throw the bull
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
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throw the bull around
To discuss or throw around an idea
throw things at the wall and see what sticks
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
throw to the dogs
To abandon or reject someone or something
throw to the wind
To abandon or reject something without concern
throw to the wolves
To abandon or sacrifice someone to a difficult or hostile situation
throw up
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see throw, up.
throw up one's hands
To give up or show frustration
throw up the sponge
To give up or admit defeat
throw wobblies
to become unsteady or nervous
thrown on his back
Completely beaten. A figure taken from wrestling.
thrums
Threepence. Also, in Coventry, remnants and waste pieces of silk.
thrups
Threepence. See the preceding, which is more general.
thud
The dull, dead sound made by the fall of a heavy body, or the striking of a bullet against any soft, fleshy substance.
thud and blunder
to proceed clumsily and noisily
thumb
By rule of thumb: to do any thing by dint of practice. To kiss one's thumb instead of the book; a vulgar expedient to avoid perjury in taking a false oath.
thumb a ride
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
thumb index
Grooves cut in the pages of a book showing initial letters or other par- ticulars to enable the reader to find a reference easily.
thumb on the scale
To influence or manipulate a decision unfairly
thummikins
An instrument formerly used in Scotland, like a vice, to pinch the thumbs of persons accused of different crimes, in order to extort confession.
thump
A blow. This is better than a thump on the back with a stone; said on giving any one a drink of good liquor on a cold morning. Thatch, thistle, thunder, and thump; words to the Irish, like the Shibboleth of the Hebrews.
thumper
A magnificently constructed lie, a lie about which there is no stint of imaginative power.
thumping
Great! a thumping boy.
thumping
Large, fine, or strong.
thunder and lightning
a loud noise and a bright flash of electricity in the sky
thunderbomb
An imaginary ship of vast size. See MERRY DUN OF DOVER.
thunderer
The Times newspaper, sometimes termed "the THUNDERER of Printing House Square," from the locality where it is printed.
thundermug
chamber pot
thus and so
in a specific manner
thus and such
Certain things or details
thwack
A great blow with a stick across the shoulders.
tib of the buttery
A goose. CANT. Saint Tibb's evening; the evening of the last day, or day of judgment: he will pay you on St. Tibb's eve. IRISH.
tibbing out
Going out of bounds.—Charterhouse.
tibby
The head. Street slang, with no known etymology. To drop on one’s TIBBY is to frighten or startle any one, to take one unawares.
Tichbprne Case
The most celebrated imper- sonation case in English law. In March, 1853, Roger Charles Tichborne, heir to an ancient Hampshire baronetcy, sailed for Valparaiso, and after travelling a while in S. America embarked on April 20th, 1854, in a sailing- ship named the Bella, bound for Jamaica. The ship went down, and nothing more was heard or seen of Roger Tichborne. In October, 1865, *'R. C.
tick
To run o'tick; take up goods upon trust, to run in debt. Tick; a watch. SEE SESSIONS PAPERS.
tick
Credit, trust. Johnson says it is a corruption of "ticket,"—tradesmen’s bills being formerly written on tickets or cards. On TICK, therefore, is equivalent to on TICKET, or on trust. In use in 1668, and before, as follows:—
tick a lot of boxes
Meets many requirements or expectations
tick all the boxes
Meets all the requirements or expectations
tick on
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see tick, on.; to continue ticking.
tick over
to continue operating or functioning at a low level
tickee
A ticket.
ticker
A watch. Formerly cant, now street slang.
ticket
"that’s the TICKET," i.e., that’s what is wanted, or what is best. Probable corruption of "that’s etiquette," or, perhaps, from TICKET, a bill or invoice. This phrase is sometimes extended into "that’s the TICKET for soup," in allusion to the card given to beggars for immediate relief at soup kitchens. See TICK.
ticket of leave
A warrant given to convicts to hay© their liberty on condition of good behaviour; hence, Ticket-of-leave man, a con- vict freed from prison but obliged to report himself to the police from time to time until his sentence was completed. The system is now discontinued.
ticket to ride
Something that allows or enables someone to do something
tickey box
A payphone.
tickle
To puzzle; "a reg’lar TICKLER" is a poser.
tickle pink
to please or delight someone very much
tickle pitckeb
A thirsty fellow, a sot.
tickle someone's funny bone
to amuse or entertain someone
tickle someone's pickle
to give someone great pleasure or amusement
tickle tail
A rod, or schoolmaster. A man's penis.
tickle the dragon's tail
To take a great risk or provoke a powerful entity
tickle the ear
To please or gratify someone's hearing
tickle the sausage
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
tickle the wire
To slightly or briefly activate an electrical circuit
tickled pink
Pleased.
tickled with a feather
Easily moved to laughter. "Pleased with a rattle, tickled with a straw" (POPE: Essay on Man}, is more usual.
ticks and chiggers
small, annoying problems
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