Idioms Beginning With T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z

T

    table scrap
    table talk
    tag along
    tag team
    tail between one's legs
    tail wagging the dog
    take a back seat
    take a bath
    take a bead on
    take a bite
    take a bow
    take a breath
    take a breather
    take a bullet
    take a chance
    take a crack at
    take a crap
    take a dim view of
    take a dive
    take a flyer
    take a gamble
    take a gander
    take a grab
    take a hike
    take a joke
    take a leaf out of someone's book
    take a leak
    take a licking and keep on ticking
    take a long walk on a short pier
    take a look
    take a nap
    take a number
    take a pew
    take a picture
    take a powder
    take a ride to Tyburn
    take a risk
    take a run at
    take a seat
    take a shit
    take a shot in the dark
    take a stab at
    take a stand
    take a tumble
    take a turn for the better
    take a turn for the worse
    take a wife
    take a wrong turn at Albuquerque
    take aback
    take aim
    take an axe to
    take by storm
    take cover
    take delight in
    take down a peg
    take effect
    take exception
    take five
    take flight
    take for a ride
    take for a spin
    take for granted
    take guard
    take heart
    take heed
    take ill
    take into account
    take into consideration
    take issue with
    take it away
    take it easy
    take it from me
    take it like a man
    take it or leave it
    take it out on
    take it outside
    take it up the ass
    take it upon oneself
    take its toll
    take kindly
    take leave
    take leave of one's senses
    take liberties
    take lightly
    take lying down
    take matters into one's own hands
    take no for an answer
    take no notice of
    take no prisoners
    take on
    take on faith
    take on the chin
    take on water
    take one for the team
    take one's ball and go home
    take one's chance
    take one's eye off the ball
    take one's hat off to
    take one's lumps
    take one's pick
    take one's time
    take one's tongue out of someone's ass
    take out
    take out an onion
    take out of context
    take out the trash
    take over
    take part
    take pride
    take sick
    take sides
    take silk
    take sitting down
    take someone's head off
    take someone's word for it
    take something as read
    take something in one's stride
    take something in stride
    take something to the grave
    take the bait
    take the biscuit
    take the Browns to the Super Bowl
    take the bull by the horns
    take the cake
    take the count
    take the cure
    take the fall
    take the field
    take the fifth
    take the game to
    take the gilt off the gingerbread
    take the heat
    take the hint
    take the law into one's own hands
    take the lead
    take the liberty
    take the Michael
    take the mick
    take the mickey
    take the offensive
    take the pee
    take the piss
    take the plunge
    take the point
    take the red pill
    take the reins
    take the shadow for the substance
    take the stand
    take the wheel
    take the wind out of someone's sails
    take things as they come
    take to
    take to heart
    take to one's heels
    take to task
    take to the bank
    take to the cleaners
    take to the hills
    take to wife
    take up a collection
    take up the cudgel for
    take up the gauntlet
    take up with
    talent management
    talk a blue streak
    talk a mile a minute
    talk about
    talk back
    talk dirty
    talk down
    talk in circles
    talk is cheap
    talk jockey
    talk like an apothecary
    talk of the devil
    talk of the town
    talk out of turn
    talk out one's ass
    talk over someone's head
    talk someone into something
    talk someone under the table
    talk someone's ear off
    talk the talk
    talk through one's hat
    talk to the hand
    talk turkey
    talk up
    talking head
    tall in the saddle
    tall order
    tall tale
    tamp down
    tan someone's hide
    TANSTAAFL
    taper off
    tar with the same brush
    taste of one's own medicine
    taste of one's own poison
    teach someone a lesson
    teacher's pet
    team up
    team up with
    tear apart
    tear away
    tear it up
    tear one's hair out
    tear up
    tear up the pea patch
    tee off
    teed off
    teensy weensy
    teeny weeny
    teething problems
    teething troubles
    telephone tag
    tell against
    tell all
    tell apart
    tell fortunes
    tell it like it is
    tell it to Sweeney
    tell it to the judge
    tell it to the marines
    tell off
    tell someone where to shove it
    tell tales
    tell tales out of school
    tell the truth
    tell you the truth
    tell you what
    temper temper
    tempest in a teapot
    temple of immensity
    tempt fate
    ten a penny
    ten foot pole
    ten-dollar word
    tentpole movie
    TEOTWAWKI
    term out
    terminal leaves
    territorial pissing
    test bed
    test of time
    test the waters
    than a bygod
    thank one's lucky stars
    thanks a bunch
    thanks for nothing
    that does it
    that figures
    that way
    Thatcher's children
    that'll be the day
    that's a girl
    that's all she wrote
    that's just me
    that's saying something
    that's that
    that's the ticket
    that's what she said
    that's what's up
    the ball is in someone's court
    the bee's knees
    the biter bit
    the box they're going to bury it in
    the buck stops here
    the cat's out of the bag
    the devil
    the die is cast
    The End
    the end of one's rope
    the feathers fly
    the finger
    the fix is in
    the genie's out of the bottle
    the handbags come out
    the hell out of
    the icing on the cake
    the jig is up
    the joke is on someone
    the long and short
    the man
    the nose knows
    the old woman is plucking her goose
    the other day
    the pants off
    the place to be
    the plot thickens
    the quality
    the rabbit died
    the rest is history
    the rubber meets the road
    the shoe is on the other foot
    the show must go on
    the straw that broke the camel's back
    the terrorists will have won
    the thing is
    the thing of it
    the upper hand
    the wheels came off
    the wheels came off the bus
    the wheels came off the wagon
    the wheels fell off
    the wheels fell off the bus
    the wheels fell off the wagon
    the whole nine yards
    the whole world and his dog
    the world over
    them's the breaks
    them's the facts
    then again
    then and there
    there and back
    there for everyone to see
    there is no there there
    there must be something in the water
    there we go
    there you are
    there you go
    there you have it
    there, there
    there's only one
    these islands
    thick and thin
    thick as thieves
    thick of things
    thick skin
    thief in the night
    thigh-slapper
    thin air
    thin edge of the wedge
    thin end of the wedge
    thin section
    thin-skinned
    things that go bump in the night
    think aloud
    think back
    think of
    think of England
    think on one's feet
    think one's shit doesn't stink
    think over
    think tank
    think the world of
    think twice
    think up
    think with one's little head
    third country
    third degree
    third hand
    third person
    third space
    third string
    third way
    third wheel
    this instance
    this minute
    this, that, and the other
    thorn in someone's side
    thorn in the flesh
    though but
    thrash out
    thread the needle
    three Rs
    three score and ten
    three sheets to the wind
    three skips of a louse
    three-dimensionality
    three-martini lunch
    three-on-the-tree
    three-ring circus
    thrill kill
    thrill killer
    through and through
    through the roof
    throw a bone to
    throw a fit
    throw a party
    throw a spanner in the works
    throw a tantrum
    throw a wobbly
    throw an eye
    throw aside
    throw caution to the wind
    throw chunks
    throw cold water on
    throw down
    throw down the gauntlet
    throw good money after bad
    throw in
    throw in at the deep end
    throw in the towel
    throw in with
    throw money away
    throw off
    throw off balance
    throw off the trail
    throw one's weight around
    throw one's cap over the windmill
    throw one's hat in the ring
    throw one's hat over the fence
    throw one's hat over the wall
    throw one's toys out of the pram
    throw oneself at
    throw out
    throw shapes
    throw some shapes
    throw someone a curve
    throw stones in a glass house
    throw the baby out with the bathwater
    throw the book at
    throw to the dogs
    throw to the wind
    throw to the wolves
    throw under the bus
    throw up
    thumb a ride
    thumb on the scale
    thumb one's nose
    thus and so
    thus and such
    tick all the boxes
    tick over
    tickle pink
    tickle someone's fancy
    tickle someone's funny bone
    tickle the dragon's tail
    tickle the ivories
    tide over
    tie one on
    tie someone's hands
    tie the knot
    tie up
    tie up loose ends
    tiger team
    tight lips
    tight ship
    tight spot
    tight-lipped
    tighten the purse strings
    till death do us part
    tilt at windmills
    time after time
    time and material
    time bandit
    time burglar
    time of the month
    time off
    time out
    time out of mind
    time thief
    time will tell
    tin ear
    tin god
    Tinker to Evers to Chance
    TINSTAAFL
    tip of the hat
    tip of the iceberg
    tip off
    tip one's hand
    tip one's hat
    tip the scale
    tip the scales
    tip-off
    tipping it down
    tiptoe around
    tire fire
    tired and emotional
    tit for tat
    tits up
    tits-up
    titsup
    to a fare-thee-well
    to a fault
    to a nicety
    to a T
    to a turn
    to all intents and purposes
    to be honest
    to be named later
    to be sure
    to beat the band
    to boot
    to date
    to death
    to die for
    to do with
    to go
    to hell in a handbasket
    to little avail
    to no avail
    to one's heart's content
    to one's mind
    to pieces
    to say nothing of
    to say the least
    to speak of
    to tell the truth
    to that end
    to the bone
    to the brim
    to the gills
    to the hilt
    to the letter
    to the max
    to the moon
    to the nth degree
    to the point
    to the T
    to the tee
    to the tonsils
    to the tune of
    toad-strangler
    toast of the town
    today we are all
    toddle off
    toe the line
    toe-to-toe
    toes up
    toke up
    Tom, Dick and Harry
    tomato juice
    tomayto, tomahto
    tone down
    tongue-in-cheek
    tongue-tied
    tonsil hockey
    tonsil tennis
    too bad
    too big for one's boots
    too big for one's britches
    too clever by half
    too good for this world
    too hot to hold
    too many balls in the air
    too rich for one's blood
    too slow
    tool around
    toot one's own horn
    tooth and nail
    top banana
    top brass
    top cat
    top dog
    top dollar
    top drawer
    top edge
    top hand
    top hat
    top it off
    top notch
    top of mind
    top of the line
    top of the morning
    top oneself
    top shelf
    top up
    top-heavy with drink
    top-shelf
    topple over
    topsy turvy
    torque off
    torqued off
    toss around
    toss up
    toss-up
    total clearance
    totus porcus
    touch a nerve
    touch and go
    touch base
    touch cloth
    touch of the tar brush
    touch off
    touch on
    touch oneself
    touch the hem of someone's garment
    touch up
    touch wood
    touch-and-go
    touched in the head
    touchy-feely
    tough as nails
    tough call
    tough cookie
    tough cookies
    tough love
    tough luck
    tough nut to crack
    tough titties
    tough titty
    tough toodles
    tough tuchus
    toughen up
    town and gown
    toy boy
    toys in the attic
    track down
    track record
    traditional marriage
    trailer park trash
    trailer trash
    train wreck
    transcendental meditation
    transform and roll out
    trash out
    tread lightly
    trench mouth
    trial balloon
    trial by fire
    trial by media
    trials and tribulations
    trick of the trade
    trick up one's sleeve
    trickle down
    tried and tested
    tried and true
    trigger-happy
    trip balls
    trip out
    trip to the woodshed
    Trojan-horse
    trot out
    trouble at mill
    trouble in paradise
    true believer
    true blue
    true stripes
    true to form
    true to one's colors
    trump up
    truth be told
    try one's hand
    try one's luck
    TS girl
    tub of guts
    tube steak
    tuckered out
    tug of war
    tune in
    tune out
    tuppence
    tuppence worth
    turd in the punchbowl
    turf war
    turkey shoot
    Turkish bread
    turn a blind eye
    turn a corner
    turn a deaf ear
    turn a hair
    turn a phrase
    turn a profit
    turn a trick
    turn against
    turn around
    turn back
    turn down
    turn heads
    turn in
    turn in one's grave
    turn into
    turn into a pumpkin
    turn loose
    turn of events
    turn of foot
    turn of phrase
    turn off
    turn on
    turn on its head
    turn on one's heel
    turn one on
    turn one's back
    turn one's coat
    turn one's nose up
    turn out
    turn over
    turn over a new leaf
    turn someone's crank
    turn someone's head
    turn tail
    turn the air blue
    turn the corner
    turn the other cheek
    turn the page
    turn the scale
    turn the screw
    turn the tables
    turn the tide
    turn to
    turn to dust
    turn tricks
    turn two
    turn up
    turn up for the book
    turn up one's nose
    turn up trumps
    turn upside down
    turn with every wind
    turn-off
    turn-on
    twatfaced
    Tweedledum and Tweedledee
    twelve-ounce curls
    twenty to
    twenty to the dozen
    twenty winks
    twenty-twenty hindsight
    twiddle one's thumbs
    twilight years
    twinkle in one's father's eye
    twinkly-eyed
    twist in the wind
    twist of fate
    twist someone's arm
    twist someone's balls
    twist the knife
    two a penny
    two birds with one stone
    two bob
    two cents
    two for two
    two ha'pennies for a penny
    two left feet
    two pennies to rub together
    two pennies' worth
    two penn'orth
    two thumbs up
    two-bit
    two-edged sword
    two-fisted drinker
    two-second rule
    two-way street
    tyre kicker



U

    ugly as sin
    un-rock and roll
    unavailable energy
    under a cloud
    under a spell
    under erasure
    Citations:under erasure
    under fire
    under glass
    under lock and key
    under no circumstances
    under one's breath
    under one's hat
    under one's nose
    under one's own steam
    under one's thumb
    under one's wing
    under sail
    under the carpet
    under the cosh
    under the covers
    under the gun
    under the impression
    under the influence
    under the microscope
    under the pump
    under the radar
    under the rose
    under the rug
    under the sun
    under the table
    under the weather
    under the wire
    under water
    under way
    under wraps
    university of life
    unknown quantity
    uno ab alto
    unring a bell
    until hell freezes over
    until one is blue in the face
    until the cows come home
    Citations:until the cows come home
    until the last dog is hung
    unto the ages of ages
    unwashed masses
    up a storm
    up a tree
    up above
    up against
    up against it
    up and at 'em
    up and down
    up and running
    up for
    up for grabs
    up front
    up hill and down dale
    up in arms
    up in the air
    up on
    up on one's ear
    up one's own ass
    up one's sleeve
    up poo creek
    up shit creek without a paddle
    up shit's creek
    up shit's creek without a paddle
    up someone's street
    up the ante
    up the creek
    up the river
    up the wall
    up the walls
    up the wazoo
    up the ying yang
    up there
    up to eleven
    up to here
    up to no good
    up to par
    up to scratch
    up to snuff
    up to something
    up to speed
    up with the chickens
    up with the lark
    up with the larks
    up yours
    up-and-comer
    up-and-coming
    up-to-date
    uphill battle
    upper crust
    upper-crust
    upright man
    ups and downs
    upset the applecart
    upset the natives
    urban fabric
    use a sledgehammer to crack a nut
    use one's head
    use one's noggin
    used to



V

    vale of tears
    valley of death
    valley of the shadow of death
    variable tandem repeat locus
    vaulting school
    velvet handcuffs
    verbal assault
    verge on
    very good
    very well
    vest buster
    victory at sea
    vim and vigor
    virgin territory
    viviparous lizard
    voice in the wilderness
    vote down
    vote with one's feet
    vouch for
    vowel quantity

W

    wading bird
    wait for it
    wait for the ball to drop
    wait for the other shoe to drop
    wait on
    wait on hand and foot
    wait on hand, foot and finger
    wait on someone hand, foot and finger
    wait on someone hand, foot, and finger
    wait out
    wait upon hand and foot
    waiting game
    wake up and smell the coffee
    wake up on the wrong side of bed
    walk a mile in someone's shoes
    walk a tightrope
    walk all over
    walk and chew gum at the same time
    walk away
    walk away from
    walk back
    walk down the aisle
    walk free
    walk in on
    walk in the park
    walk in the snow
    walk of life
    walk off with
    walk on eggshells
    walk on the wild side
    walk on water
    walk over
    walk the dog
    walk the floor
    walk the line
    walk the plank
    walk the talk
    walk the walk
    walk through
    walking dictionary
    wall of silence
    Wall Street
    wallow in the mire
    wanker's cramp
    want out
    war bride
    war of nerves
    warm body
    warm fuzzy
    warm regards
    warm the cockles of someone's heart
    warm-blooded
    warning shot
    warrior ant
    warts and all
    wash one's hands
    wash one's hands of
    wash out
    washed out
    washed up
    waste away
    waste breath
    waste not, want not
    watch it
    watch one's mouth
    watch one's step
    watch out
    watch over
    watch this space
    water can
    water closet
    water down
    water over the dam
    water power
    water to one's mill
    water under the bridge
    watered-down
    watering hole
    wave away
    wave of the hand
    wave the white flag
    way back when
    way out of a paper bag
    we haven't got all day
    weak sister
    weak tea
    weak-kneed
    weaker vessel
    wear down
    wear one's heart on one's sleeve
    wear out one's welcome
    wear rose-colored glasses
    wear thin
    wear too many hats
    weasel out
    weather the storm
    wedding-cake
    wee small hours
    weed out
    weekend warrior
    weigh against
    weigh down
    weigh in
    weight of the world
    welcome to my world
    weld together
    welfare Cadillac
    well and good
    well and truly
    well done
    well hung
    well met
    well, I never
    well-oiled
    well-padded
    well-stacked
    were you born in a tent
    wet behind the ears
    wet blanket
    wet boy
    wet dream
    wet one's beak
    wet one's pants
    wet one's whistle
    wet the bed
    whack-a-mole
    whale tail
    what are the odds
    what can I say
    what did your last slave die of
    what do I know
    what do you say
    what else is new
    what for
    what in tarnation
    what is more
    what it takes
    what not
    what of it
    what someone said
    what the Devil
    what was someone smoking
    what was that
    what with
    what you see is what you get
    what's it to you
    what, me worry
    whatever creams your twinkie
    whatever floats your boat
    whatever it takes
    what's cooking
    what's eating
    what's eating you
    what's going on
    what's in it for me
    what's new
    what's the difference
    what's the good of
    what's the matter
    what's up
    what's what
    whatsamatta
    wheel away
    wheel out
    wheel within a wheel
    when all is said and done
    when it's at home
    when one's ship comes in
    when pigs fly
    when push comes to shove
    when the chips are down
    when two Sundays come together
    when two Sundays meet
    when, as, and if
    where it's at
    where the sun don't shine
    where's the beef
    which foot the shoe is on
    whichever way one slices it
    while we're young
    whip hand
    whip through
    whips and jingles
    whisk away
    whisk off
    whiskey dick
    whisper campaign
    whistle Dixie
    whistle for
    whistle in the dark
    whistle past the graveyard
    whistle walk
    whistle-blower
    whistle-stop
    white cloth
    white coat hypertension
    white elephant
    white girl
    white hat
    white hole
    White House
    white lie
    white magic
    white man
    white marriage
    white on rice
    white paper
    white rider
    white sheep
    white trash
    white trashery
    white wedding
    white wine
    white-knuckle
    whitewash
    Whitman's sampler
    who shot John
    whole ball of wax
    whole cloth
    whole shebang
    whole shooting match
    whole smash
    whomp on
    whomp up
    whoop ass
    whoop it up
    whoop-ass
    who's 'she', the cat's mother?
    who's who
    why in God's name
    why on Earth
    whys and wherefores
    wicked tongue
    wide awake
    wide berth
    wide of the mark
    widow-maker
    wild cherry
    wild horses
    wild turkey
    wild-goose chase
    will do
    will o' the wisp
    willful ignorance
    willing horse
    willow in the wind
    win back
    win by a nose
    win one for the Gipper
    win over
    win the day
    wind at one's back
    wind back the clock
    wind down
    wind off
    wind up one's bottoms
    window dressing
    window-shopping
    wine tosser
    wing it
    winged word
    winning ways
    winter rat
    winter sun
    wipe out
    wipe someone's eye
    wipe the slate clean
    wireless network
    wise apple
    wise guy
    wishful thinking
    with a grain of salt
    with a quickness
    with a vengeance
    with a view to
    with a will
    with all due respect
    with an eye to
    with an eye towards
    with any luck
    with bated breath
    with both hands
    with flying colors
    with knobs on
    with no further ado
    with one voice
    with one's bare hands
    with one's dick in one's hand
    with one's head held high
    with one's jaw in one's lap
    with open arms
    with pleasure
    with the manner
    within ames ace
    within an ace of
    within living memory
    within reach
    without a hitch
    without fail
    without further ado
    woe betide
    wolf down
    wolf in sheep's clothing
    woman among women
    woman of the hour
    woman of the people
    woman on the street
    wooden mare
    wooden spoon
    wooden spoonist
    wooden-top
    word of mouth
    word on the street
    word on the wire
    word play
    word to the wise
    word-for-word
    words of one syllable
    work like a dream
    work nights
    work one's butt off
    work one's fingers to the bone
    work one's magic
    work out
    work someone's arse off
    work someone's ass off
    work spouse
    work the crowd
    work the room
    work through
    work to rule
    work wonders
    worked up
    working girl
    world-beater
    worlds apart
    worm food
    worm turns
    worm's-eye view
    worry wart
    worse for wear
    worship the ground someone walks on
    worship the porcelain god
    worship the porcelain goddess
    worst comes to worst
    worst of both worlds
    worth a Jew's eye
    worth every penny
    worth its weight in gold
    worth one's salt
    worth one's while
    woulda, coulda, shoulda
    wouldn't hurt a fly
    wouldn't shout if a shark bit him
    wouldn't you know
    wouldn't you know it
    wrack and ruin
    wrap around one's little finger
    wrap in the flag
    wrap one's head around
    wrap up
    wreak havoc
    wrestle with a pig
    wriggle out of
    writ large
    write down
    write home about
    write one's own ticket
    writer's cramp
    writing on the wall
    written all over someone's face
    wrong crowd
    wrong number
    wrong place at the wrong time
    wrong side of the tracks

X

    X factor
    X marks the spot
    X's and O's

Y

    yank someone's chain
    Yankee dime
    Yankee go home
    yardarm to yardarm
    ye gods
    yeah, right
    year dot
    year in, year out
    yell at
    yell silently
    yellow brick road
    yellow cake
    yellow dog
    yellow grease
    yellow journalism
    yellow light
    yellow press
    yellow state
    yeoman's service
    yes and no
    yes man
    yes to death
    yield the ghost
    you all
    you bet
    you can say that again
    you can't be half pregnant
    you can't judge a book by its cover
    you can't say fairer than that
    you don't say
    you gals
    you guys
    you know
    you know it
    you know what
    you knows it
    you lot
    you name it
    you shouldn't have
    you snooze you lose
    you think
    you what
    you wish
    you'll never guess
    young at heart
    young fogey
    young lady
    young man
    young Turk
    younger brother
    younger sister
    your ass
    your blood's worth bottling
    your guess is as good as mine
    your man
    your mileage may vary
    you're telling me
    yours sincerely
    yours trulies
    yours truly

Z

    zero in on
    zero-day
    zig when one should zag
    zip one's lip
    zip up
(source: wiktionary)










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