treat someone with something (treat someone to something) tremble with something (tremble at something ) trouble-maker (trouble man) trouble oneself with something (trou- ble oneself about something) trouble someone for something (trou- ble someone about something) trouble someone with something (trouble someone about something) true time (actual time) truly yours (your actual) trust someone (trust in someone) trust someone with something (trust someone for something) trust something (trust in something ) trust to someone (trust in someone) trust to something (trust in something ) try one’s wings (try one’s hand) try to do something (try doing some- thing ) Tudor rose (Tudor flower) tug something (tug at something ) turn a blind eye to something (be blind to something ) turn-down (down-turn) turn heads (turn someone’s brain) turn in (turn in on oneself ) turn of a hair (not turn a hair) turn one’s mind to something (put one’s mind to something) turn oneself in (turn in on oneself ) turn over (overturn) turn someone on (turn on someone) turn someone’s head (turn someone’s brain) turn someone’s water off (turn on the waterworks) turn something over (overturn some- thing ) turn something upside down (turn something on its head) turn the corner (go on the bend) turn the heat on someone (freeze some- one out) turn the trick (turn a trick) turn to someone (turn on someone) turn up one’s nose at something (look down one’s nose at something) turning point (point of no return) twice-told tale (tale that is told) twin bed (double bed) twin-deck (double-decker) twin room (double room) twist someone’s tail (twist someone’s arm) twist the lion’s tail (pull the devil by the tail) two can play at that game (that makes two of us) two-bit (two bits) two-piece set (twin set) two-step (pas de deux) two time (double time) two-time loser (bad loser) ugly duckling (lame duck) umbrella tree (umbrella pine) Uncle Tom Cobley (Uncle Tom) Uncle Tom Cobley and all (everybody and their uncle) under a cloud (under heaven) under-arm (under the arm) under high pressure (at high pressure) under offer (on offer) under one’s command (at one’s com- mand) under one’s hand (under one’s arm) under orders (in order) under pledge (in pledge) under someone (below someone) under suspicion (above suspicion) under the colors of something (under the color of something) under the disguise of someone (in the disguise of someone) under the gun (under arms) under the knife (under arms) under the name of (by the name of ) under the orders of someone (by order of someone) under the rose (under the daisies) under the sky (under heaven) under the sun (in the sun) under the table (on the table) under the veil (behind the veil) under the weather (below the weather) under wire (under the wire) under wraps (under cover) undercover (under cover) underground (under ground) underground railway (US) (under- ground railway [UK]) underhand (under one’s arm) underwater (under water) underworld (lower world) unhabitable planet (habitable planet) universal maid (universal aunt) unpeeled potato (jacket potato) up a stump (on the stump) up a tree (at the top of the tree) up about something (out and about) up and about (out and about) up and down (high and low) up and out (down and out) up and running (up and coming) up another street (not in the same street) up front (out front) up in arms (in arms) up in the air (in the air) up in the blue (out in the blue) up line (top line) up on something (down on something) up someone’s street (down someone’s street) up the pole (at the top of the tree) up the river (up the creek) up the stick (high up the stick) up time (peak time) up to date (to date) up-to-date (down-to-date) up to someone (down on someone) up to the minute (up to the last minute) up top (on top) upcoming (up and coming) uphold something (hold something up) uplift something (lift up something ) upper class (high class) upper school (higher school) upper ten (top ten) ups and downs (uppers and downers) upsell someone (sell someone up) upset someone (set someone up) upshot (shoot-up) used to do something (be used to doing something ) usher someone into the world (bring someone into the world) vanguard (van guard) vanish into thin air (come up for air) veil something (draw a veil over some- thing ) Venus’s girdle (girdle of Venus) verge on something (be on the verge of something ) very near thing, a (nearest thing, the) Vietnam syndrome (China syndrome) visit with someone (US) (visit with someone [UK]) visitors’ book (visiting book) vital statistics (vital measurements) vulturine eagle (eagle vulture) wait for it (just you wait) wait for the ink to dry (wait for the dust to settle) wait on someone (wait for someone) wait up for someone (wait for some- one) wake snakes (wake sleeping dogs) wake up and smell the coffee (stop and smell the roses) walk all over someone (trample some- one under foot) walk away with something (go away with something ) walk both sides of the street (have a foot in both camps) walk heavy (walk heavily) walk into someone (walk in on some- one) walk into the lion’s den (beard the lion in his den) walk of life (road of life) walk on air (go on the air) walk on water (tread water) walk out on something (walk out of something ) walk someone off his feet (run some- one off his feet) walk the boards (walk the board) walk the chalk (walk one’s chalks) walk the floor (floor-walker) walk the plank (walk the board) walk turkey (go cold turkey) walky-talky (walk the talk) war bride (GI bride) war establishment (military establish- ment) war power (military power) warm-blooded (hot-blooded) warm someone’s blood (make someone’s blood boil) – 373 – Phrase Index