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The following 148 entries include the term to the.
sail close to the wind
phrase: to do something that is dangerous or that may be illegal or dishonest
sell one's soul (to the devil)
phrase: to gain wealth, success, power, etc., by doing something bad or dishonest
send to the gallows
phrase: to sentence (someone) to death
show/see (someone) to the door
phrase: to go to the door with (someone who is leaving)
soaked to the skin
phrase: made completely wet
strip to the waist
phrase: to remove all the clothes on one's upper body
suit (someone) down to the ground
phrase: to suit someone perfectly : to be something that someone enjoys very much
take to the sky/skies
phrase: to begin flying
take to the streets
phrase: to go outside on the streets
talk nineteen to the dozen
phrase: to speak rapidly and without stopping
throw/fling/cast caution to the wind
phrase: to stop being careful and do something that is dangerous or that might result in failure
to the accompaniment of
phrase: while corresponding music is played
to the best of one's belief
phrase—saying something is to the best of one's belief means it agrees with what one knows and believes to be true
to the best of someone's recollection
phrase: from what someone can remember
to the bone
phrase: very much
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