English Words: T

27,828 words · Page 181 of 557

the revolution will not be televisedproverb

A societal revolution will happen genuinely and in real life, and will not be caught on film.

the road to hell is paved with good intentionsproverb

Well-intended acts can potentially lead to disasters.

the Rockname

Nickname for Gibraltar: a dependent territory of the United Kingdom, at the southern tip of the Iberian Peninsula.

the rough side of one's tonguenoun

Angry words, harsh criticism.

the rubber hits the roadphrase

Alternative form of the rubber meets the road.

the rubber meets the roadphrase

A place or circumstance at which the implementation of a plan or intent is to be achieved.

The S*nname

Censored spelling of the Sun, a British tabloid newspaper.

the sameadv

In the same manner; to the same extent, equally.

the schoolmaster is abroadphrase

Education and intelligence are now widespread among the people.

The Scumname

The Sun newspaper.

the second mouse gets the cheeseproverb

Others reap the advantages after a first mover absorbs the loss of a first-mover disadvantage.

The Settlementname

A village in the British Virgin Islands.

the shape of things to comephrase

That is trendsetting and foreshadowing; pointing the way ahead.

the shirt off one's backnoun

Everything currently in the possession of a person.

the shitnoun

Something considered to be excellent or the best of its kind.

the shit out ofadv

To an intense degree.

the shitsnoun

Diarrhoea.

the shoe is on the other footphrase

The roles of people in a situation have been reversed, such that the advantage has shifted to a party which was previously disadvantaged.

the shoemaker's children go barefootproverb

One often neglects those closest to oneself; a tradesman may ironically neglect or postpone his own home's need for his trade's services.

the show must go onphrase

Regardless of what happens, whatever show has been planned still has to be staged for the waiting patrons.

the sigmaadv

Used for emphasis after an interrogative word or relative pronoun.

the skibidiadv

Used for emphasis after an interrogative word or relative pronoun.

the sky fell inphrase

A total disaster occurred.

the sky is the limitproverb

Nothing is impossible or out of reach.

the sky will fall on your headphrase

Something unfortunate or disastrous will happen to you.

the snot out ofadv

To an intense degree.

the spirit is strong, but the flesh is weakproverb

Synonym of the spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.

the spirit is willing, but the flesh is weakproverb

As much as one wishes to achieve something, the frailties of the human body often make it impossible. Sometimes extended to jocular or organizational referents.

the spirit moves someonephrase

One desires or decides on something.

the squeaky wheel gets the greaseproverb

The person who complains or speaks up most loudly receives the redress or attention which they seek.

the squirtsnoun

Diarrhea.

the sticksnoun

A remote, rural area; a place that is removed from civilization such as the boondocks.

The Stormname

QAnon (conspiracy theory)

the story goesphrase

The story is usually depicted as follows.

the straw that broke the camel's backnoun

A small and seemingly insignificant addition to a burden that renders it too much to bear; the small thing which causes failure, or causes inability or unwillingness to endure any more of something.

the streets are paved with goldphrase

Used to describe a place where it is easy to become wealthy or live well.

The Stripname

The four-mile stretch of Las Vegas Boulevard in Las Vegas, Nevada, running from Mandalay Bay to the Stratosphere, including most of Las Vegas' major hotels and attractions.

the stroke that broke the camel's backnoun

Synonym of the straw that broke the camel's back.

the strong do what they can and the weak suffer what they mustproverb

The weak cannot resist the decisions of the strong; power, not morality, decides the outcome of any dispute.

the sun sets on somethingphrase

Something comes to an end.

the tail wags the dogphrase

A minor or secondary part of something is controlling or dominating the whole or the main part.

the terrorists will have wonphrase

Phrase used to indicate that if a specified activity is not continued or carried out, those who seek to disrupt normal activities through terror will have succeeded, which is an unacceptable result.

the thick plottensphrase

Spoonerism of the plot thickens

the thingnoun

The needful thing: something suitable for the purpose.

the thing isphrase

Used to shift focus to an overriding point or impediment.

the thing of itnoun

The important point to consider.

the tooter the sweeteradv

the sooner the better (it is better if something happens or is done soon)

the trash takes itself outphrase

An undesirable person leaves.

the truth thatphrase

Synonym of the fact that

the turns have tabledphrase

Synonym of the tables have turned.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English alphabetical index for the letter T contains 27,828 headwords drawn from our Wiktionary-derived dictionary table. At 50 entries per page the browse splits into 557 pages, and you are currently viewing page 181. Every row above is a dictionary-backed entry with a canonical slug, and each links through to a full definition page with pronunciation, senses, etymology, and related-word data where available.

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