to the victor belong the spoils
The winner of a conflict gains additional benefits, beyond the subject of the conflict.
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Where will you be? Anywhere UK & IrelandUnited StatesOnline slangBusiness jargon
Expressions you’ll hear in the US — distinctly American usage first, then widespread staples.
to the wide
Completely; utterly.
to thine own self be true
Be yourself; be true to yourself; do not engage in self-deception.
toadsticker
A sword or large knife.
toast
Something that is irreparably damaged or used up, especially when destroyed by heat or fire; something which has been burnt to a crisp or incinerated.
toast up
To cook by toasting.
toasting-iron
Synonym of toasting-fork (“a sword”).
Tobacco Road
The four North Carolina schools in the Atlantic Coast Conference of the National Collegiate Athletic Association.
tober
The site where a fairground is set up.
toblerone
A length of soft sponge shaped like a triangular prism, usually printed with advertising, that can be placed over the boundary rope.
toblerone tunnel
A triangular thigh gap.
toby rib
A cigarette.
tobyman
A highway robber.
toc emma
Trench mortar.
toco
Corporal punishment; chastisement; beatings.
today is a good day to die
An expression of willingness, even eagerness, to give one’s life for a cause.
todd
Alternative form of tod (“a male fox”).
toddlerfur
A furry character that is a toddler.
toddles
A child or toddler.
TodoDeku
The ship of characters Shouto Todoroki and Izuku "Deku" Midoriya from the My Hero Academia series.
toe cheese
The sticky, smegma-like substance that accumulates between one's toes in case of insufficient hygiene.
toe in
To stand or carry the feet in such a way that the toes of each foot incline toward the other.
toe jam
Dead skin and dirt that has accumulated between the digits of a foot.
toe job
An oral or genital sex act involving the toes.
toe out
To have the toes of each foot, in standing or walking, incline from the other foot.
toe popper
A small antipersonnel land mine, the M14 mine.
toe-crusher
A delivery directed at the feet of the facing batsman.
toe-crushing
That crushes the toe or toes. — Of a delivery: directed at the feet of the facing batsman.
toe-tag
To apply a toe tag to.
toerag
A tramp or vagrant.
TogaDeku
The ship of characters Himiko Toga and Izuku "Deku" Midoriya from the My Hero Academia series.
toke tube
A marijuana cigarette.
toke up
To smoke cannabis
tokens get spent
People who allow themselves to be tokenized will suffer the consequences of the policies they supported.
tokki
A fan of the South Korean girl group NewJeans.
toku
Clipping of tokusatsu.
tol-lol
Moderately good; tolerable.
tol-lolish
Moderately good; tolerable.
tole
simple past and past participle of tell
tolkiendil
A fan of the works of J. R. R. Tolkien, especially one interested in his constructed languages.
toll
simple past and past participle of tell
tollie
Diminutive for a penis.
tolt
simple past and past participle of tell
tom-turd
A person employed to empty privies.
tomarry
The ship of characters Tom Marvolo Riddle (Lord Voldemort) and Harry Potter of the Harry Potter series.
tomato
An attractive woman.
tomato can
An inferior fighter in the sport of boxing. The insinuation is that an up-and-coming fighter takes on a "tomato can" to burnish his reputation and record.
tombstone engineering
The practice of letting accidents or failures (perhaps occasioning death, but not necessarily) identify engineering problems.
tomcatter
A member of VFA-31, a strike fighter squadron of the US Navy.
tomdaya
The celebrity couple consisting of actor Tom Holland and actress and singer Zendaya Coleman.
TomKat
The couple consisting of celebrities Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes, together from 2005 to 2012.
tommy cooker
The M4 Sherman tank, due to its likelihood to "brew up" and explode after being hit by German tank fire in World War II. Little to no contemporary evidence of this definition exists.
Tommy Dodd
The player in the coin-tossing game of odd man out who is the only player to get heads or tails, and thus wins or loses depending on the chosen rule.
Tommy K
tomato ketchup
tone
A specific pitch.
tone down
To relax; to make quieter or less obtrusive; to make milder.
tone in
To fit well (with something, in colour, mood, etc.).
tone police
To complain about the tone of one or more participants in a debate or discussion, especially one perceived as heated, disrespectful, etc.
tone up
To cause to give a higher tone or sound; to give a higher tone to; to make more intense; to heighten; to strengthen.
tone with
To match, blend or look good with (something).