Idioms

thrust and parry
to compete actively with someone, to enter into verbal combat with someone (this idiom comes from the sport of fencing)
It was thrust and parry during the debate.

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  • thumb a lift
  • thumb a ride
  • thumb one's nose at (someone or something)
  • thumb through (something)
  • thumbnail sketch
  • thumbs down on (someone or something)
  • thumbs up on (someone or something)
  • tickle (someone's) fancy
  • tickled pink
  • tide (someone) over or tide over (someone)
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  • in bad faith
  • point out (someone or something) to (someone)
  • relative to (someone or something)
  • stand on one's own two feet
  • come down hard on (someone)
  • warm up
  • turn out (a light)
  • launch forth (on something)
  • up one's alley
  • know a trick or two


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