“to the”

The following 147 entries include the term to the.

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to the teeth

phrase

to the vantage

phrase

: in addition

to the wind

phrase

: aside, away

up-to-the-minute

adjective

: extending up to the immediate present : including the very latest information

appeal to the country

: a British general election after a government measure has been defeated and parliament dissolved

bail to the action

balls to the wall

adverb

: with maximum effort or power : all out

indignities to the person

: misconduct (as habitual incivility or ridicule or neglect) by a spouse constituting grounds for divorce in some states that makes the life of an offended spouse intolerable and burdensome, subverts the family relationship, and evidences the settled hatred of the offending spouse

salute to the union

: a salute of one gun for each state in the U.S. fired only on Independence Day at noon

writer to the signet

: a Scotch judicial officer responsible for preparing warrants, writs, and other documents and being originally a clerk in the office of the secretary of state

accede to the throne

idiom

: to become king or queen

amount to the same thing

idiom

: to have very little difference

appearances to the contrary

idiom

: even though (something) does not appear to be so

armed to the teeth

idiom

: carrying many weapons

ascend (to) the throne

idiom

: to become a king or queen

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