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• to set up (something)
  установить что-либо, собрать из частей

  Little Bobby managed to take a clock to pieces, but his father was able to set it up.
• to show off
  пытаться привлечь внимание, "пускать пыль в глаза"

  Mark enjoyed being in the center of everyone's attention; he was definitely showing off.
• to show up
  появиться, показаться

  I had been waiting for Ron for more than an hour, but he never showed up.
• to some extent
  в какой-то мере, частично

  I liked the book to some extent, but actually it was not quite what I had expected it to be.
• to speak of
  (что-либо) важное, о чём стоит говорить

  Fanny fell from her bike, but her injuries were nothing to speak of; just a few scratches.
• to strike out
  нанести сильные удары

  Mark lost his temper and struck out wildly.
• to take it
  выносить, терпеть (неприятности, критику, оскорбления)

  "I am not going to take it submissively, mind you."
• to take off
  взлететь, оторваться от земли

  The helicopters will take off when the weather clears.
• to take on (something)
  брать на себя, предпринимать что-либо

  "I don't feel inclined to take on any more work at the moment. I am too busy."
• to the best of one's ability
  по мере чьих-либо сил, в силу чьих-либо способностей

  I am always ready to help my friends to the best of my ability.
• to the best of one's knowledge
  насколько мне известно

  To the best of my knowledge the Browns are a very devoted couple.
• to the bitter end
  до самого конца

  Although Cora was bored to death by the performance, she thought it her duty to stay to the bitter end.
• to the contrary
  нечто обратное, противоположное (тому, что было сказано ранее)

  Although Joan was going to the movies with her boy friend, she told her parents to the contrary.
• to the core
  целиком, глубоко, насквозь

  The police system in that country was rotten to the core.
• to the ends of the earth
  на краю земли, глухое и труднодоступное место

  Ardent travelers are ready to go to the ends of the earth to see something unusual.
• to the eye
  на первый взгляд, по-видимому

  Those jeans appear to the eye to be a good buy, but they might turn out to be not so good.
• to the full
  в полной мере, сполна

  We went to Japan for our holiday and enjoyed our trip to the full.
• to the hilt
  полностью

  The man's guilt was proved to the hilt.
• to the last
  до конца

  Yesterday I went to a wedding reception and stayed at the party to the last.
• to the nth degree
  предельно, в высшей степени

  Scales must be accurate to the nth degree.
• to the tune of (an amount of money)
  в размере, на сумму

  We had to pay to the tune of twenty dollars to be admitted to the amusement park in Springfield.
• to the wall
  (прижать) к стене, поставить в безвыходное положение

  Cynthia failed the last test, and it drove her to the wall.
• to turn on a dime
  изменить планы или ориентацию

  John's life turned on a dime when he immigrated to Chili.
• to turn out (something)
  производить, выпускать что-либо

  Huge power driven presses are capable of turning out 120,000 copies of a big newspaper in an hour.
• to turn over
  перевернуться

  When the car hit the hill, it turned over and stopped.
• to whom it may concern
  кого это касается (так следует начинать письмо, если адресат не известен)

  If you do not know the name of addressee, you should begin your letter with the phrase, "to whom it may concern."
• to wit
  а именно, то есть

  There were a lot of celebrities at the presentation of a new film, to wit famous actors, producers, and popular singers.
• to/of no avail
  безуспешно, бесполезно

  They pulled the boy out of the river and tried to revive him, but to no avail.
• toing and froing (on something)
  склоняться то в одну, то в другую сторону; менять решение относительно чего-либо

  Lana has been toing and froing for a long time on changing her job.
• tone (something) down
  сделать что-либо менее насыщенным, смягчить что-либо

  The artist toned down the cruder colors on his painting.
• too bad
  очень жаль

  It was too bad Sara had smallpox when the circus came to town.
• too big for one's britches/boots
  самонадеянный, самодовольный (человек)

  When the teacher made Peter a monitor, he got too big for his boots and she had to warn him.
• too close for comfort
  (быть) в опасной близости

  When the sniper's bullet hit the tree, the man exclaimed, "Gosh, that was too close for comfort!"
• too good to be true
  слишком хорошо, чтобы быть правдой

  The offer is too good to be true; it is almost unbelievable to be included into the Olympic athletic team.
• too many irons in the fire
  слишком много дел сразу

  There were too many irons in the fire and all the undertakings needed my attention at the same time.