole world knows it: 　; "It is an open secret; the whole world knows it, except you."

There goes your phone: 　; "Let us continue with our discussion without further disturbance; there goes your phone again."

There is nothing to it: 　; "With modern technology, there is nothing to fixing own furniture."

There you go again: 　; "You always want to be in the upper hand; there you go again."

There's nothing I can do: 　; "I sympathize with your case, but I am sorry to say there’s nothing I can do to about it."

There's nothing wrong with me: 　; "Thanks for your concerns; there’s nothing wrong with me."

They will be very put out: 　; "If they are unable to attend the celebration; they will be very put out. "

They're a drag: 　; "We don’t feel like attending the conferences; they’re a drag."

Think nothing of it: 　; "This kind of mistakes happens with everyone; think nothing of it."

This is a small something for you: 　; "Today is the friendship day, as a token of our friendship; this is a small something for you."

This will be my treat: 　; "Today I have got a raise; so this will be my treat in order to celebrate this occasion."

Thorn in one's side: 　; "He's been a thorn in the side of the party leadership for years."

Thousand and one way: 　; "Don’t be so upset, there is thousand and one way to raise the fund for the poor children."

Three sheets in the wind: 　; "Don’t expect him to do any work; he is always under three sheets in the wind."

Thrilled to, be: 　; "We were so thrilled to hear about the baby."

Throw a party: 　; "We decided to throw a party next month."

Throw cold water on: 　; "The proposal seemed reasonable enough, but authorities quickly threw cold water on it."

Tie the knot: 　; "She's planning to tie the knot with her German boyfriend next June."

Till the cows come home: 　; "We could talk about this problem until the cows come home, but it wouldn't solve anything."

Times have changed: 　; "Times have changed. We don’t dress like that anymore."

To a T: 　; "That dress suits you to a T."

To and fro: 　; "A monkey ran to and fro."

To doctor it up with: 　; "You can make a new dish when you doctor it up with all the leftovers."

To the best of my knowledge: 　; "To the best of my knowledge, you won’t need a sweater in winter in Thailand."

Today just isn't my day: 　; "I didn’t manage to sell out any product; today just isn’t my day."

Tom, Dick and Harry: 　; "Draw the curtains or we'll have every Tom, Dick and Harry peering through the window."

Too much for somebody: 　; "The bad news was too much for her. She lost consciousness at once."

Trade in: 　; "I traded in my wonderful little sports car for a much more practical van."

Treat somebody: 　; "My aunt treated us generously last night."

Turn a blind eye: 　; "I knew Kenny was taking the money but I turned a blind eye because he was my sister's child."

Turn one's head: 　; "All the flatteries have really turn Linda’s head."

Turn against somebody: 　; "Dave felt she was deliberately turning the kids against him."

Turn down: 　; "Can you turn the TV down? I'm trying to work."
"They offered her the job but she turned it down."

Turn in: 　; "The rebels were told to turn in their weapons and ammunition."

Turn one's back on somebody: 　; "How can you turn your back on your own mother?"

Turn one's back to somebody: 　; "The people are turning back to natural resources to survive."

Turn out: 　; "I was disappointed by the turn-out for our home match."

Turn somebody loose: 　; "Don't turn your dog loose on the beach."

Turn tail: 　; "When I saw him my first impulse was to turn tail and flee."

Turn the tables: 　; "She turned the tables by playing a better game and recently has won most of her matches."

Turn turtle: 　; "We lost all our diving gear when the boat turned turtle just off the shore."

Twist another around one's little finger: 　; "Tom is head over heels in love with Rose; and she can twist him around her little finger."

Two heads are better than one: 　; "Whenever Jane is in trouble, she always seeks her friend’s help; after all two heads are better than one."

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