Idiom | Meaning | Example |
try your darndest |
try very hard, bend over backwards, go the extra mile
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I try my darndest to be fair to customers, but some are never satisfied.
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try your hand at |
try to do, try it
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Would you like to try your hand at washing dishes? It's fun!
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try your luck |
see if you can win, you take a chance
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They won a prize. Do you want to try your luck?
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tub of guts |
fat person, lard butt
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Santa? Why, he's just a tub of guts in a red suit!
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tube head |
a person who watches TV a lot, couch potato
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In the winter he's a tube head - always watching hockey on TV.
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tube him |
leave him, drop him
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He was a bore so I tubed him.
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tubular |
nice, fun, cool
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The lounge was totally tubular, a great place to take her friends.
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tuckered out |
short of breath, panting, puffing
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Timmy was tuckered out after jogging with his father.
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tump |
tip, roll, flip
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Andy! Slow down, man. You gonna tump over!
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tune in |
adjust the tuning knob on a radio or receiver
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The announcer said, "Tune in tonight at 8 for our Talk Show."
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