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• talk (someone's) head off
  много говорить, болтать без умолку

  "Look here Emma! You are talking my head off! Will you stop for a while?"
• tan (someone's) hide
  наказать, нашлёпать кого-либо

  I told my brother that I would tan his hide if he used my computer again.
• taste blood
  быть в состоянии причинить вред (своему врагу)

  Jimmy could taste blood when he discovered the weak points of the man whom he detested.
• tear one's hair out
  быть очень обеспокоенным, расстроенным или злым

  The brother was tearing his hair out because he had lost an important document.
• tear/rip (someone) limb from limb
  разорвать кого-либо на части

  Two large dogs attacked a small kitten and tore it limb from limb.
• tell (someone) to his or her face
  сказать кому-либо прямо в лицо

  We are going to tell Willy to his face that he had let us down.
• thick-skinned
  толстокожий, не чувствительный

  It's good to be thick-skinned; then you are not easily hurt or upset.
• thin on top
  лысеть

  Franklin had a massive chin, puffy cheeks, small beady eyes, and he was a bit thin on top.
• thin-skinned
  тонкокожий, чувствительный

  Alan is so thin-skinned that even an innocent remark might hurt him.
• think on one's feet
  думать о чём-либо мимоходом

  "This is a very serious matter; I don't want you to think on your feet."
• thorn in (someone's) side
  источник постоянного раздражения или неприятностей; "бельмо на глазу'

  Julia was his brother's wife and a thorn in his side.
• throw (something) back in (someone's) face
  ответить, отплатить кому-либо тем же

  Ivory insulted me and I immediately threw the insult back in his face.
• throw one's hands up in horror
  быть потрясённым, ужаснуться

  When Madge saw her beautiful garden destroyed by the flood, she threw her hands up in horror.
• throw one's voice
  произносить слова с закрытым ртом (чревовещать)

  The voodoo priest knew how to throw his voice.
• throw one's weight around
  осуществлять нажим, настойчиво использовать своё влияние

  Charley likes to throw his weight around to get what he wants.
• throw oneself at (someone's) feet
  унижаться перед кем-либо, каяться

  I knew I was guilty, but I was not going to throw myself at my friend's feet.
• throw up one's hands (in despair/frustration)
  возвести руки вверх в порыве отчаяния или разочарования

  I threw my hands up in despair; I didn't know whom to turn for help.
• thumb one's nose at (someone or something)
  смотреть с неодобрением на кого-либо \ что-либо, воротить нос

  Sofia thumbed her nose at her mother's request to stay home on Saturday.
• thumb/hitch a ride
  путешествовать (бесплатно) на попутных машинах

  Martin and Jimmy, who were hitch-hiking, thumbed a lift to the nearest town.
• thumb/leaf through (something)
  листать что-либо (книгу, журнал)

  Steve absent-mindedly thumbed through a News Week magazine while he was waiting for me.
• thumbnail sketch
  краткое описание кого-либо \чего-либо

  All the books of this author include a thumbnail sketch of the plot.
• thumbs up on (someone or something)
  одобрять что-либо или чьи-либо действия

  We were very pleased that everybody had voted thumbs up on our project.
• tie (someone's) hands
  мешать, связать кому-либо руки

  Mr. Brown hoped his son would not quit school, but his hands were tied; Jim was old enough to decide it himself.
• time to catch one's breath
  достаточно времени, чтобы передохнуть

  Mrs. Normandy had no time to catch her breath because her grandchildren were staying with her.
• tin ear for (something)
  не иметь слуха, неспособность судить о чём-либо

  I think Cora has a tin ear for music and she is not able to judge the value of it.
• to (someone's) mind
  по чьему-либо мнению

  "To my mind you are paying too much attention to Steve."
• to be in hand
  под контролем

  During the demonstration the police had the situation with the crowd in hand.
• to be on hand
  (быть) в наличии, в распоряжении, имеющийся налицо

  The shop has a large stock of clothes on hand.
• to one's heart's content
  сколько душе угодно

  I borrowed a few books from the library so that I could read them to my heart's content.
• to the bone
  до основания, насквозь, до костей

  I am afraid I have worked my fingers to the bone.
• to the naked eye
  на (первый) взгляд, (видеть) невооружённым глазом

  To the naked eye it looked like there was little damage to the house after the explosion.
• toe the line/mark
  подчиняться правилам, слушаться

  The new teacher is strict and she will make the students toe the line.
• tongue in cheek
  насмешливо, иронично, в шутку

  The remark was made tongue in cheek, but Bill got offended.
• too rich for (someone's) blood
  (быть) слишком дорогостоящим для кого-либо

  A holiday in Spain is too rich for my blood so I decided not to go there.
• tooth and nail
  изо всех сил, не жалея сил, неистово

  When the man was captured, he fought tooth and nail to get away.