talk until one is blue in the facein. to
talk until one is exhausted. You can talk
till you’re blue in the face, but it won’t do
any good. She talked until she was blue
in the face, but could not change their
minds.
tall 1. mod. high on drugs; intoxicated with
marijuana. (Drugs.) When Jerry gets a
little tall, he gets overwhelmed with a sense
of guilt. She seems a little tall. What’s
she on? 2. mod. high-quality. This is
one tall pizza, man. You’re bringing in
some tall ideas, man.
tall in the saddlemod. proud. (Often with
sit.) I’ll still be tall in the saddle when
you are experiencing the results of your
folly. Despite her difficulties, she still sat
tall in the saddle.
tall onen. a large drink; a long drink.
(Compare this with short one.) She
ordered a tall one and sat back to cool off.
Give me a tall one, John.
tall ordern. a request that is difficult to
fulfill. That’s a tall order. Do you think
anyone can do it? Well, it’s a tall order,
but I’ll do it.
tall timbersn. some remote well-forested
place; the boondocks. Oh, Chuck lives
out in the tall timbers somewhere. He only
has a post office box number. Yo u’r e n o t
going to move me out into the tall timbers
somewhere!
T. and A. 1. n. an operation to remove one’s
tonsils and adenoids. (Hospitals.) She
was scheduled for a T. and A. this morn-
ing at six sharp. The T. and A. went off
without a hitch. 2. and tits and assn. a
display oftits and ass,breasts and but-
tocks. (See also B. and B.Usually objec-
tionable.) The magazines featuring tits
and ass f lourish in their under-the-counter
trade. These silly T. and A. movies have
no plot to interfere with the leers.
tangle with someone or somethingin.
to quarrel or fight with someone or
something. I didn’t want to tangle with
her, so I did what she wanted. It’s like
tangling with a grizzly.
tank 1. and tank upin. to drink too much
beer; to drink to excess. The two broth-
ers were tanking up and didn’t hear me
come in. Let’s go out this Friday and
tank awhile. 2. n. a drunkard. (Usually
tank-up.) You’re turning into a real
tank, Harry. Who’s the tank-up carry-
ing the thermos of whiskey? 3. n. a jail cell
for holding drunks. Maybe a night in
the tank would give you a chance to think
about being a full-time drunk. One
night in the tank was enough to make John
take the pledge. 4. tv. & in. to lose a game
deliberately. Wilbur would never tank.
The manager got wind of a plan to tank
Friday’s game. 5. in. for something to fail.
The entire stock market tanked on Fri-
day. My investments did not tank when
the market collapsed.
tanked 1. and tanked upmod. alcohol in-
toxicated. She was too tanked to drive.
That old codger is really tanked. 2. mod.
defeated; outscored. The team was
tanked again—20-17. I just knew we’d
get tanked today. 3. mod. dead. My cat
got hit by a truck and is totally tanked.tanked upGo to tanked.
tankern. a drinker; a drunkard. When I
came into the bar, a few tankers were in
the back. Who’s the tanker carrying the
thermos of gin?tank upGo to tank.
tankymod. alcohol intoxicated. The guy
was just a little tanky. He found a way
to slow down and keep from getting tanky
at parties.tannedmod. alcohol intoxicated. (Pre-
served like a tanned hide of an animal.)
She was completely tanned. To m i s
too tanned to drive. Get him out of that
car.
tap dance like madin. to be busy contin-
uously; to have to move fast to distract
someone. When things get tough, the
whole Congress tap dances like mad.
Any public official knows how to tap dance
like mad without getting out of breath or
sweating.taped[tept] mod. finalized; sealed (up);
cinched. (As if one were taping a pack-
age.) I’ll have this deal taped by Thurs-talk until one is blue in the face