Slang & Idioms Starting with "T"

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• Ta A casual British word for 'thank you'
• Ta-ta A casual, slightly old-fashioned British way to say goodbye
• Tab Cigarette (Geordie).
• Tab A running bill to be paid later; credit at the bar.
• Tab A long march with full kit (military)
• Tackle Attempting to win the ball from an opponent.
• Tactical chunder Deliberate vomiting to prevent a worse hangover.
• tailback queue of slow traffic
• Take a dump Crude slang for defecating.
• Take a leak Informal phrase for urinating.
• take a turn sudden change in health condition
• Take a whizz Informal American phrase for urinating.
• Take Care Goodbye; look after yourself
• take it easy rest and don't strain yourself
• Take it easy A casual farewell meaning 'Relax and take care'
• Take the biscuit To be the most surprising, annoying, or extreme example.
• Take the bull by the horns To confront a problem directly; to face a challenge head-on.
• Take the Mick Mock, make fun of
• Take the piss To mock or ridicule; to take advantage (British)
• Take the rap To accept blame or punishment, especially for someone else.
• Take with a pinch of salt To view something skeptically, not believe entirely
• Takeaway Food bought to eat elsewhere; the restaurant selling it (British)
• Taken Already in a relationship, not available (modern dating).
• Taking the Mickey Making fun of someone or something; teasing
• Taking the piss Mocking someone or taking advantage (British)
• Talk turkey To speak seriously and directly about something; to get down to business.
• Talking to In early communication stage before dating (modern dating).
• Tank To fail completely (American).
• Tanked Very drunk; filled up with alcohol.
• Tanner Sixpence (old pre-decimal coin).
• Target Object of attack; goal or objective
• Taters Cold.
• Tatty Worn, shabby, or in poor condition
• TBH To Be Honest.
• Tea The evening meal (British Northern/Working-class)
• Tea Gossip, truth, or the real story.
• Tea / Spill the tea Gossip; the truth. 'Spill the tea' = share the gossip.
• tea leaf thief
• Tea Towel Dish towel/kitchen cloth
• Teapot lid Kid (child); also Yid (Jewish person).
• technicolour yawn vomiting
• tee up prepare or set up something
• Tekkers Technical skill; footwork ability.
• Tell Me About It I know exactly what you mean; I completely agree
• Telly Television.
• Temp Temporary worker
• Tenner A ten pound note
• Terrific Excellent, wonderful.
• Terrored Harassed, pestered, driven mad (Scouse).
• TGIF Thank God It's Friday
• Tha knows You know (Yorkshire filler/emphasis).
• That's the Spirit That's the right attitude; well done for being positive
• Thaw Warming up, ice/snow melting
• The algorithm The recommendation system that controls what you see online.
• The all-clear Confirmation that everything is fine; no problems.
• The ball is in your court It's your turn to take action or respond.
• The beautiful game Football (soccer); a poetic term for the sport.
• The bee's knees The height of excellence; the best.
• The bench Substitute players not in starting eleven.
• The Box Television
• The brass High-ranking military officers
• The cat's pyjamas Something or someone excellent; the best.
• The clink Prison or jail.
• the cloud remote internet-based storage
• The double Winning league and cup in same season.
• The filth The police (British, derogatory).
• The fuzz The police (dated slang).
• The heads Toilet on a ship or in naval/maritime contexts
• The Knowledge The test London taxi drivers must pass to become licensed.
• The last straw The final problem that makes a situation unbearable
• The lion's share The largest portion; the majority.
• The mess Military dining facility or club
• The Missus Wife/girlfriend
• the odds are the probability is
• The old man One's husband, father, or boss
• The Old Man Husband/father
• the one ideal romantic partner
• The reading room Humorous term for toilet where one reads.
• The runs Slang for diarrhea.
• The sack Dismissal from a job (British); also a bed
• The smallest room British euphemism for the toilet/bathroom.
• The squits British slang for diarrhea.
• The think tank Humorous term for toilet where ideas come.
• The trots British slang for diarrhea.
• The Tube The London Underground railway system.
• The whole nine yards Everything; the complete amount or effort.
• The woodwork The frame of the goal—post and crossbar.
• the world is your oyster you have every opportunity available
• Theatre Operating room (British medical).
• Thick British slang meaning stupid; slow to understand.
• Thick as two short planks Very stupid (British)
• Third wheel An unwanted extra person with a couple
• Thirsty Desperately seeking attention or validation, especially romantic/sexual.
• Three sheets to the wind Very drunk; heavily intoxicated.
• Thrilled Extremely pleased or excited
• Thrilled to Bits Extremely pleased or excited
• Throne Humorous term for toilet; the porcelain throne.
• Throne room The toilet, especially one's private bathroom
• Through ball Pass played through defence for attacker to run onto.
• Throw a sickie To call in sick when not actually ill (British/Australian)
• throw a spanner in the works cause disruption to a plan
• Throw in the towel To give up or admit defeat.
• Throw shade To subtly insult or disrespect someone.
• Throw the book at To give the maximum punishment.
• Throw-in Ball returned from touchline by throwing.
• Throwback Something from the past; a nostalgic reference.
• throwing it down raining heavily
• Throwing up Vomiting.
• Thunderbox An outdoor or portable toilet
• Thundermug A chamber pot
• Ticked Off Annoyed or angry (American); told off (British)
• Ticker Heart.
• Tickled Pink Extremely pleased or delighted
• Tidy up To clean and organize a space
• tie the knot get married
• Tight Stingy, unwilling to spend
• Tight-fisted Very unwilling to spend money, miserly
• Tighten one's belt To spend less money, economize
• Tighten Your Belt Reduce spending
• Tiki-taka Short-passing, possession-based playing style.
• Time is money Time is valuable and shouldn't be wasted
• Time, gentlemen, please Announcement that the pub is closing; drinking must stop.
• Tinkle Cutesy euphemism for urination.
• Tip of the iceberg Only a small visible part of a much larger problem
• Tipp-Ex correction fluid
• Tipping Down Raining heavily.
• Tipple A small alcoholic drink; one's favorite drink (British)
• Tipsy Slightly drunk; pleasantly affected by alcohol.
• Titfer Hat.
• TMI Too Much Information—used when someone shares excessive personal details
• To Be Honest Speaking frankly; actually
• To cut a long story short To summarize, getting to the point without details
• Toad in the hole Sausages baked in Yorkshire pudding batter (British)
• Todd Own (alone).
• Toerag British insult for a contemptible or worthless person.
• Toff An upper-class or wealthy person
• Toffee-nosed Snobbish, stuck-up
• Tom and Dick Sick.
• Tom tit Cockney rhyming slang for shit.
• Tommy A British soldier, especially in WWI
• Toodle-oo A playful, old-fashioned British farewell
• Toodles Goodbye (playful).
• Tool A stupid or easily manipulated person
• Toon Town; specifically Newcastle (Geordie).
• Toot A fart (childish/mild)
• Top bloke A great guy (British/Australian)
• Top dog The leader; the most important or powerful person.
• Top drawer Of the highest quality (British)
• Top flight Highest division of football.
• Top-notch Of the highest quality
• Top-up Adding more drink to an existing glass; a refill.
• torch flashlight
• Torn Unable to decide, conflicted
• Tosser An unpleasant or contemptible person (British vulgar)
• touch and go uncertain whether someone will survive
• Touch base To make brief contact with someone.
• Touch grass Go outside; get off the internet.
• Touch of flu Mild flu symptoms; feeling unwell.
• Touch Wood Hoping to avoid bad luck; knocking on wood
• Touched Emotionally moved, feeling grateful
• Touchline Side boundary of the pitch.
• Tough Cookie Resilient, determined person
• Tour of duty Period of military service in a location
• Trainers Athletic shoes, sneakers
• Transfer window Period when clubs can buy and sell players.
• Treasure A wonderful person
• Treble Winning three major trophies in one season.
• Tremendous Extremely good, impressive.
• Trench foot Foot condition from cold and wet; metaphor for discomfort
• Triage Process of sorting patients by urgency in A&E.
• Troll Someone who posts inflammatory content online to provoke others.
• Trolley A shopping cart.
• Trolleyed Very drunk; off your face.
• Trouble and strife Wife.
• Trousers Pants (American)
• Trump British childish word for fart.
• Trust fund kid Someone living off inherited wealth
• Trustafarian A wealthy young person affecting alternative lifestyle
• Try your luck To make an attempt despite uncertain chances of success.
• Tuckered out Completely exhausted (American).
• Turn in Go to bed for the night.
• Turned Out Nice The weather improved.
• Turning Weather changing (British)
• Twat Vulgar term for female genitalia; a foolish or contemptible person.
• Twee Excessively or affectedly quaint, pretty, or sentimental
• Twelfth man The supporters as an extra player through atmosphere.
• Twerp A silly or annoying person; mild insult.
• Twit A silly or foolish person (British)
• Two-bit Cheap, worthless, inferior
• Two-faced Hypocritical or deceitful; friendly to your face but not behind your back