| (fight) tooth and nail | If you fight tooth and nail for something, you fight with all your energy. The Transport Minister fought tooth and nail to have the proposed road safety law accepted. |
| top dog | To say that a person, group or country is top dog means that they are better or more powerful than others. She's top dog in cosmetics today. |
| top of your lungs | If you shout at the top of your lungs, you shout as loudly as you possibly can. The place was so noisy that I had to shout at the top of my lungs to be heard. |
| top notch | To say that something is top notch means that it is of the highest possible quality or standard. The hotel was wonderful and the service was top notch. |
| on top of the world | If you feel on top of the world, you are extremely happy because everything is going well for you. It's been such a good year for Amy that she feels on top of the world. |
| toss up | When there are two options or possibilities to choose from, and both are equally good, the choice between the two is called a toss-up (like tossing a coin). Both boxers are in excellent condition. It's a toss-up which of them will win. |
| touch base | If you touch base with someone, you make contact or renew communication with them. I'll try to touch base with you next week in London. |
| (at the) touch of a button | If you can do something at the touch of a button, you can do it very easily, often thanks to technology. From now on the nursing staff can be alerted at the touch of a button. |
| touch wood / knock on wood | This humorous expression, based on superstition, is used to avoid bad luck, often while touching something made of wood. The order will be confirmed shortly - touch wood! |
| (not) touch with a ten-foot pole | If you decide not to touch something with a ten-foot pole, you prefer to stay far away from it. I wouldn't touch politics with a ten-foot pole! |
| touch and go | If something is touch-and-go, the outcome or result is uncertain. Dave's life is out of danger now, but it was touch-and-go after the operation. |
| tough as old boots | If something, specially meat, is (as) tough as old boots, it is hard to cut and difficult to chew. (This can also refer to a person who is strong either physically or in character.) I was served a steak as tough as old boots. |
| tough cookie | A person who is a tough cookie is one who is self-confident and ambitious and will do what is necessary to get what they want. I'm not worried about Jason's future - he's a tough cookie! |
| tower of strength | The term tower of strength is used to describe a person who is very helpful and supportive during difficult times. All during my illness, my sister was a tower of strength. |
| toy with the idea | If you consider something without giving it serious thought, you toy with the idea. Sally has often toyed with the idea of moving abroad, but she's still here! |
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