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Tag

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A label attached to someone or something for the purpose of identification or to give other information.
“he gave his pet a collar with a metal name tag”

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Take down

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write down spoken words.
“I took down the address”

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Take-home test

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A test that students complete at home, especially because there would not be enough time to do it in class

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Take it down a notch

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instruction to an individual to regulate his or her level of enthusiasm.
Robert needs to take it down a notch with the flirting; he already has a girlfriend.

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Tall order

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An unreasonable or difficult demand.
“they thought that the deadline was a tall order”

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Take acid in the forest

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It is the act of getting high, usually with LSD (lysergic acid diethylamide) in this case in the forest

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Take guts

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It requires courage in the face of danger or great risk. It takes guts for firemen to enter a burning building to save someone.

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Task at hand

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The work someone is doing now
- I need to concentrate on the task at hand
- She is very present and focused on tasks at hand

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TBH

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To be honest

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Teardrop

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a single tear (= drop from the eye)
“A teardrop flows down my cheek when the door swings open.”
“A single teardrop trickled down my cheek.”
“a single teardrop fell from his eye

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Telemetry

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  • the process of recording and transmitting the readings of an instrument.
    “measurements will be transferred by radio telemetry to the shore station”
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Tempting

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appealing to or attracting someone, even if wrong or inadvisable.
“a tempting financial offer”

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Tennis shoe

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a light canvas or leather soft-soled shoe suitable for tennis or casual wear.

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Tent

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a portable shelter made of cloth, supported by one or more poles and stretched tight by cords or loops attached to pegs driven into the ground.

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Terrified

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Scare, intimidate

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Thank

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To express gratitude to. Ex: Thanked her for the present

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That’s too bad. What a pity

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description of a condition that is worse than bad. Compassion or tenderness.

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Themmed wedding

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It’s an idea or concept that flows throughout the events and ceremonies. This can be as simple as your favorite color or a song. Or as specific as the styles of your favorite decade or movie.
*Artistic Expressions Wedding Theme
*Extravagant Wedding Theme

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Themselves

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  1. used as the object of a verb or preposition to refer to a group of people or things previously mentioned as the subject of the clause.
    “countries unable to look after themselves”
  2. used to emphasize a particular group of people or things mentioned.
    “excellent at organizing others, they may well be disorganized themselves”
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Thereby

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by that means; as a result of that.
“students perform in hospitals, thereby gaining a deeper awareness of the therapeutic power of music”

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Therefore

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  • For that reason, consequently
  • Similar: for that reason, consequently, so, as a result, as a consequence
  • He was injured and therefore unable to play
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They deserve the best

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Expression

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Think of

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take something into account or consideration when deciding on a possible action.
“think of the pain your family is going to feel”
consider the possibility or advantages of a course of action.
“he was thinking of becoming a zoologist”

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This is nuts

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Crazy, foolish, or strange: You’re nuts if you think you can go mountain climbing in a snowstorm.

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This should be worth it

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enjoyable or useful despite the fact that you have to make an effort: It was a long climb to the top of the hill, but the view from the top was worth it.

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Though

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HOWEVER, NEVERTHELESS
//It’s hard work. I enjoy it though
in spite of the fact that : WHILE
//though they know the war is lost, they continue to fight
— Bruce Bliven †1977
2 : in spite of the possibility that : even if
//though I may fail, I will try

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Thrilling

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Causing excitement and pleasure; exhilarating.
“a thrilling adventure”

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Through

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used as a function word to indicate movement into at one side or point and out at another and especially the opposite side of
//drove a nail through the board

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Throughout

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all the way from one end to the other of : in or to every part of
//cities throughout the United States
2 : during the whole course or period of
//troubled her throughout her life

30
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throw out my back

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you have an acute onset of low back pain, in the lumbar region of their spine, just below their ribs and just above their pelvis

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Throw up/Barf/Puke

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vomit.
“I leaned over and threw up again”
abandon or give up something, especially one’s job.
“why has he thrown up a promising career in politics?”
/
vomit.
“the puppy barfed on my shoe”
e got drunk and barfed all over the carpet.

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Thumb noun and verb

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The short, thick first digit of the human hand, set lower and apart from the other four and opposable to them
- The thumb part of the glove should fold down underneath the fingers and point down
- The player had broken her thumb
Press, move, or touch (something) with one’s thumb.
- As soon as she thumbed the button, the door slid open

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Thump

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Hit (someone or something) heavily, especially with the fist or a blunt implement.
- Holman thumped the desk with his hand
A heavy dull blow with a person’s fist or a blunt implement.
- I felt a thump on my back

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thus (adverb)
/T͟Həs/

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*As a result or consequence of this; therefore.
“Burke knocked out Byrne, thus becoming champion”
*In the manner now being indicated or exemplified; in this way.
“she phoned Susan, and while she was thus engaged, Charles summoned the doctor”

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tidy up
phrasal verb of tidy

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phrasal verb. When you tidy up or tidy a place up, you put things back in their proper places so that everything is neat.”
She spent an hour tidying up the shop.

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Tie

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Attach or fasten (someone or something) with string or similar cord.
“they tied Max to a chair”
pets can be a tie”
“the game ended in a tie”
“there was a tie for first place”
“he could tie his laces at three years old”

37
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Timed record

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In employment terms, a time record is a log of the hours worked by an employee or member of a team.
* I said it was an all-time record and it certainly is an all-time record.
* Investment reached an all-time record.
* This is an all-time record.
* That is almost an all-time record.

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Timeless

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not affected by the passage of time or changes in fashion.
“antiques add to the timeless atmosphere of the dining room”

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To and fro

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Back and forth, as in He was like a caged animal, pacing to and fro. Strictly speaking, to means “toward” and fro “away from,” but this idiom is used more vaguely in the sense of “moving alternately in different directions.”

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To flip/give someone the bird

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Putting your middle finger up at someone to show that you are angry. He flipped them the bird. The audience gave him the bird.

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to get to see

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to have the opportunity to witness, see something.

We have to get to the airport by 6:30. I didn’t get to the party until late. Often, get to means “to be able”: I’d like to get to know her.

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Toddler

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A young child usually between one and three years old

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Tool

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A device or implement, especially one held in the hand, used to carry out a particular function.
- Gardening tools

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toothpaste

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a paste used on a toothbrush for cleaning the teeth.
“a tube of toothpaste”

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Totally sick

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Physically or mentally sick

46
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Tough

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(Of a substance or object) strong enough to withstand adverse conditions or rough or careless handling.

“that’s really tough!”
“Poor kid. It’s tough on her”
“a tough part of the town”
“be sure to bring tough shoes”

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Tough time

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Difficult time

48
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Toward

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In the direction of.
- I walked toward the front door
- I’m inclined towards mess
As regards; in relation to
- He was warm and tender toward her

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Trade

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the activity of buying and selling, or exchanging, goods and/or services between people or countries:
trade in The country’s trade in manufactured goods has expanded in the last ten years.
trade with 70 percent of the country’s trade is with Europe.
trade agreement The two countries have signed a trade agreement for one year only.

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Track

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A course or line of motion or action; route; path; way
“follow the track to the farm”
he’s in the top track”
“she’s in the first track”
“which track did they put you in?”
“the race is run over 16 laps of the track”

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Tracksuit

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a loose, warm set of clothes consisting of a sweatshirt or light jacket and pants with an elastic or drawstring waist, worn when exercising or as casual wear.

52
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traditional clothing/traditional costume

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the collection of garments, jewellery, and accessories rooted in the past worn by an identifiable group of people.

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Traffic light

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a set of automatically operated colored lights, typically red, amber, and green, for controlling traffic at road junctions and crosswalks.

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tray

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a flat, shallow container with a raised rim, typically used for carrying food and drink, or for holding small items.
“they ate supper off a tray in front of the fire”

55
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Tream

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to remove by or as if by cutting
//trimmed thousands from federal payrolls
— Grit
b : to make trim and neat especially by cutting or clipping
//trim the hedges
c : to free of excess or extraneous matter by or as if by cutting
//trim a budget
//trim down the inventory

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Trend

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  • a general direction in which something is developing or changing.
    “an upward trend in sales and profit margins”
  • a fashion.
    “the latest trends in modern dance”
57
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Truck

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Noun: a large, heavy motor vehicle used for transporting goods, materials, or troops.

Verb: NORTH AMERICAN
convey by truck.
“the food was trucked to St. Petersburg”

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Trust me on this

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when you want to express your assurance to someone that what you are saying is trustworthy. For example: “I know it sounds crazy, but trust me on this one - I’m sure it will work out in the end.”.

59
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Truth be told

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used when you are giving your honest opinion or admitting something: Truth be told, I’m still not completely sure what happened.

60
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Tuck someone in

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to make someone comfortable in bed, especially a child, by arranging the covers around them:
Daddy, if I go to bed now will you tuck me in?
The children are safely tucked up in bed.

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Tuxedo

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  • a man’s dinner jacket.
  • a suit of formal evening clothes including a tuxedo.
    Similar: penguin suit, tux
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Twirl

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To revolve rapidly, to cause to rotate rapidly
“Kate did a twirl in front of the mirror”
“Turning on her heel Sheasa did a twirl and stabbed the air.”
“I gave a modeling twirl, hair swishing about my shoulders as I turned.”

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Twitch

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give or cause to give a short, sudden jerking or convulsive movement. A small sudden movement, a rapid movement.
“the dog twitched his ears”

“his mouth gave a slight twitch”
“I felt a twitch in my right calf muscle”
“he felt a twitch of annoyance”
“he gave a twitch at his mustache”

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Trait

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A distinguishing quality or characteristic, typically one belonging to a person
- He was a letter-of-the-law man, a common trait among coaches
A genetically determined characteristic
- Breeders were installing some trait that allowed the crop to thrive

65
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Tapback

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Tapbacks give you a quick and easy way to respond to a message, such as a thumbs-up or thumbs-down
- It was like knocking on the wall of a prison cell and hearing someone tap back.

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