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• 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.
• thumb/hitch a ride
  путешествовать (бесплатно) на попутных машинах

  Martin and Jimmy, who were hitch-hiking, thumbed a lift to the nearest town.
• tune up (an engine)
  наладить, отрегулировать двигатель

  Jim took his car to the garage to have the engine tuned up.
• TLC
  Tender Loving Care - нежная забота

  With lots of TLC the little puppies felt very well.
• to the best of one's knowledge
  насколько мне известно

  To the best of my knowledge the Browns are a very devoted couple.
• topsy-turvy
  вверх ногами, в беспорядке

  Gilda's world became topsy-turvy when her husband filed for a divorce.
• touch off (someone)
  задеть кого-либо, разозлить

  Someone or something must have touched Jack off for he dashed out of the room like mad.
• 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.
• taste of (something)
  почувствовать вкус чего-либо

  Adam got a taste of playing cricket while he was on holiday in Manchester.
• think up (an excuse/idea)
  придумать (оправдание, план)

  Samantha sat in her room, thinking up silly things to feel less bored.
• trouble (someone) to (do something)
  просить кого-либо сделать что-либо

  "May I trouble you to pass a few pieces of bread?"
• throw/pitch someone a curve
  сбить кого-либо с толку

  John threw me a curve about the hiring of new employees.
• trumped-up
  выдумывать что-либо, придумывать ложные обвинения

  Every time Sam is late for work, he trumps up some new excuse.
• team up with (someone)
  присоединяться к кому-либо

  Many children teamed up with us to play games in the playground.
• to be safe
  быть вне опасности

  The children were safe at home.
• to put it mildly
  мягко говоря

  After what they did for Steve, his behavior toward them, to put it mildly, was rather strange.
• track (someone or something) down
  искать кого-либо \ что-либо

  Louse spent weeks in the library tracking down the information about her family tree.
• TP
  Toilet Paper - туалетная бумага

  Sally bought several rolls of TP.
• tax-and-spend
  облагать налогом (что-либо приобретаемое в собственность)

  The tax-and-spend attitude is convenient for the government but many people do not like it.
• TKO
  Technical Knockout - технический нокаут

  The boxer was awarded a TKO and won the boxing match.
• tip the balance
  оказаться решающим фактором, перевесить

  Collin's vote tipped the balance in their favor, and they won the election.
• TB
  Tuberculosis - туберкулёз

  One of Andrew's patients got TB and was taken to hospital.
• trade on (something)
  воспользоваться ситуацией (с выгодой для себя)

  The mayor traded on his reputation to settle the conflict.
• to show up
  появиться, показаться

  I had been waiting for Ron for more than an hour, but he never showed up.
• 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.
• thumb/leaf through (something)
  листать что-либо (книгу, журнал)

  Steve absent-mindedly thumbed through a News Week magazine while he was waiting for me.
• to be halfhearted about (someone or something)
  не испытывать энтузиазма по поводу кого-либо \ чего-либо

  Adam was halfhearted about going out with Clara that evening.
• to be half the battle
  большая часть работы

  We have to get ready for the wedding reception; writing invitations is only half the battle.
• to the last
  до конца

  Yesterday I went to a wedding reception and stayed at the party to the last.
• to a fault
  чрезмерно, чересчур, слишком

  Sandra is generous to a fault.
• to be raised in a barn
  вести себя плохо, быть невоспитанным

  Tim is a very ill-mannered guy; it looks as if he had been raised in a barn.
• 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.
• trade in (something)
  отдавать старую вещь в счёт покупки новой

  I decided to trade in my out-dated computer for a modern one.
• tide (someone) over
  помочь кому-либо продержаться (в трудной ситуации)

  Jeffrey sold his car to tide himself over his period of unemployment.
• 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.