| Idiom | Meaning | Example |
| top secret |
very private information, not public, it's not a state secret
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This computer program is top secret. Don't show it to anyone!
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| top that |
do better than that, improve on that
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"Top that!" the farmer said, holding up a six-pound potato.
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| toss it around |
discuss it, consider it
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We like your idea. Can we toss it around for awhile? Discuss it?
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| toss-up |
(See it's a toss-up)
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| total stranger |
(See a total stranger)
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| totally awesome |
excellent, fantastic, far out
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The Band was totally awesome! They were excellent!
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| totem pole |
(See low on the totem pole)
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| touch a drop |
drink a drop of liquor, have a drink of liquor
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Steve was a heavy drinker, but he hasn't touched a drop in years.
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| touch and go |
between life and death, nip and tuck
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I recovered from my heart attack, but it was touch and go for awhile.
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| touch base |
contact again, keep in touch
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Touch base with me in a month or so. Call me about May 10.
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