this year
Common English phrase; full definition pending editorial review.
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this'n
this one.
thomas
Man Thomas; a man's penis.
thomas
(I.), My Thought Book, 8vo. 1825.
Thomas the Rhymer
A border poet and seer of the close of the 13th century, also called Thomas of Erceldoune and Thomas Learmont. He is the reputed author of a number of poems, including one on Tristram (which Scott be- lieved to be genuine), and is fabled to have pre- dicted the death of Alexander III of Scotland, the Battle of Bannockburn, the union of England and Scotland under James VI, etc. He must not be confused with Thomas Rymer (d.
thomond
Like Lord Thomond's cocks, all on one side. Lord Thomond's cock-feeder, an Irishman, being entrusted with some cocks which were matched for a considerable sum, the night before the battle shut them all together in one room, concluding that as they were all on the same side, they would not disagree: the consequence was, they were most of them either killed or lamed before the morning.
Thomson and Thompson
A fixed-order word pair (irreversible binomial); full definition pending editorial review.
thorn in someone's side
A constant annoyance or source of trouble
thorn in the flesh
A constant source of annoyance or trouble
thorns
To be or sit upon thorns; to be uneasy, impatient, anxious for an event.
thorough churchman
A person who goes in at one door of a church, and out at the other, without stopping.
thorough cough
Coughing and breaking wind backwards at the same time.
thorough go nimble
A looseness, a violent purging.
thorough stitch
To go thorough stitch; to stick at nothing; over shoes, over boots.
thorough-good-natured wench
One who being asked to sit down, will lie down.
Those have most power to hurt us that we love. (Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher)
Those we love can hurt us the most
those two are very thick
They are very good friends, on excellent terms with one another. As thick as thieves is a similar saying.
Those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it George Santayana
People who ignore past mistakes will repeat them
Those who know many languages live as many lives as the languages they know (Czech proverb)
Knowing multiple languages enriches one's life experiences
those who live in glass houses should not throw stones
People who have vulnerabilities should not criticize others
Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas (James Sandford, The Garden of Pleasure)
Associating with bad people will corrupt you
those who wish to live in peace, must hear, see, and say nothing
English proverb; full definition pending editorial review.
Thou wilt scarce be a man before thy mother. (Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher)
A boy will not become a man until his mother's death
though but
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
though I say it who should not
an expression used to acknowledge immodesty
Though this be madness, yet there is method in't. (William Shakespeare)
English proverb; full definition pending editorial review.
thought
What did thought do? lay'in bed and beshat himself, and thought he was up; reproof to any one who excuses himself for any breach of positive orders, by pleading that he thought to the contrary.
thought bubble
A symbol representing a person's thoughts or ideas
Thought is freeǃ (William Shakespeare)
English proverb; full definition pending editorial review.
thrash out
Discuss and resolve a problem or issue
thread and thrum
Everything, good and bad together. Come, sisters, come, cut thread and thrum; Quail, crush, conclude, and quell!
thread of thought
A sequence of ideas or a line of reasoning
thread the needle
To navigate a difficult or narrow situation
Threadneedle Street
The street in the City "of London leading from Bishopsgate to the Bank of England. The name first appears — as Three needle Street— in 1598, and previously it seems to have been called Broad Street, as forming part of the present Old Broad Street.
three acres and a cow
A phrase which came into use after the formation by the Dukes of Argyll and Westminster of the National Land Company, in 1885. The object of this concern was to acquire large tracts of land and let it out for farming in small portions.
Three Choirs Festival
Musical festival for the performance of sacred music given since 1724 by the choirs of the cathedrals of Gloucester, Worcester, and Hereford.
three guys in a garage
A small group of people starting a project or company
three hots and a cot
Prison.
Three Kings' Day
Epiphany or Twelfth Day, designed to commemorate the visit of the uthree kings" or Wise Men of the East to the mfant Jesus. See MAGI.
Three Mile Limit
In International Law the limit of waters around its coast under the jurisdiction of a sovereign state.
Three Musketeers
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
three score and ten
The traditional human lifespan
three sheets in the wind
Unsteady from drink.—Sea.
three sheets to the wind
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
three skips of a louse
a very short distance
three squares
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
Three Stooges
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
three stops short of Dagenham
Crazy; mad.
three threads
Half common ale, mixed with stale and double beer.
three to one
He is playing three to one, though sure to lose; said of one engaged in the amorous congress.
three-bagger
A triple.
three-dog night
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
three-martini lunch
A long, indulgent lunch, often involving alcohol and business discussion.
three-penny upright
A retailer of love, who, for the sum mentioned, dispenses her favours standing against a wall.
three-quarters of a peck
The neck,—in writing, among experts, expressed by the simple "3/4," as it is pronounced.
three-ring circus
A chaotic situation with many confusing or competing activities
three-tailed bashaw
See BASHAW. The three tailors of Tooley Street See TAILOR.
threescore years and ten
A ripe old age — not necessarily (m allusive use) exactly 70 years. The reference is to JPs.
thrill kill
A murder committed for excitement or pleasure
thrill killer
Someone who kills for excitement or pleasure
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