through the hawsehole
Of an officer: having risen from the grade of an ordinary seaman, whose original position in the vessel was forward, before the mast.
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Expressions you’ll hear in the US — distinctly American usage first, then widespread staples.
throw about
To change direction; to change from one tack to another.
throw by
throw aside; discard
throw dirt enough, and some will stick
If enough allegations are made about someone or something, then even if they are all untrue, people's opinion of the person or thing will be diminished.
throw enough mud at the wall and some of it will stick
Try the same thing (or similar things) often enough, and, even if the general standard is poor, sometimes one will be successful.
throw enough mud at the wall, some of it will stick
To attempt the same strategy or technique (or similar ones) often enough, and, even if the general standard is poor, sometimes one will be successful.
throw it back
To arch the back and thrust the hips backwards; to twerk.
throw like a girl
To throw poorly.
throw off on
To tease or ridicule (someone); to reject (someone) verbally; to scold (someone).
throw on
To hastily put on (clothes).
throw oneself at
To make an embarrassingly desperate attempt to get the romantic attention of (a person).
throw oneself behind
To begin to or decide to begin supporting (a campaign, idea, philosophy, leader, etc.).
throw oneself into
To engage heartily in; to get fully involved in.
throw over
To discard or give up (a plan or project, etc.).
throw salt
To disparage or belittle.
throw smoke
To consistently pitch fastballs that are difficult to hit.
throw them bows
To throw one's elbows around; to strike people with one's elbows.
throw together
To assemble rapidly, without precision.
throw up a brick
Synonym of put up a brick.
throw up to
To remind someone of a blunder; to insult someone regarding a fault or failture; to throw something in someone's face.
throw-up
Synonym of throwie (“kind of simple graffiti”).
throwdown
A fall, indicating defeat.
throwie
A type of graffiti produced relatively quickly, generally with a single-colour outline and one layer of fill colour.
thrown
Confused; perplexed.
thrum
A threepenny bit.
thrummer
A threepenny bit.
thrust out
to stick out; to jut out prominently or forcefully
thud
Republic F-105 Thunderchief jet ground attack fighter.
thug
A person who is a member of a gang or criminal organization.
thug it out
To endure; to tough it out.
thugged out
Imitating a thug or gangster, especially in dress and speech.
thugness
The state, quality, or condition of a thug
thugocracy
Government by a group of thugs.
thugsta
Someone who is both a thug and a gangsta.
thumb down
Rare form of thumbs down.
thumb through
To use one's thumb to quickly flip through the pages of a book, magazine, etc., especially without reading them thoroughly or at all.
thumbsucker
A piece of serious journalism that explains the background of current events and interprets them in a manner comforting to the intended readers.
thumby
A little thumb; diminutive term for thumb.
thumper
A single-cylinder engine, especially four-stroke engines or those with large engine displacements.
thunderbox
A chamber pot enclosed in a box; a portable commode.
thundercunt
An extremely objectionable person.
thussy
The vulva or vagina, or anus of a non-binary person.
tibette
The relationship between the characters Tina Kennard and Bette Porter from the television series The L Word.
tick away
To count down to zero (i.e. signaling the end (or start) of something).
tick by
Synonym of tick past.
tick down
To count the time down to zero.
tick off
To sign an item on a list with a tick mark, especially as a signal that the item has been verified or completed.
tick past
To continue over time.
ticked
Ticked off; annoyed.
ticker
A heart, especially a human one.
tickled
Very pleased; delighted.
ticky box
A payphone; Alternative spelling of tickey box.
tiddly
An alcoholic beverage.
tide nor time tarrieth no man
Synonym of time and tide wait for no man.
tidy up
To make clean, to make satisfactorily neat.
tie a can to it
To forget it; to put an end to it.
tie back
To tie or fasten behind.
tie down
To constrain, or to confine within set limits.
tie into
To viciously attack.
tie off
To close, seal, or end something by tying a knot.