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• throw in (something)
  добавлять, давать в придачу

  The shop advertised that with every suit of clothes they would throw in a pair of leather gloves.
• 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.
• think back on (someone or something)
  вспоминать о ком-либо \ чём-либо

  When Gina thinks back on her married life, she remembers how unhappy she was.
• throw together (people)
  оказаться в группе случайных людей

  A group of strangers was thrown together when the storm trapped them in the mountains.
• tight spot
  трудная ситуация

  The school lacked skilled teachers, so the director was in a very tight spot.
• try on (something)
  мерить (одежду)

  Sue tried on several pairs of sandals before she found one to her liking.
• tightfisted/closefisted (with money)
  скупой

  Ogden's father is tightfisted with money, and he wouldn't give his son an allowance.
• trip up
  ошибиться, запнуться

  While reading a difficult text, Billy tripped up several times.
• tilt at windmills
  сражаться с ветряными мельницами, донкихотствовать

  Leo is a bore; when it comes to departmental meetings, he wastes everybody's time by constantly tilting at windmills.
• time was (when)
  было время когда

  Time was when everybody in our town kept their doors unlocked all of the time.
• to matter
  иметь значение

  It does not matter if he wins in a swimming competition or not.
• to sign on the dotted line
  поставить (свою) подпись в указанном месте

  At the post office they handed me a parcel and told me to sign on the dotted line.
• talk of (somewhere)
  предмет разговора (где-либо)

  The recent arrest of the prominent banker has become the talk of the town.
• trouble oneself about (someone or something)
  беспокоиться о ком-либо \ чём-либо

  "I wish you would not trouble yourself about such trifles."
• 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.
• 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 bundle up
  закутаться, тепло одеться

  There is no need for you to bundle up; it's quite warm outside.
• true to form
  как и ожидалось

  True to form the secretary refused to do any work after office hours.
• to harp on (something)
  надоедливо толковать об одном и том же, "завести волынку"

  Alice bores me stiff; she is always harping on her problems.
• tried-and-true
  проверено временем

  I decided to use a tried-and-true method to remove stains from my dress.
• 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.
• to mean business
  быть серьёзно готовым к действию, быть настроенным на работу

  Mr. Josef Parker meant business when he said that he was going to take over the management of the company.
• tear off
  поспешно уйти или убежать

  I was eager to show my friend my purchases, but she suddenly tore off.
• toe the line/mark
  подчиняться правилам, слушаться

  The new teacher is strict and she will make the students toe the line.
• think little of (someone or something)
  быть неважного мнения о ком-либо \ чём-либо

  Personally I think very little of his acting.
• throw (someone) for a loss
  заставить кого-либо сомневаться; быть в растерянности

  It threw Jane for a loss when she failed the test in French.
• 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.
• 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.
• two bits
  25 центов

  A haircut only cost two bits when Grandfather was young.
• tie up (traffic)
  ограничить движение транспорта

  The crash of two cars tied up the traffic downtown.
• think out loud
  размышлять вслух

  When I am alone, I often think out loud.
• take on the look/appearance of (something)
  начать походить на что-либо

  The puppies have gradually begun to take on the look of grown-up dogs.
• thank one's lucky stars
  благодарить судьбу, благодарить свою счастливую звезду

  John thanked his lucky stars that he had escaped with minor injuries.
• to and fro
  взад и вперёд, туда и сюда

  The train was full of people; the guard went to and fro opening and closing the doors.
• try out for (something)
  пытаться принять участие в чём-либо (в игре)

  Tom tried out for his university basketball team.