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• too big for one's britches/boots
  самонадеянный, самодовольный (человек)

  When the teacher made Peter a monitor, he got too big for his boots and she had to warn him.
• tamper with (something)
  неумело пытаться сделать что-либо

  Someone has tampered with the seal of this letter.
• to be running high
  быть в состоянии волнения или гнева

  Feelings about the riot in front of the City Hall are running high and the local authorities must stop the unrest.
• to be hyped-up
  взбудораженный, возбуждённый

  The little girl was hyped up all day because her sister and she were going to the circus in the evening.
• to the full
  в полной мере, сполна

  We went to Japan for our holiday and enjoyed our trip to the full.
• trade in (something)
  отдавать старую вещь в счёт покупки новой

  I decided to trade in my out-dated computer for a modern one.
• to be reminiscent of (someone or something)
  напоминающий кого-либо \ что-либо

  The music, which I heard on the radio, is reminiscent of the songs popular in the sixties.
• trial balloon
  пробный шар

  The editorial was a trial balloon to test the public's opinion on several important issues.
• trot (something) out
  упомянуть что-либо вскользь

  I know Tim has trotted out some information, but I don't remember what it was about.
• to be sick in bed
  болеть и лежать в постели

  My little son had caught cold and was sick in bed for a few days.
• thrust and parry
  словесная перепалка

  The meeting looked more like thrust and parry debate than a real session.
• tone (something) down
  сделать что-либо менее насыщенным, смягчить что-либо

  The artist toned down the cruder colors on his painting.
• thrill (someone) to pieces/death
  быть чрезвычайно довольным кем-либо

  It thrilled Julia to death when the teacher praised her essay.
• tenterhooks
  мучиться неизвестностью, ожидать или опасаться чего-либо (неприятного)

  I was on tenterhooks lest Tim should tell my parents about my problems at school.
• tar and feather (someone)
  строго наказать кого-либо (вымазать дёгтем и обвалять в перьях)

  The owner of the cottage threatened that he would tar and feather anyone who broke into his house.
• to speak of
  (что-либо) важное, о чём стоит говорить

  Fanny fell from her bike, but her injuries were nothing to speak of; just a few scratches.
• to the hilt
  полностью

  The man's guilt was proved to the hilt.
• to (someone's) liking
  на чей-либо вкус, по нраву

  I bought a nice dress which is exactly to my liking.
• trials and tribulations
  тяжёлые испытания

  Mrs. Small's life has always been full of trials and tribulations.
• touch on/upon (something)
  говорить о чем-либо, затронуть (тему); писать что-либо кратко

  The speaker touched upon several important issues.
• to hook up (something)
  подключить что-либо

  "Could you possibly hook up my computer; I don't think I can do it myself."
• to a great/large extent
  главным образом, в значительной степени

  The flight was delayed to a great extent due to the fog.
• turn out all right/good
  закончиться хорошо

  At first they thought that their offer would not be accepted but it turned out all right.
• taper off
  утихать, становиться меньше

  The storm didn't taper off for several days.
• train one's sights on (something)
  стремиться к какой-либо цели

  Mitch has been training his sights on joining the top hokey team in the country.
• 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.
• to the eye
  на первый взгляд, по-видимому

  Those jeans appear to the eye to be a good buy, but they might turn out to be not so good.
• tire (someone) out
  утомить кого-либо, измучить

  The long walk tired me out.
• tired out
  быть очень уставшим

  My father looked tired out after working hard all day.
• through the mill
  переживать трудную ситуацию

  Pauline has been through the mill because of her untimely husband's death.
• 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."
• to be talked out
  устать от разговоров

  I was talked out, so Mike did most of the speaking at the session.
• to say nothing of (someone or something)
  не говоря уж о ком-либо \ чём-либо

  To go hiking they took some provision and drinking water to say nothing of the sleeping bags.
• to the contrary
  нечто обратное, противоположное (тому, что было сказано ранее)

  Although Joan was going to the movies with her boy friend, she told her parents to the contrary.
• to hush up
  замалчивать, скрывать

  All this quarreling should immediately be hushed up.