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• turn turtle
  перевернуться вверх дном

  My tires began to slip; the car turned turtle and stopped.
• turn up
  найтись, обнаружиться, (внезапно) появиться

  "I will meet you on Monday unless anything special turns up."
• turn up one's nose at (something)
  отнестись пренебрежительно к чему-либо, "воротить нос"

  Sally is very choosy; she turns up her nose at many foods.
• turnover
  товарооборот, текучесть

  The turnover of summer clothes is at its peak this season.
• twiddle one's thumbs
  бездельничать; сидеть, сложа руки

  I've got to be busy. I can't sit down and twiddle my thumbs.
• twist (someone's) arm
  силой заставлять кого-либо (делать что-либо)

  I often have to twist my son's arm to make him eat properly.
• twist (someone's) words around
  исказить чьи-либо слова

  My sister twisted my words around when she told my mother about my problems at work.
• twist (someone) around one's (little) finger
  обвести кого-либо вокруг пальца

  Susan can twist any of the boys around her little finger.
• two bits
  25 центов

  A haircut only cost two bits when Grandfather was young.
• two bricks shy of a load
  не умный, тупой, "винтиков не хватает"

  Martin is two bricks shy of a load and he is hard to deal with.
• two can play that game
  ответить тем же, отплатить той же монетой

  Cora offended me; I told her that two can play that game, but actually I am not going to do the same to her.
• two cents
  незначительный, грошёвый

  My computer is not in a very good working condition, and they won't give me two cents for it.
• two cents (worth)
  мнение (о котором не спрашивают)

  The boys were talking about tennis, and Hilda put in her two cents worth, even though she didn't know much about tennis.
• two heads are better than one
  одна голова хорошо, а две лучше

  "Let's discuss these problems between the two of us; two heads are better than one, you know."
• two of a kind
  два одинаковых (человека), "два сапога пара"

  John and Jack are two of a kind and they are always seen together.
• two strikes against someone
  две упущенный возможности, так что остаётся только один шанс

  Poor Lorna has two strikes against her when it comes to her love for Frank: first she is too fat and second she is too silly.
• two wrongs don't make a right
  злом зла не поправишь (посл.)

  Though Lionel's words hurt my feelings I am not going to try and offend him; I am sure two wrongs don't make a right.
• two's company, three's a crowd
  где двое, там третий – лишний

  I was going out with my date, and I didn't want Jim to accompany us; I told him that two's company and three's a crowd.
• two-faced
  неискренний, двуликий

  Don't confide too much in Dana as she has the reputation of being two-faced.
• two-time (someone)
  изменять кому-либо (супруге или супругу, партнёру)

  Silvia was very upset when she discovered that Tim was two-timing her.