Tax-and-spend
Spend freely and tax heavily.The government has a tax-and-spend attitude that many people do not like.
A taste of things to come
A sample of the events that are to occur in the future.The tax increase is a taste of things to come with the new government.
A taste of (something)
An experience of something, an example of something.I was able to get a taste of playing tennis while I was on my holiday.
Task (someone) with (something)
To give an assignment to someone, to assign a task to someone.My friend was tasked with finishing the project before he could go home.
Tar (someone) with the same brush
To say that someone or something has the same bad qualities as someone or something else.The newspapers tarred the president of the company with... Read more →
Tar and feather (someone)
To punish someone severely.The teacher said that she would tar and feather anyone who did not do their homework.
Taper off
To come to an end little by little, to become smaller toward the end.The rain began to taper off early in the afternoon.
Tan (someone`s) hide
To give someone a beating, to spank someone hard.The boy`s mother threatened to tan his hide if he did not behave himself.
Tamper with (something)
To attempt to alter or change something.Someone tampered with the lock on the storage locker room.
To be talked out
To be tired of talking, to be unable to talk anymore after talking for a long time.I was talked out and had little to say for the rest of the... Read more →