T Series Flashcards
Take a leap in the dark
Acceptance of an idea or
conclusion largely on faith.
Take a rain check
Delaying acceptance of an
invitation to a later date
Take after
To resemble.
Take heart from something
Take courage from something.
Take in to custody;
.
Arrest
Take the bull by the horns
Seize an opportunity or tackle a problem head on.
Take someone down a peg or two
To reduce or lower someone’s
high opinion of themselves.
Take (someone) for a ride
To fool or trick someone
Take to one’s heels
Run away
Take umbrage
Take offence.
Take with a pinch of salt
Do not take it seriously.
Taken aback
Surprised or startled.
Talking shop
To talk about business or work
matters at a social event
Tarred with the same brush
Claimed to share the same
characteristics (usually bad
ones).
(On) tenterhooks
Nervously waiting for something.
The full Monty
Complete, the whole thing.
The lion’s share
The biggest part of something.
The real McCoy
The real thing - not a substitute.
The writing is on the wall
It is likely that something bad is going to happen.
Throw down the gauntlet
To challenge someone to an
argument.
There but for the
grace of god go I
Implies that the speaker could
be in similar trouble if the
circumstances were different.
Thankless task
Unpleasant work performed with lack of appreciation from others.
Thick as thieves
Very close; always together.
Think outside the
box
Think creatively, unimpeded by orthodox or conventional
constraints.
Through thick and thin
Through good times and bad
times.
Throw cold water on.
Discourage.
Throw dust in one’s eyes
Confuse
Throw the towel (cards) in
Give up.
Tie the knot
Get married.
Toe the line
To do what is expected.
Tongue in cheek
Not meant to be taken seriously.
Tooth and nail
All available resource or with
unrelenting effort.
Turn a deaf ear
Refuse to listen
Turn one’s nose
up
Look down in scorn at a person.
Turn over a new
leaf
To change one’s ways.
Turn the tables
Switch from a losing to a
winning position.
Turn the tide
To change what looks like
defeat into victory
Turncoat
A person who changes sides in an argument or shifts allegiance from one group to another.
Turn up for the book
An unexpected occurrence.
Two faced
Hypocritical; double dealing;
Deceitful and insincere especially by pretending one set of feelings but acting on
another
Two-penny’s worth (tuppence worth)
A person’s opinion.
