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| toast |
in a lot of trouble, catch hell [B], history
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Ferris, if you drive your father's Porsche, you're toast.
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| toe the line |
do what you are told to do, follow the rules
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The Military expects you to toe the line - to do as you are told.
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| together |
happy, successful; get it together, with it
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Cathy is really together. She's knows how she wants to live and she's doing it.
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| toke up |
smoke marijuana, smoke pot
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Does it matter if some of our politicians used to toke up?
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| token gesture |
(See a token gesture)
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| ton of bricks |
(See like a ton of bricks)
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| tone down |
make softer or nicer; not so harsh
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"What do you think of the letter?" "I'd tone it down. It's too harsh."
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| toney neighborhood |
a district that has expensive houses
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The Kitigawas bought a large house in a toney neighborhood.
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| tongue in cheek |
fooling, joking, kidding
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Most of what Bob said was tongue in cheek. He was joking.
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| tongue-lashing |
(See a tongue-lashing)
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