A dictionary of Confusable Phrases: More Than 10,000 Idioms and Collocations

think 
(don’t even think of it; have
another think coming; not even
think of something; not think much
of something)
thought 
(don’t give it a second
thought; don’t give it a thought; give
it a second thought; have no thought
of something; have second thoughts)
thousand 
(one in a thousand)
threshold 
(pain threshold)
throat 
(be at each other’s throats; cut
each other’s throats; cut someone’s
throat; have a lump in one’s throat)
thus 
(thus and thus)
tick 
(in a tick; on the tick; on tick)
ticket 
(get a ticket; get one’s ticket; get
one’s ticket punched; have tickets on
oneself; work off one’s ticket; work
one’s ticket; write one’s own ticket)
ticking-off 
(give someone a ticking-
off )
tide 
(go out with the tide; go with the
tide)
tie 
(fit to be tied; get tied up; old
school tie)
tiger 
(catch a tiger by the tail; have a
tiger by the tail)
time 
(actual time; after a time; after
time; ahead of one’s time; ahead of
time; all the time; any time; arrive
dead on time; at a time; at all times;
at any one time; at any time; at full
time; at no time; at one time; at one
time and another; at one time or
another; at one’s time of life; at the
same time; at the time of something;
at this time; at times; bad time; bad
times; be over one’s time; beat some-
one’s time; beat the time; before
one’s time; before time; behind one’s
time; behind the times; behind time;
break time; broken time; by the
time; close time; closing time; dead
Key Word Index
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on time; dead time; do time; double
time; down time; first time; first
time round; for the first time; for the
last time; from time to time; full
time; game time; give someone a
hard time; give someone a nice time;
give someone the time; give someone
the time of day; give someone time;
give someone time out; good old
time; good time; good times; good-
time charley; half the time; half
time; hard time; hard times; have a
big time; have a good time; have a
hard time; have a rough time; have a
time; have no time for something;
have the time; have time for some-
thing; high old time; high time; in
good time; in no time; in one’s own
good time; in one’s own time; in
one’s time; in the fullness of time; in
the same time; in the time of some-
thing; in time; keep bad time; keep
good time; keep up with the times;
kill time; kill-time; killing time;
know the time of day; last time;
latency time; low time; make a time
about something; make a time for
something; make good time; make
the big time; make time; make time
for someone; make time for some-
thing; make time with someone;
mark the time; mark time; not
before its time; off time; old before
one’s time; on one’s own time; on
time; one has no time for someone;
one’s time of life; out of one’s time;
out of time; pass the time; pass the
time of day; past one’s time; peak
time; play against time; play for
time; quality time; question of time;
real time; run out of time; second
time, a; second time, the; serve one’s
time; serve time; short time; small
time; some other time; some time;
some time or other; some times; take
one’s time; take the time; take time;
take time by the forelock; take time
off; take time out; there is a time for
everything; thin time; this time;
time after time; to time; true time;
two time; up time; watch the time;
zero time)