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[ten gallon hat]{n.}, {informal} A tall felt hat with a wide, rolled brim worn by men in the western part of the U.S. •/Men from the southwest usually wear ten gallon hats./

[ten roger]{v. phr.}, {slang}, {citizen’s band radio jargon} I acknowledge. •/That’s a ten roger./

[ten to one] or [two to one]{adv.} or {adj. phr.}, {informal} Almost certainly, nearly sure to be true; very likely to happen. •/Ten to one it will rain tomorrow./ •/It is ten; to one that Bill will be late./

[term] See: BRING TO TERMS, COME TO TERMS, IN SO MANY WORDS(2) or IN NO UNCERTAIN TERMS, IN TERMS OF.

[terror] See: HOLY TERROR.

[test] See: ROAD TEST, SCREEN TEST.

[tether] See: END OF ONE’S ROPE or END OF ONE’S TETHER.

[than] See: LESS THAN, LESS THAN NO TIME, MORE THAN.

[thank one’s lucky stars]{v. phr.}, {informal} To be thankful for good luck; think oneself lucky. •/You can thank your lucky stars you didn’t fall in the hole./

[thanks to]{prep.} 1. With the help of. •/Thanks to a good teacher, John passed the examination./ •/I finally finished washing the dishes, no thanks to you./ 2. Owing to; because of. •/Thanks to a sudden rain, the children came home with wet clothes./

[that is] or [that is to say] I mean; that means; in other words. •/John is a New Yorker; that is, he lives in New York./ •/Susan is a good student; that is to say, she gets good grades in school./

[that is that] or [that’s that]{informal} The matter is decided; there is nothing more to be said; it is done. •/Jim, you will go to school this morning, and that is that./

[that’ll be the day]{informal} That will never happen. •/Joe wanted me to lend him money to take my girl to the movies. That’ll be the day!/ •/"Wouldn’t it be nice if we had to go to school only one day a week?" "That’ll be the day!"/

[That makes two of us!] Informal way to say, "I am in agreement with what you arc saying or doing." •/So you voted for Senator Aldridge? So did I — that makes two of us./

[That takes care of that!] Informal way to say, "That concludes our business." •/I paid my ex-wife the last alimony check and that takes care of that!/

[That will do!] Informal expression of impatience meaning "stop," "no more." •/"That will do, Tommy," his mother cried. "I’ve had just about enough of your drumming on the table."/

[that’s --- for you] That’s the way (someone or something) is; (someone or something) is like that. •/John tried hard, but he lost the game. That’s life for you./ •/Mary changed her mind about going. That’s a girl for you./

[That’s about the size of it!] Informal way to say, "What you said is true; the rumor or the news is true." •/"I am told you’re leaving our firm for Japan," Fred said to Tom. "That’s about the size of it," Tom replied with a grin./

[That’s the story of my life…] Usually spoken when something goes wrong. •/I spent seven years writing a novel, but no publisher wants to accept it. That’s the story of my life./