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[third sex]{n.}, {euphemism}, {slang}, {informal} Homosexual individuals who are either men or women. •/Billy is rumored to belong to the third sex./

[third world]{n.} 1. The countries not aligned with either the former U.S.S.R.-dominated Communist bloc or the U.S.A.-dominated capitalist countries. •/New Zealand made a move toward third country status when it disallowed American nuclear submarines in its harbors./ 2. The developing nations of the world where the industrial revolution has not yet been completed. •/Africa and the rest of the third world must be freed from starvation and illiteracy./

[this] See: OUT OF THIS WORLD.

[this and that] also [this, that, and the other]{n. phr.} Various things; different things; miscellaneous things. •/When the old friends met they would talk about this and that./ •/The quilt was made of this, that, and the other./

[this, that, and the other] See: THIS AND THAT.

[this is how the cookie crumbles] or [that’s how the cookie crumbles]{v. phr.}, {informal} That’s how things are; that’s life. •/It’s too bad about John and Mary getting divorced, but then that’s how the cookie crumbles./

[thither] See: HITHER AND THITHER.

[thorn in the flesh] or [thorn in one’s side]{n. phr.} Something that causes stubborn trouble; a constant bother; a vexation. •/The new voter organization soon became the biggest thorn in the senator’s side./ •/The guerrilla band was a thorn in the flesh of the invaders./

[though] See: AS IF or AS THOUGH.

[thought] See: FOOD FOR THOUGHT, PENNY FOR ONE’S THOUGHTS, PERISH THE THOUGHT, SECOND THOUGHT.

[thousand] See: BY THE DOZEN or BY THE THOUSAND.

[thrash out]{v. phr.} To discuss fully; confer about something until a decision is reached. •/They met to thrash out their differences concerning how to run the office./

[thread] See: HANG BY A THREAD.

[threat] See: TRIPLE THREAT.

[three-ring circus]{n.} A scene of much confusion or activity. •/The street was a three-ring circus of cars, people, noise, and lights./ •/It is a three-ring circus to watch that silly dog play./

[three sheets in the wind] or [three sheets to the wind]{adj. phr.}, {informal} Unsteady from too much liquor; drunk. •/The sailor came down the street, three sheets in the wind./

[thrill one to death] or [pieces] See: TICKLE PINK.

[throat] See: CUT ONE’S THROAT, FLY AT ONE’S THROAT, JUMP DOWN ONE’S THROAT, LUMP IN ONE’S THROAT, RAM DOWN ONE’S THROAT and SHOVE DOWN ONE’S THROAT.

[through a hoop] See: JUMP THROUGH A HOOP.

[through and through]{adv.} Completely; entirely; whole-heartedly. •/Bob was a ball player through and through./ •/Mary was hurt through and through by Betty’s remarks./ Compare: OUT-AND-OUT.

[through hell and high water] See: HELL AND HIGH WATER.

[through one’s hat] See: TALK THROUGH ONE’S HAT.

[through one’s head] See: GET THROUGH ONE’S HEAD.

[through one’s mind] See: CROSS ONE’S MIND or PASS THROUGH ONE’S MIND.

[through one’s paces] See: PUT THROUGH ONE’S PACES.