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  • too much of a good thing
    хорошего понемножку, чересчур, это уж слишком
    Mike's diplomacy was too much of a good thing, and I finally had to interfere to get things straight.
  • toot/blow one's own horn
    хвастаться или похваляться
    You are easily tired of a person who is always blowing his own horn.
  • top (someone or something)
    превосходить кого-либо \ чего-либо
    The young athlete topped everyone in the cross-country race.
  • top (something) off
    в добавок к чему-либо
    George had steak for dinner and topped it off with a huge sundae.
  • top (something) off with (something)
    закончить чем-либо
    Richard batted three runs and topped off the game with a home run.
  • top-drawer
    первоклассный
    Mr. Alison is a top-drawer executive and gets a very high salary.
  • top-notch
    первосортный, наивысшего качества
    Pauline's art work was top-notch material.
  • topsy-turvy
    вверх ногами, в беспорядке
    Gilda's world became topsy-turvy when her husband filed for a divorce.
  • torn between (two things)
    трудный выбор между двумя (вещами)
    John was torn between his family and his risky job.
  • toss (someone) out of (somewhere)
    заставить уйти, выпроводить кого-либо откуда-либо
    The young men were drunk and quarrelsome, and the porter had to toss them out of the hotel.
  • toss off (an answer)
    ответить (на вопрос) не задумываясь
    When Miss Willows asked me this question, I was able to toss off the answer immediately.
  • toss off (something)
    выпить залпом, "опрокинуть"
    Simon tossed off the last of the drinks and got up.
  • toss one's cookies
    вырвать, извергнуть рвотные массы
    The dog ate something bad and tossed his cookies at once.
  • touch a sore spot/point
    затронуть больное место
    I touched a sore spot when I asked Helen about her relationship with Tim Burk.
  • touch and go
    критическое или опасное положение
    At one time while we were climbing the cliff, it was touch and go whether we could do it.
  • touch off
    стать причиной (взрыва), воспламенить что-либо
    The boy touched off a firecracker.
  • touch off (someone)
    задеть кого-либо, разозлить
    Someone or something must have touched Jack off for he dashed out of the room like mad.
  • touch off (something)
    вызвать (беспорядки)
    The arrest of the men's leaders touched off a disturbance in the area.
  • touch on/upon (something)
    говорить о чем-либо, затронуть (тему); писать что-либо кратко
    The speaker touched upon several important issues.
  • touch up
    подправить что-либо
    The woodwork is done, but there are a few places I have to touch up.
  • touch up (something)
    ретушировать, отделывать
    The photograph looks as if it had been touched up.
  • touched by (someone or something)
    обеспокоенный из-за кого-либо, взволнованный чем-либо
    Laura was touched by pity when she heard about Ken's illness.
  • tough act to follow
    превосходное исполнение
    Her performance of Desdemona was a tough act to follow in every sense.
  • tough break
    неудачное событие, злоключение
    "It was a tough break; my date didn't show up."
  • tough it out
    пережить трудную ситуацию
    Joe was in low water for some time, but finally he toughed it out.
  • tough row to hoe
    браться за трудную задачу
    Learning to skate seems to be a tough row to hoe for Linda.
  • tourist trap
    слишком дорогое удовольствие (для туристов)
    I don't want to go to Jamaica for my holiday; I think it to be a tourist trap.
  • tower of strength
    надёжная опора
    Sam is an affectionate husband who has been a tower of strength to Marcia all those years.
  • toy with (someone or something)
    несерьёзно относиться к кому-либо \ чему-либо, забавляться
    Sam Croft was toying with the idea of accepting the company's offer of the vice presidency in Madrid, but he didn't think seriously about it.
  • track (someone or something) down
    искать кого-либо \ что-либо
    Louse spent weeks in the library tracking down the information about her family tree.
  • trade in (something)
    отдавать старую вещь в счёт покупки новой
    I decided to trade in my out-dated computer for a modern one.
  • trade on (something)
    воспользоваться ситуацией (с выгодой для себя)
    The mayor traded on his reputation to settle the conflict.
  • train one's sights on (something)
    стремиться к какой-либо цели
    Mitch has been training his sights on joining the top hokey team in the country.
  • travel light
    путешествовать налегке
    I don't like taking a lot of luggage with me; I prefer to travel light.
  • tread on (someone's) toes
    задеть чьи-либо чувства
    "Do you know that you have treaded on your aunt's toes when you spoke ill of her gardening skills?"