There is safety in numbers (Proverbs 11:14)
A larger group is safer than a smaller one
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there is small revenge in words, but words may be greatly revenged
English proverb; full definition pending editorial review.
there is some hitch
Some impediment. A horse is said to have a hitch in his gait when he is lame.
there must be something in the water
An unusual number of people in a small area share a characteristic
There St
John mingles with my friendly bowl The feast of reason and the flow of soul.
there was
used to begin a story or description
There was an academy of St
Luke founded by the Paris artists in 1391 ; one at Rome, founded in 1593, but based on the "Compagnia di San Luca" of Florence, founded in 1345; a similar one was established at Siena in 1355.
there we go
Used to express satisfaction or confirmation that something is happening as expected
there were
used to indicate the existence of something in the past
there you are
Used to acknowledge someone's arrival or presence
there you go
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
there you have it
That's the situation or explanation
there's a sin of omission as well as commision
English proverb; full definition pending editorial review.
There's daggers in men's smiles. (William Shakespeare)
Beware of people who appear friendly but have hidden hostile intentions
there's many a slip twixt cup and lip
In any situation, however well planned, something can always go wrong.
there's many a slip twixt the cup and the lip
Alternative form of there's many a slip twixt cup and lip.
there's more than one way to skin a cat
Traditional English proverbial phrase; full definition pending editorial review.
there's no need to wear a hair shirt
One doesn't need to punish or deprive themselves unnecessarily
there's no peace for the wicked
English proverb; full definition pending editorial review.
there's no such thing as a free lunch
English proverb; full definition pending editorial review.
there's nowt so queer as folk
People can be very strange and unpredictable
therein lies the rub
A problem or difficulty exists in a particular situation
these are all past
The 10th advent will occur at the end of four ages, and will be in the form of a white horse (Kalki) with wings, to destroy the earth.
these days
Common English phrase; full definition pending editorial review.
thetis's hair-stone
A fancy-name given to pieces of rock-crystal enclosing hair-like filaments.
they
The, those.
they are hand in glove
Inseparable com- Eanions, of like tastes and like affections. They t each other like hand and glove.
they don't make them like that anymore
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
they should have sent a poet
A situation is so beautiful or profound that it deserves a more artistic or expressive description
they that sow the wind shall reap the whirlwind
Those who cause trouble will face much greater trouble
they who would be young when they are old must be old when they are young
English proverb; full definition pending editorial review.
theyself
Themselves.
theyselves
themselves
thick
Intimate. They are as thick as two inkle-weavers.
thick
Intimate, familiar. The Scotch use the word "chief" in this sense, as, "the two are very chief now."
thick 'un
Slang for a sovereign. Thief, The Penitent. See DYSMAS.
thick and thin
Through all difficulties and successes
thick and threefold
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
thick as mince
Very stupid
thick end
the most important or substantial part
thick of things
in the most intense or busy part of a situation
thick skin
Ability to withstand criticism or difficult situations without being upset
thick un
A sovereign; originally a crown piece, or five shillings.
thief
You are a thief and a murderer, you have killed a baboon and stole his face; vulgar abuse.
thief in a candle
Part of the wick or snuff, which falling on the tallow, burns and melts it, and causing it to gutter, thus steals it away.
thief in the night
Someone who acts secretly and unexpectedly
thief takers
Fellows who associate with all kinds of villains, in order to betray them, when they have committed any of those crimes which entitle the persons taking them to a handsome reward, called blood money. It is the business of these thief takers to furnish subjects for a handsome execution, at the end of every sessions.
Thieves' Latin
Cant or jargon employed as a secret language by rogues and vagabonds.
thimble
A watch. The swell flashes a rum thimble; the gentleman sports a fine watch.
thimble
Or YACK, a watch.—Prison Cant.
thimble-rig
A noted cheating game some years back, played at fairs and places of great public thronging, consisting of two or three thimbles rapidly and dexterously placed over a pea. The THIMBLE-RIGGER, suddenly ceasing, asks under which thimble the pea is to be found. Any one not a practised hand would lose nine times out of ten any bet he might happen to make with him. The pea is generally concealed under his nail. THIMBLE-RIGGING has of late years given way to "broad-working."
thimble-twisters
Thieves who rob persons of their watches.
thin air
To appear or disappear suddenly and mysteriously
thin as a barber's cat
Very thin.
thin end of the wedge
a small initial step that will lead to larger, more significant consequences
thin the herd
To reduce a group's size by removing weaker members
thin-skinned
Over-nice, petulant, apt to get a "raw." See that term.
thing of the past
Something that no longer exists or is done
things done cannot be undone
Some actions have permanent consequences and cannot be reversed.
thingstable
Mr. Thingstable; Mr. Constable: a ludicrous affectation of delicacy in avoiding the pronunciation of the first syllable in the title of that officer, which in sound has some similarity to an indecent monosyllable.
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