Te Deum
To try to do that for which one has no qualifications; to criticize presumptuously.
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Te feoM in
To restrain. The allusion is to horses reined up tightly.
Te Igitur
One of the service-books of the Roman Catholic Church; so called from the first words of the canon of the Mass, To igitur ("Thee, therefore") clementissime Pater.
te wear the horns
To be a cuckold. This old term is possibly connected with the chase.
te-he
To titter, "Upon this I TE-HE’D."—Madame d’Arblay. As an interjection it is as old as Chaucer. See Miller’s Tale:—
tea and crumpets
a traditional British snack
tea gueland
Ireland. Teaguelanders; Irishmen.
tea leaf
A thief.
tea-fight
An evening party, alias a "muffin-worry."
tea-kettle broth
"Poor man's soup," consisting of hot water, bread, and a small lump of butter, with pepper and salt; the French soup maigre.
tea-spoon
Five thousand pounds. See SPOONS.
teach grandma how to suck eggs
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
teach someone a lesson
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
teacher's pet
a student favored by their teacher
teagueland
Ireland. From the national character of the name TEAGUE.
teaich-gir
Right, otherwise TADGER.
team up with
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
tear
A rampage.
tear a cat
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
tear apart
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see tear, apart.
tear one's hair out
To be extremely frustrated or annoyed
tear to shreds
completely destroy or criticize something
tear up
to cancel or reject something
tear up the dance floor
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
tear up the pea patch
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
tears before bedtime
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
Tears of Eos
The dewdrops of the morning were so called by the Greeks. Eos was the mother of Memnon (q.v.), and wept for him etery morning.
tears of the tankard
The drippings of liquor on a man's waistcoat.
teddy hall
St. Edmund Hall.—Oxford University.
teddy my godson
An address to a supposed simple fellow, or nysey,
tee off
to start or initiate something
teed off
extremely annoyed or irritated
teensy weensy
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
teeny weeny
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
teeth
"he has cut his eye TEETH," i.e., is old and ’cute enough.
teeth-drawing
Wrenching off knockers. Medical students’ term.
teething issues
Initial problems or difficulties with a new system or project
teething problem
A minor problem that occurs when something new is introduced
teething trouble
Initial problems or difficulties with a new project or system
teething troubles
Initial problems or difficulties when starting something new
teetotaller
A total abstainer from alcoholic drinks. The origin of this term is not known. It is said to be from the expression of a fanatical and stuttering enthusiast in the cause of total abstinence. It has nothing to do with tea.
teetotally
Amplification of TOTALLY.
teize
To-nap the teize; to receive a whipping. CANT.
telephone tag
a situation where two people try to call each other, but keep missing each other
tell against
to count as evidence or an argument
tell all
To reveal all secrets or information about something
tell apart
To distinguish or recognize the difference between two things
tell fortunes
predict someone's future
tell it like it is
Speak honestly and directly, without sugarcoating
Tell it not in Gath
Don't let your enemies hear it. Gath was famous as being the birth- place of the giant Goliath.
tell it to Sweeney
tell someone to go away
tell it to the judge
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
tell it to the marines
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
tell its own tale
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
Tell me who your friends are, and I'll tell you who you are
A person's character is reflected by their friends
tell on
To tell about, to talk of, to inform against. (This is formed by a simple misuse of the preposition.)
tell someone where to shove it
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
tell tales out of school
To reveal secrets or gossip about someone or something
Tell that to the Marines
See HORSE MARINES. In nautical parlance a greenhorn or a land- lubber afloat is often called "a marine" in contempt. See JOLLY.
tell the truth
Say something honest and factual
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