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ΠΠ²ΡΠΎΡ Adam Makkai
[to a large extent] See: IN GREAT MEASURE.
[to all intents and purposes]{adv. phr.} In most ways; in fact. β’/The president is called the head of state, but the prime minister, to all intents and purposes, is the chief executive./
[to a man]{adv. phr.} Without exception; with all agreeing. β’/The workers voted to a man to go on strike./ β’/To a man Johnβs friends stood by him in his trouble./ Compare: EVERY LAST MAN.
[to and fro]{adv. phr.} Forward and back again and again. β’/Father pushed Judy in the swing, and she went to and fro./ β’/Busses go to and fro between the center of the city and the city limits/ β’/The man walked to and fro while he waited for his phone call./ Compare: BACK AND FORTH.
[to another tune] See: DANCE TO ANOTHER TUNE.
[to a T] or [to a turn] {adv. phr.} Just right; to perfection; exactly. β’/The roast was done to a turn./ β’/His nickname, Tiny, suited him to a T./ Compare: TO THE LETTER.
[to bat] See: GO TO BAT FOR.
[to bay] See: BRING TO BAY.
[to-be]{adj.} That is going to be; about to become.βββUsed after the noun it modifies. β’/Bob kissed his bride-to-be./ β’/The principal of the high school greeted the high school students-to-be on their last day in junior high./
[to bed] See: PUT TO BED, PUT TO BED WITH A SHOVEL.
[to be on the safe side]{adv. phr.} To take extra precautions; reduce or eliminate the possibility of a mistake, an error, or even danger. β’/Dad always keeps his valuables in a bankβs safe deposit box, just to be on the safe side./ Compare: JUST IN CASE.
[to be sure]{adv. phr.} Without a doubt; certainly; surely. β’/"Didnβt you say Mr. Smith would take us home?" "Oh, yes. To be sure, I did."/βββOften used before a clause beginning with "but". β’/He works slowly, to be sure, but he does a good job./ β’/To be sure, Jim is a fast skater, but he is not good at doing figures./ Syn.: OF COURSE.
[to blame]{adj. phr.} Having done something wrong; to be blamed; responsible. β’/John was to blame for the broken window./ β’/The teacher tried to find out who was to blame in the fight./
[to boot]{adv. phr.} In addition; besides; as something extra. β’/He not only got fifty dollars, but they bought him dinner to boot./ Compare: FOR GOOD MEASURE, IN THE BARGAIN, THROW IN.
[to date]{adv.} or {adj. phr.} Up to the present time; until now. β’/To date twenty students have been accepted into the school./ β’/The police have not found the runaway to date./ β’/Jim is shoveling snow to earn money, but his earnings to date are small./ Syn.: SO FAR.
[to death]{adv. phr.}, {informal} To the limit; to the greatest degree possible.βββUsed for emphasis with verbs such as "scare", "frighten", "bore". β’/Cowboy stories bore me to death, but I like mysteries./ β’/Sara is scared to death of snakes./ β’/John is tickled to death with his new bike./
[to do] See: HAVE TO DO WITH.
[toe] See: CURL ONEβS HAIR or CURL ONEβS TOES, ON ONEβS TOES, STEP ON THE TOES OF.
[toe the line] or [toe the mark] {v. phr.} To be very careful to do just what you are supposed to do; obey the rules and do your duties. β’/The new teacher will make Joe toe the line./ β’/Billβs father is strict with him and he has to toe the mark./ Compare: WALK THE CHALK.
[to first base] See: GET TO FIRST BASE.
[together] See: GET IT ALL TOGETHER.
[together with]{prep.} In addition to; in the company of; along with. β’/John, together with his brother, has gone to the party./ β’/The police found a knife, together with the stolen money, hidden in a hollow tree./
[to grips] See: COME TO GRIPS WITH.
[to heart] See: TAKE TO HEART also LAY TO HEART.
[to heel]{adj. phr.} 1. Close behind. β’/The dog ran after a rabbit, but Jack brought him to heel./ 2. Under control; to obedience. β’/When Peter was sixteen, he thought he could do as he pleased, but his father cut off his allowance, and Peter soon came to heel./
[to hell with] or [the hell with] {prep. phr.}, {informal} Used to express disgusted rejection of something. β’/Itβs slop; the hell with what the cook calls it./ Compare: FED UP, GIVE A HANG.
[to it] See: PUT ONEβS BACK TO IT.
[to light] See: BRING TO LIGHT, COME TO LIGHT.
[toll] See: TAKE ITS TOLL.
[toll call]{n. phr.} A long distance telephone call for which one has to pay. β’/We had several toll calls on last monthβs telephone bill./
[toll free]{adv. phr.} Calling an (800) telephone number with the call paid by the business whose number one has dialed. β’/You can call us day and night, seven days a week, toll free./
[Tom] See: PEEPING TOM.
[Tom, Dick, and Harry]{n. phr.} People in general; anyone; everyone.βββUsually preceded by "every" and used to show scorn or disrespect. β’/The drunk told his troubles to every Tom, Dick and Harry who passed by./
[tone down]{v.} To make softer or quieter; make less harsh or strong; moderate. β’/He toned down the sound of the TV./ β’/She wanted the bright colors in her house toned down./ β’/When the ladies arrived, he toned down his language./ β’/The strikers were asked to tone down their demands for higher pay so that there might be a quicker agreement and an end to the strike./
[tong] See: GO AT IT HAMMER AND TONGS.
[tongue] See: AT THE TIP OF ONEβS TONGUE, CAT GET ONEβS TONGUE, HOLD ONEβS TONGUE, KEEP A CIVIL TONGUE IN ONEβS HEAD, SLIP OF THE TONGUE.
[tongue-in-cheek]{adj. phr.} In an ironic or insincere manner. β’/When the faculty complained about the poor salary increments, the universityβs president said that he was not a psychiatrist, thus making an inappropriate tongue-in-cheek remark./
[tongue-lashing]{n.} A sharp scolding or criticism. β’/Jimβs mother gave him a tongue-lashing for telling family secrets./ Syn.: PIECE OF ONEβS MIND.
[tongues wag]{informal} People speak in an excited or gossipy manner; people spread rumors. β’/If married women go out with other men, tongues will wag./ β’/When the bank clerk showed up in an expensive new car, tongues wagged./
[tongue-tied] See: TIGHT-LIPPED.
[tongue twister]{n.} A word or group of words difficult to pronounce whose meaning is irrelevant compared to the difficulty of enunciation. β’/"She sells sea shells by the seashore" is a popular American tongue twister./
[to no avail] or [of no avail(1)] {adj. phr.}, {formal} Having no effect; useless, unsuccessful. β’/Tomβs practicing was of no avail. He was sick on the day of the game./ β’/Maryβs attempts to learn embroidering were to no avail./
[to no avail(2)]{adv. phr.}, {formal} Without result; unsuccessfully. β’/John tried to pull the heavy cart, but to no avail./ β’/Mary studied hard for the test but to no avail./ Compare: IN VAIN.
[too] See: EAT ONEβS CAKE AND HAVE IT TOO.
[too bad]{adj.} To be regretted; worthy of sorrow or regret; regrettable.βββUsed as a predicate. β’/It is too bad that we are so often lazy./ β’/It was too bad Bill had measles when the circus came to town./
[too big for oneβs breeches] or [too big for oneβs boots] {adj. phr.} Too sure of your own importance; feeling more important than you really are. β’/That boy had grown too big for his breeches. Iβll have to put him back in his place./ β’/When the teacher made Bob a monitor, he got too big for his boots and she had to warn him./
[too ---- by half]{adj.} ({princ. British}) Much too; excessively. β’/The heroine of the story is too nice by half; she is not believable./
[too close for comfort]{adj. phr.} Perilously near (said of bad things). β’/When the sniperβs bullet hit the road the journalist exclaimed, "Gosh, that was too close for comfort!"/ Compare: CLOSE CALL, CLOSE SHAVE.
[too many cooks spoil the broth] or [stew] A project is likely to go bad if managed by a multiplicity of primary movers.βββA proverb. β’/When several people acted all at once in trying to reshape the companyβs investment policy, Tom spoke up and said, "Let me do this by myself! Donβt you know that too many cooks spoil the broth?"/
[too many irons in the fire] See: IRONS IN THE FIRE.
[to one] See: TEN TO ONE, TWO TO ONE.
[to oneself(1)]{adv. phr.} 1. Silently; in the thoughts; without making a sign that others can see; secretly. β’/Tom thought to himself that he could win./ β’/Mary said to herself that Joan was prettier than Ann./ β’/Bill laughed to himself when John fell down./ 2. Without telling others; in private; as a secret.βββUsed after "keep". β’/Mary keeps her affairs to herself./ β’/John knew the answer to the problem, but he kept it to himself./
[to oneself(2)]{adj. phr.} 1. Without company; away from others; alone; deserted. β’/The boys went home and John was left to himself./ β’/When Mary first moved to her new neighborhood she was very shy and kept to herself./ 2. Following oneβs own beliefs or wishes; not stopped by others. β’/When John insisted on going, Fred left him to himself./ β’/The teacher left Mary to herself to solve the problem./
[to oneβs face]{adv. phr.} Directly to you; in your presence. β’/I told him to his face that I didnβt like the idea./ β’/I called him a coward to his face./ Compare: IN ONEβS FACE. Contrast: BEHIND ONEβS BACK.
[to oneβs feet]{adv. phr.} To a standing position; up. β’/After Henry had been tackled hard by four big players, he got to his feet slowly and painfully./ β’/When Sally saw the bus coming, she jumped to her feet and ran out./ Compare: ON ONEβS FEET.
[to oneβs guns] See: STICK TO ONEβS GUNS.
[to oneβs heartβs content]{adv. phr.} To the extent of oneβs wishes; oneβs complete satisfaction. β’/There is a wonderful small restaurant nearby where you can eat to your heartβs content./
[to oneβs heels] See: TAKE TO ONEβS HEELS.
[to oneβs name]{adv. phr.} In your ownership; of your own; as part of your belongings. β’/David did not have a book to his name./ β’/Ed had only one suit to his name./
[to oneβs ribs] See: STICK TO ONEβS RIBS.
[to oneβs senses] See: COME TO ONEβS SENSES.
[to order]{adv. phr.} According to directions given in an order in the way and size wanted. β’/The manufacturer built the machine to order./ β’/A very big man often has his suits made to order./ 2. See: CALL TO ORDER.
[tooth] See: BY THE SKIN OF ONEβS TEETH, CUT TEETH or CUT EYETEETH, EYE FOR AN EYE AND A TOOTH FOR A TOOTH, FED TO THE GILLS or FED TO THE TEETH, GET ONEβS TEETH INTO or SINK ONEβS TEETH INTO, KICK IN THE PANTS or KICK IN THE TEETH, PULL ONEβS TEETH, SET ONEβS TEETH ON EDGE, TAKE THE BIT IN ONEβS TEETH, THROW SOMETHING IN ONEβS FACE or THROW SOMETHING IN ONEβS TEETH.
[tooth and nail] See: HAMMER AND TONGS.
[tooth and nail]{adv. phr.} With all weapons or ways of fighting as hard as possible; fiercely.βββUsed after "fight" or a similar word. β’/When the Indian girl was captured, she fought tooth and nail to get away./ β’/The farmers fought tooth and nail to save their crops from the grasshoppers./ β’/His friends fought tooth and nail to elect him to Congress./
[toot oneβs own horn] See: BLOW ONEβS OWN HORN.
[top] See: AT THE TOP OF ONEβS VOICE, BIG TOP, BLOW A FUSE or BLOW ONEβS TOP, HARD-TOP, OFF THE TOP OF ONEβS HEAD, ON TOP, ON TOP OF, ON TOP OF THE WORLD, OVER THE TOP.
[top banana] or [top dog] {n.}, {slang}, {informal} The head of any business or organization; the most influential or most prestigious person in an establishment. β’/Whoβs the top banana in this outfit?/ See: MAIN SQUEEZE.