That’s what I say. The way to cut spend-
ing is just to do it.That’s what she wrote.Go to That’s all
she wrote.
That tears it![...tErz...] exclam. That is too
much! Well, that tears it! I’m leaving!
I thought yesterday’s error was bad
enough, but that tears it!
that way 1. mod. in love. Sam and
Martha are that way. They look so happy.
Well, Martha’s that way, but Sam’s just
out for a good time. 2. mod. alcohol in-
toxicated. Daddy’s that way again.
I’m sorry, but Fred’s that way again and
can’t drive to work. 3. mod. homosexual.
Ken said that you-know-who was act-
ing sort of that way. What a gossip!
Somebody said that Ken talks that way be-
cause he is that way.
thawedmod. alcohol intoxicated. Tad is
sort of soppy, you might say, thawed. Do
you think he’s too thawed to drive us
home?
then and theremod. right then. He
dropped the box right then and there and
walked out on us. Right then and there,
he pulled up his shirt and showed every-
one the jagged scar.
There’s nobody home.sent. There are no
brains in someone’s head. There’s lots
of goodwill in that head, but there’s nobody
home. You twit! There’s nobody home—
that’s for sure.
There will be hell to pay.sent. Things will
be so bad that one will have to bribe the
devil to straighten them out. (Use cau-
tion with hell.) If I don’t get this done
on time, there will be hell to pay.
There’ll be hell to pay if we miss the plane.
There you are.sent. This is the result.; This
is the way things turned out. There you
are. Didn’t I warn you? Well, there you
are. Another first-class mess.
There you go. 1. sent. Hooray! You did it
right! (Usually There you go!) There
you go! That’s the way! Good shot,
Chuck! There ya go! 2. sent. That is the
way things are, just like I told you.; Isn’t
this just what you would expect? There
you go. Isn’t that just like a man! There
you go, acting rude and ugly! 3. sent. You
are doing it again. There you go! You
said it again. I just told you not to put
that junk on the table, and there you go.thick 1. mod. stupid; thickheaded. She’s
sort of thick, but she means well. Why
are you so thick about money? 2. mod. in-
volved (with someone). Sam and Mary
are really thick. They’re thick as can be.- mod. unbelievable. This stuff is get-
ting thick. This story is too thick for me.
I’m cruising outa here.
thickheadedmod. stupid; with more bone
than brain in the head. He’s so thick-
headed he can play football without a hel-
met. What thickheaded dolt put scallops
in the scalloped potatoes?thick-skinned mod. able to withstand
much criticism. (Compare this with thin-
skinned.) You gotta be more thick-
skinned if you want to be a cop. He’s a
real thick-skinned guy. I’m thick-
skinned enough; I just don’t like violence.thin dimen. a dime, thought of as a very
small amount of money. (A concept
eroded by inflation.) For only one thin
dime you will receive our exciting catalog
of novelties and tricks. This whole mess
isn’t worth one thin dime.thingn. one’s interest; one’s bag. This
isn’t exactly my thing, but I’ll give it a try.
This is just your thing! Enjoy it!thingamajig and thingy[“TIN@m@dZIg and
“TINi] n. a gadget for which the proper
name has been forgotten or is unknown.
Hand me that thingamajig with the cop-
per base, will you? What’re ya supposed
to do with this thingy?thingyGo to thingamajig.think-boxn. the skull; the head. A little
weak in the think-box, but other than that,
okay. Use your think-box for something
other than to hold your ears apart.think-piecen. a thoughtful piece of writ-
ing in a newspaper or magazine. Mr.
Wilson’s think-piece about the need for
more concern for the middle class was notthink-piece