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• true to form
  как и ожидалось

  True to form the secretary refused to do any work after office hours.
• true to one's word
  верный своему слову, обещанию

  My friend promised to call me and he was true to his word.
• trump card
  козырная карта; убедительный, веский довод

  There were several ways to persuade my friend to go to the party with me; my trump card was that John would be there too.
• trump up (something)
  выдумать что-либо, придумывать ложные обвинения

  Every time Sam is late for work, he trumps up some new excuse.
• trumped-up
  выдумывать что-либо, придумывать ложные обвинения

  Every time Sam is late for work, he trumps up some new excuse.
• truth will out
  правда выйдет наружу

  I am sure that finally the truth will out and I will know exactly who has stolen my cell phone.
• try (someone's) patience
  испытывать чьё-либо терпение

  Nora's naughty children are constantly trying her patience.
• try (something) out on (someone)
  испытать что-либо на ком-либо

  I was able to cook all kinds of inexpensive dishes and try them out on Noel.
• try on (something)
  мерить (одежду)

  Sue tried on several pairs of sandals before she found one to her liking.
• try one's hand (at something)
  попробовать свои силы в чём-либо

  I am going to try my hand at poker tonight.
• try one's luck at (something)
  попытать счастья

  Helen decided to try her luck at buying a ticket to the theatre just before the performance.
• try out (something)
  испытывать что-либо

  I intend to try out several makes of cars before making a final choice.
• try out for (something)
  пытаться принять участие в чём-либо (в игре)

  Tom tried out for his university basketball team.
• try out one's wings
  пытаться сделать что-либо, чему только что научился

  Tina has had only ten German lessons, but she wants to try her wings by speaking with our visitors from Germany.
• tub of lard
  очень толстый человек, "жиртрест"

  Tim complained to his mother that the boys in his class called him a tub of lard.
• tuck into (something)
  есть что-либо с удовольствием

  There were a lot of tasty things on the table and the children tucked into their dinner as soon as they sat down.
• tug at (someone's) heartstrings
  заставить кого-либо испытывать жалость, сочувствие

  Seeing two helpless little kittens in a cardboard box outside, tugged at my heartstrings.
• tug-of-war
  борьба за что-либо

  A tug-of-war developed between the boys who wanted to go swimming and those who wanted to go boating.
• tune in
  настраиваться (на что-либо)

  Greg is not very well tuned in to his surroundings.
• tune in (a radio)
  настраивать радиоприёмник

  Bob tuned in his portable radio to listen to music.
• tune out (someone or something)
  игнорировать кого-либо \ что-либо, не слушать

  I am able to work in a noisy environment because I can simply tune it out.
• tune up (a musical instrument)
  настраивать (музыкальный инструмент)

  The orchestra came out onto the stage and began to tune up for the concert.
• tune up (an engine)
  наладить, отрегулировать двигатель

  Jim took his car to the garage to have the engine tuned up.
• turn (someone's) head
  вскружить кому-либо голову, приводить в смятение

  When David saw Tina for the first time, her beauty turned his head. He fell in love at first sight.
• turn (someone's) stomach
  вызывать тошноту

  The rolling of the boat turned his stomach.
• turn (someone) on
  интересовать, заинтересовать кого-либо

  Beethoven's music always turns me on.
• turn (something) on its ear
  перевернуть что-либо (вверх дном)

  I turned my bedroom on its ear when I was looking for my pantyhose.
• turn (something) on its head
  поставить с ног на голову, придать чему-либо противоположное значение

  The judge accused the lawyer of turning the statement on its head.
• turn (something) over in one's mind
  постоянно думать о чём-либо, держать в уме

  I slept badly that night because I was turning the conversation with my father over in my mind.
• turn (something) to good account
  использовать что-либо с выгодой, найти хорошее применение

  Wanda at once saw how this event might be turned to good account to secure her property.
• turn (something) to one's advantage
  обратить в свою пользу, использовать в своих интересах

  Mark turned his influence to his advantage and achieved considerable competency.
• turn a blind eye to (someone or something)
  не замечать кого-либо \ что-либо

  Adam preferred to turn a blind eye to the "No Fishing" sign.
• turn a deaf ear to (someone)
  игнорировать, не слушать кого-либо \ что-либо

  I asked Alfred to help me, but he turned a deaf ear to my request.
• turn a profit
  получать прибыль

  Our company has been turning a profit since it opened two years ago.
• turn down (someone or something)
  отказаться признать, отвергнуть кого-либо \ что-либо

  "You seem to be turning down a golden opportunity in leaving the company."