| Idiom | Meaning | Example |
| tons | lots, very much/many, a holy pile | There were tons of people at the wedding - and tons of food! |
| tonsil hockey | conversation, a chin wag | They were just standing around playing tonsil hockey so Jimmy walks up and says, "Whatcha doin' girls?" |
| too bad | a little bit sad, unfortunate | Too bad Annie won't be home when I visit. I'd like to see her. |
| too big for his britches | too proud, cocky, swelled head | I promise not to get too big for my britches if I win the award. |
| too deep for me | too complicated, too complex | The DNA theory is too deep for me. I can't understand it. |
| too far gone | not able to stop a disease, a goner | Several doctors tried to treat the cancer, but it was too far gone. |
| too hot to handle | too dangerous, hot goods, hot stuff Trine dropped him because he was too hot to handle. He was sexy but scary! |
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| too little too late | not enough effort or work when it was needed, make hay while... | The Roughriders scored two touchdowns in the fourth quarter, but it was too little too late. They lost. |
| too many chiefs and not enough Indians | too many directors and not enough workers, too many cooks... | Everybody tried to be the boss. We had too many chiefs and not enough Indians. |
| too many cooks spoil the broth | too many managers cause problems, too many chiefs... | The structure failed because it was designed by a group of architects. Too many cooks spoil the broth. |