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• thick-skinned
  толстокожий, не чувствительный

  It's good to be thick-skinned; then you are not easily hurt or upset.
• thin on top
  лысеть

  Franklin had a massive chin, puffy cheeks, small beady eyes, and he was a bit thin on top.
• thin-skinned
  тонкокожий, чувствительный

  Alan is so thin-skinned that even an innocent remark might hurt him.
• think (someone or something) fit for (something)
  считать кого-либо \ что-либо подходящим для чего-либо

  I don't think Sally to be fit for the work of a teacher; she is too impatient.
• think a lot/great deal/highly/much of (someone or something)
  быть высокого мнения о ком-либо, ценить что-либо

  I don't think much of this pop singer.
• think back on (someone or something)
  вспоминать о ком-либо \ чём-либо

  When Gina thinks back on her married life, she remembers how unhappy she was.
• think better of (doing something)
  передумать, изменить своё решение

  Mark was about to tell Edna about his feelings; then he thought better of doing it.
• think inside the box
  мыслить традиционно

  Most people think inside the box and only a few are able to have new ideas.
• think little of (someone or something)
  быть неважного мнения о ком-либо \ чём-либо

  Personally I think very little of his acting.
• think nothing of (something)
  считать пустяком, не придавать значения

  George is a reckless driver; he thinks nothing of driving eighty miles an hour.
• think on one's feet
  думать о чём-либо мимоходом

  "This is a very serious matter; I don't want you to think on your feet."
• think out (something)
  продумать что-либо до конца

  I carefully thought out what I was going to say to my boss.
• think out loud
  размышлять вслух

  When I am alone, I often think out loud.
• think outside the box
  представлять что-либо образно, творчески

  An imaginative and creative person is able to think outside the box.
• think over (something)
  обдумать что-либо

  I was left alone to think over the sudden and wonderful events of the day.
• think the world of (someone or something)
  быть очень высокого мнения о ком-либо \ чём-либо

  Mrs. Summerfield thinks the world of her children.
• think twice (before doing something)
  хорошенько подумать о чём-либо

  My teacher advised me to think twice about my future before deciding to quit school.
• think up (an excuse/idea)
  придумать (оправдание, план)

  Samantha sat in her room, thinking up silly things to feel less bored.
• third degree
  допрос с пристрастием, допрос с применением пытки

  Mary's husband is extremely jealous and she is often given the third degree.
• thirst/thirsty for (something)
  страстное желание, жажда чего-либо

  The young woman has an unusual thirst for traveling.
• thorn in (someone's) side
  источник постоянного раздражения или неприятностей; "бельмо на глазу'

  Julia was his brother's wife and a thorn in his side.
• those three little words
  я люблю тебя (эти три маленьких слова)

  I don't know what prevented me from saying those three little words to Kelly.
• thousand and one
  очень много, тысяча и один

  The pupil did a thousand and one sums in order to be ready for a Math test.
• thrash (something) out
  тщательно обсуждать что-либо, прорабатывать

  "You may have a few meetings of your own with him to thrash some of the details out."
• thread (one's way) through (something)
  с трудом прокладывать себе дорогу, проталкиваться через что-либо

  The platform swarmed with people and Dave had to thread his way through the crowd to get to his carriage.
• three R's
  три составные начального образования: чтение, письмо, арифметика

  Students study the three R's in elementary school.
• three sheets to the wind
  быть очень пьяным, нетвёрдо держаться на ногах

  I saw my neighbor walking down the street last night; he seemed to have three sheets to the wind.
• thrill (someone) to pieces/death
  быть чрезвычайно довольным кем-либо

  It thrilled Julia to death when the teacher praised her essay.
• through and through
  досконально, основательно

  Nathan read the book through and through, from cover to cover.
• through hell and high water
  (пройти) через всевозможные трудности, (пройти) огонь и воду

  Mark is a very reliable man; I could go through hell and high water with him.
• through the grapevine
  (услышать, узнать) от других людей

  We heard it through the grapevine that Jill is to be promoted soon.
• through the mill
  переживать трудную ситуацию

  Pauline has been through the mill because of her untimely husband's death.
• through thick and thin
  решительно поддерживать кого-либо, действовать стойко

  There were five hundred men to back him up through thick and thin.
• throw (someone's) name around
  произвести впечатление, упомянув имя знаменитости

  Jennet likes to throw the names of influential persons around.
• throw (someone)
  озадачить кого-либо

  I thought my boss was on a business trip, and it threw me when I saw him in the office.