Here, you will find idioms that start with the letter T.
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- A Thing of Beauty
- Tailgate, to
- Take a Joke (be able to)
- Take a Nosedive
- Take After
- Take As Gospel
- Take French Leave
- Take It Upon Oneself
- Take Off
- Take off Something
- Take Someone to the Cleaners
- Take the Cake
- Take With a Grain of Salt
- Take Your Lumps
- Taken Aback, to be
- Talk A Blue Streak
- Talk About
- Talk Into
- Talk Someone’s Ear Off
- Talk the Bark Off a Tree
- Talk The Hind Legs Off A Donkey
- Talking to a Brick Wall
- Tell Apart
- Tell That To The Marines!
- Ten-Dollar Word
- Thankful for Small Mercies, be
- That’s About the Size Of It
- That’s Saying Something
- That’s the Way the Cookie Crumbles
- There for Someone, to be
- There’s No Accounting for Tastes
- There’s No Telling
- Thick As Pea Soup, as
- Thick As Thieves
- Think Twice
- Throw Caution to the Wind(s)
- Throw Down the Gauntlet
- Throw In the Towel
- Throw Out the Baby with the Bathwater, don’t
- Throw Someone Under the Bus
- Thumb Your Nose At Someone Meaning
- Tick Off
- Ticked Off
- Tie the Knot
- Tight-Fisted
- Till the Cows Come Home
- Time Flies (When You’re Having Fun)
- Time is Money
- Time Is Ripe
- TLC
- To a Fault
- To a T
- To Advantage
- To Your Heart’s Content
- Toe the Line
- Tongue In Cheek
- Too Many Cooks Spoil the Broth
- Too Many Irons in the Fire
- Too Much On One’s Plate
- Tough Nut to Crack, a
- Traffic Idioms In English
- Travel Light
- Trip On
- Trip the Light Fantastic
- Truth Is Stranger Than Fiction
- Turkey Shoot
- Turn a Blind Eye
- Turn One’s Stomach
- Turn the Other Cheek
- Twist Someone’s Arm
- Twist Someone’s Words
- Two Can Play at that Game
- Two Left Feet
- Two Peas in a Pod, like
- Two Pennies to Rub Together, to not have
Examples of Idioms Beginning With T
Tailgate, to: to drive dangerously close behind another car or vehicle on the road.
Take a Joke (be able to): to not react negatively when you are teased or to jokes that are about you or against you; to be able to accept others making fun of you with grace and good humor.
Take After: to take after someone (an older relative) means to have a similar personality or character; to resemble an older family member or to behave like them; to run after or pursue (also take off after).
Take As Gospel: to absolutely believe something to be true.
Take the Cake: When something takes the cake it is a remarkable example of something negative or positive.
Take With a Grain of Salt: to be skeptical about something; to not consider something to be completely true or correct; to have reservations about something.
Taken Aback, to be: to be very shocked, surprised, or, to use another expression taken off guard. Used in a sentence such as “He was taken aback at his employee’s behavior,” this idiom takes on the meaning of a single word, with synonyms such as astonished, disconcerted, amazed, dumbstruck, startled, etc.
Talk About: used to indicate a very good example of something; something that is remarkable; something that is significant; absolutely the case.
Talk Into: To talk someone into something is to persuade them to do it; to overcome someone’s objection to something through reasoned argument or by coaxing or badgering; to convince someone to do something.
Talk Someone’s Ear Off: to talk for a long time in a way that bores or bothers the listener until they are exhausted and sick of listening to you.
Tell Apart: Tell (someone, something) Apart: to be able to distinguish one thing or person from another; to see the difference between two things or two people.
That’s About the Size Of It: used to confirm someone’s assessment, summary, or impression of a situation. When we say ‘that’s about the size of it’ we are saying that is how things are or how things happened, etc. and we are agreeing that someone’s explanation or account is a valid one.
That’s the Way the Cookie Crumbles: that’s the way things often turn out; that’s the way things are (and nothing can be done about it); that’s exactly what one would expect to happen.
There’s No Telling: it is impossible to know (something); anything could happen.
Think Twice: To think twice about something means to evaluate or consider something thoroughly; to think about something very carefully before doing it. See also the opposite, not think twice.
Throw Someone Under the Bus: to make someone a scapegoat; to publicly betray an ally or colleague; to let someone take the blame for something that you were also involved in; to fail to defend someone or to sacrifice their interests, especially to protect your own.
Till the Cows Come Home: a vey long time, perhaps forever; an indefinite but long period of time.
Time is Money: time is a valuable resource or commodity, so you should do things quickly in order not to squander or waste time.
To Your Heart’s Content: as much as you want; as long as you want; until you are completely satisfied and happy.
Toe the Line: to do what you are expected to do or ordered to do; to obey the rules; to stop disobeying the rules; to meet standards.
Tongue In Cheek: Tongue in cheek is an idiom referring to the way something is said. It means that someone is joking or speaking in a facetious or ironic manner but seems to be serious.
