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The Icicle
the icing on the cake
the idea
the idea!
the idiot box
The Impossible Man
the in thing
the in thing to do
The Incredibles
the Indian sign
the Indies
The Inferior Five
The Inhumans
The Injustice Society and Beyond
the ink isn't dry (on something)
the inmates are running the asylum
the inmates have taken over the asylum
the inner man/woman
The inner sense
the ins and outs
the inside dope
the inside track
The Intelligent Investor
The Internet Account
the internist's tumor
The Invaders
the Irish Famine
the iron entered into someone's soul
the iron enters (into) (someone's) soul
the jaws of (something)
the jaws of death, defeat, etc.
the jerks
The Jester
the jet set
the jewel in (someone's or something's) crown
the jewel in someone's/something's crown
the jewel in the crown
the jig is up
the jitters
the john
the joke is on someone
the joke's on (one)
the joke's on sb
The Joker
the joker in the pack
The Jonesian system
The journey takes two hours
the July effect
the junk.
the jury is (still) out
the jury is out
the jury is/are out
The Key
The key doesn't work
The key for room number two hundred and two
The key, please
the keys to the kingdom
the killer kind
the killing season
the king is dead, long live the king!
The King's English
the King's English
The king's farmer
the King's/Queen's English
the kiss of death
the kiss of life
the kiss-off
the kit and caboodle
the knacker's yard
the knives are out
The Kryptonite Kid
the L
the L-bomb
the laborer is worthy of his hire
the lady doth protest too much
the lady doth protest too much, methinks
the lady of the house
the lady or the tiger
The lamp is not working
The lamp isn't working
The land league
the land of milk and honey
The land of Nod
the Land of Nod
The Land of Opportunity
the land of the living
the lap of luxury
The Larger Catechism
The last cast
The last chance
the last chance saloon
the last gasp
the last gasp of (something)
the last I heard
the last lap
the last laugh
the last minute
the last of the big spenders
the last of the lot
the last of the Mohicans
the last person
the last roundup
the last straw
the last thing (one) needs
the last thing (one) wants
the last word
the last word in (something)
the last word in something
the latch string is always out
the late unpleasantness
the latest
the latest thing
the laugh is on (one)
the laugh is on me
the Law
the law
The Law and Astrology
the law is an ass
the law of averages
the law of diminishing returns
the law of the jungle
the law of the Medes and Persians
The Laws and Liberties of Massachusetts
the lay of the land
the lay of the land
The Leader
the leader of the free world
The League of Assassins
The learned
the least (one) can do
the least (one) could do
the least bit
the least said, the better
the least you can/could do
the left hand doesn't know what the right hand is doing
the left hand doesn't know what the right hand's doing
The Legion of Doom
The Legion of Super-Villains
the length and breadth of
the length and breadth of (something)
the length and breadth of something
the less said, the better
the less/least said, the better
the lesser evil
the lesser of two evils
The let-alone principle
the letter of the law
The liberal arts
The Liberty Bell

the lie of the land
the life and soul of the party
the life of Reilly
the life of Riley
the life of the party
The light doesn't work
the light of (one's) life
the light of day
the light of somebody's life
The light of the countenance
the light of your life
the lights are on but no one is at home
the lights are on but nobody's home
the lights are on, but no one's home
the lights are on, but nobody's home
the like
the like
the likes of
the likes of
the likes of (someone or something)
the likes of somebody
the limit
the line of least resistance
the lion's den
the lion's mouth
the lion's share
the literature
the little gentleman in the velvet coat
the little lady
the little matter of (something)
the little woman
The living
the living daylights
the living end
the living image of
the living image of (someone or something)
The Lizard
The lock is broken
the long and (the) short of it
the long and short of it
The long and the short
the long and the short of it
the long arm of coincidence
the long arm of the law
the long tail
the longest pole knocks the persimmon
the longest way round is the nearest way home
the longest way round is the shortest way home
the loose ends/threads
The lord chamberlain of England
the Lord helps those who help themselves
The Lord Ruthven Assembly
the Lord works in mysterious ways
The Lord's Anointed
The Lord's Day
The Lord's Prayer
The Lord's Supper
The Lord's Table
The Louvre
the love drug
the love of (one's) life
the love of money is the root of all evil
the low man on the totem pole
the low road
the lowdown on
the lowest common denominator
the lowest of the low
the lowest rung of the ladder
the lowest rung on the ladder
The Lowlands
the luck of the devil
the luck of the draw
the luck of the Irish
the lull before the storm
the lunatic fringe
the lunatics are running the asylum
the lunatics have taken over the asylum
The lunch was excellent
The Mad Thinker
the Maes
The Magdeburg Centuries
the Mahdi
The main chance
the mammon of unrighteousness
the man
the man in the moon
the man in the street
the man of the match
the man on the Clapham omnibus
the Man Upstairs
the man, woman, etc. of the moment
the man/woman in (one's) life
the man/woman in your life
the man/woman on the Clapham omnibus
the man/woman/thing of (one's) dreams
The Mandarin
The Mangog
The Manor of the Devil
The many
the map is not the territory
the march of time
The Marches
the mark of Cain
The marvelous
The Mask
The masses
the masses
The Master
The Masters of Evil
the Match
The MathWorks, Inc.
the matter at hand
the McCoy
The meal was delicious
the meat and potatoes
the meat in the sandwich
The meat is cold
the meat of the matter
the medium is the message
the men in gray suits
the men in suits
the men in white coats
The menu, please
The merry dancers
The Metadata Company
The meter is broken
the meter is running
The Microsoft Network
The Mid-sea
the Midas touch
the middle of nowhere
the mile-high club
the milk of human kindness
the million-dollar question
the mills of God grind slowly(, but they grind exceedingly fine)
The Minch
the mind boggles
the mind's ear
The ministerial benches
the minute (that)
the minute/moment...
the missionary position
The Mist
the mixture as before
the moment (one) has been waiting for
the moment (that)
the moment of truth
The Monroe doctrine
The Monster Society of Evil

The Moon
the moon on a stick
the moral high ground
The more
the more (one thing happens), the more (another thing happens)
The more - the more
The more and less
the more one knows, the less one believes
the more the merrier
the more things change, the more they stay the same
the more you get, the more you want
the more you have, the more you want
the morning after
the morning after (the night before)
the morning after the night before
the most
The most feck
the most unkindest cut of all
the mot juste
the mother and father of all (something)
the mother country
the mother of all
the mother of all (something)
the mother of something
The Mountain
The Mountain
The Mountaineers
the mouse that has but one hole is quickly taken
The mouth waters
the movers and shakers
The movies
the moving spirit
The multitude
The Munsters
The Mythical Man-Month
the N-word
the nail that sticks out gets hammered down
the naked eye
the naked truth
The Nakshatras: The Lunar Mansions of Vedic Astrology
the name of the game
the nanny state
the natives are getting restless
the natives are restless
the Nativity
the nature of the beast
the Nazarene
the nearer the bone, the sweeter the meat
the nearer the church, the farther from God
the necessary
the Needles
the nerve of (someone)!
The Netherlands
The Netherlands
The Network
the never-never plan
the new black
The New Gods
The New Jersey, or Paterson, Plan
The New Jerusalem
the new kid on the block
the new rock and roll
The next available train, please
the next best thing
the next level
the next thing...
the next world
the night is young
The Night Stalker
the Nikon choir
The Nine
the nitty-gritty
the noble art
the noble art (of self-defense)
the noes have it
the noose is hanging
the normal run (of something)
the nose knows
the nosebleed section
the nosebleeds
the not-so-distant future
the not-so-distant past
the not-too-distant future
the not-too-distant past
the nouveau riche
The nude
The Nutcracker
the nuts
the nuts and bolts
the nuts and bolts of something
the O-sign
The Oaks
the object of the exercise
The Observer
the odd man/one out
the odds are
the odds are against (someone or something)
the odds are against something/somebody doing something
the odds are stacked against (someone or something)
the odds are stacked in (someone's or something's) favor
the odds are stacked in favor of (someone or something)
The Ohio buckeye
The oil warning light won't go off
the old Adam
the old ball and chain
the Old Bill
The Old Boy
the old boy network
the old country
the old days
the old gray mare
the old gray mare ain't what she used to be
the old guard
the Old Lady of Threadneedle Street
the old man
the old man's friend
The old masters
the old one-two
the old one-two (punch)
the old pals act
the old school
the old school tie
the old sod
the old switcheroo
the old woman is plucking her goose
the old-boy network
the oldest profession
the oldest trick in the book
The Omnipotent
the once-over
the one and only
the one that got away
the one who/that got away
the one/a ray of hope
the only free cheese is in the mousetrap
the only game in town
the only show in town
the only way to go
The open air
The Open Group
the opening of an envelope
the operative word
the opiate of the masses
the opium of the masses
the opium of the people
the opposite sex
the order of the day
The Order of the Visitation of Our Lady
the organ grinder's monkey

the other day
the other day
the other day, morning, etc.
the other morning
the other place
the other side
the other side of the coin
the other side of the tracks
the other thing
the other way around
the other way around
the other way around/round
the other way round
The Outlook
the outside world
The Outsiders
The Owl
the ox is in the ditch
the Ozarks
the paint
the Pamirs
the pants off (of)
the pants off someone
the parade passed (one) by
The Parasite
The parking meter is broken
the particulars
the party is over
the party line
the party's over
The Pas
the path less chosen
the path less traveled
the path of least resistance
The Path of the Law
The pathetic
the patience of a saint
the patience of a saint/of Job
the patience of Job
the patient experience
the patter of tiny feet
the pearly gates
the pecking order
the pen is mightier than the sword
The Penguin
the Pennsy
the penny drops
The period
The Petition of Right
The petrol has run out
The petrol tank is leaking
The Phantom
The Phantom Blot
the pick of (something)
the pick of the bunch
the picture of (something)
the picture of health
the pièce de résistance
the Pill
the pill
the pink dollar
the pink pound
the Pink Sheet
the pit of (one's) stomach
the pit of the stomach
the pit of your stomach
the pit of your/the stomach
the pitcher will go to the well once too often
the pits
the pits
the pits, (it's)
the place to be
the plate
the Pléiade
the plot thickens
the plural of anecdote is not data
the point of no return
the pointy end
the pokey
The poor
the poor man's
the poor man's something
the pope's mustard maker
The Porch
the pot
the pot calling the kettle black
the pot is calling the kettle black
the Potteries
the power behind the throne
The Powerpuff Girls
the powers that be
The Prankster
the present day
The Press
the price (one) has to pay
the price is right
the prime of life
the primrose path
the printed page
the printed word
the printed word/page
The prize ring
The probable
the prodigal son
The professed
the promised land
the proof is in the pudding
the proof of the pudding
the proof of the pudding is in the eating
the pros and cons
the proverbial (something)
the psychological moment
The Public
the public weal
The Puke
the pukes
the pump
The Punisher
The Puppet Master
the Purple Book
The Purple Man
the Q-sign
The quality
the quality
The Queen of the Damned
the Queen's English
the Queensberry Rules
the quick and the dead
the quick brown fox jumps over the lazy do
the rabbit died
The rabble
the race card
the rag trade
the rage
The Rail
The Rand
The ranks
the rat race
The rather
the rats
the ravages of time
The reader is referred to the article courts of the united states
The Reagans and Astrology
the real deal
the real McCoy
the real McCoy
the real Simon Pure
the real thing
The Real-Time Operating System Nucleus

the received wisdom
the red carpet
the red mist descends
the red-carpet treatment
the red-light district
The Regents of the University of the State of New York
the rest is (just) gravy
the rest is history
The restoration
The Restoration of the Ten Commandments
the reverse of the medal
The Revised Version of the Bible
the revolving door
The Riddler
the right hand doesn't know what the left hand is doing
the right hand doesn't know what the left hand's doing
the right side of the tracks
the right stuff
the right way
The ring
The Ringmaster and the Circus of Crime
the road less traveled
the road to hell is paved with good intentions
The Rocketeer
the Rockies
the rocky road to
The romantic drama
the roof caves in
the roof falls in
The roof leaks
The room is dirty
The room is too cold
The room is too hot
The room is too noisy
The room is too small
The room isn't clean
the root cause
the root of the issue
the root of the matter
the root of the problem
the ropes
the rot sets in
the rough and tumble of (something)
the rough edge of (one's) tongue
the rough edge of your tongue
the rough end of the pineapple
the rough side of (one's) tongue
The Royal Flush Gang
the royal road
the royal we
the rub
the rub of the green
the rubber hits the road
the rubber meets the road
the ruin of (someone or something)
The Rules
the rules of the game
the runs
the Rust Belt
the S word
the sack
The sacred college
the salt of the earth
the same as (someone or something)
the same fire that melts the butter hardens the egg
the same for me
the same old rigmarole
the same with me
the sandman's coming
the sands are running out
the sands of time
The Savage Dragon
The Savage Dragon's Rogues' Gallery
the sawdust circuit
the sawdust trail
the scales fall from somebody's eyes
the scales fall from someone's eyes
the scales fall from your eyes
The Scarecrow
the scheme of things
the school of hard knocks
the school of life
the schoolmaster is abroad
The Sco
the scoots
the score
The Scorpion's Heart
The Scottish Doctor
The screw has come loose
the scum of the earth
the seamy side
the seamy/seamier side (of something)
The seat is too high
The seat is too low
The seat is uncomfortable
The seat is uncomfy
The Secret Society of Super-Villains
The Securities Association
The Securities Association Ltd.
The Sentinels
The Sentry
The Serpent Society
The service was terrible
the seven year itch
the seven-year itch
The Seventy
The sex
the sex talk
The Shade
The Shades
The Shadow
The Shadow-Thief
The shakes
the shakes
the shame of it (all)
the shape of things to come
The Shark
the sharp end
The She-Hulk
The sheets are dirty
the shifting sands of (something)
the shirt of Nessus
the shirt off (one's) back
the shirt off back
the shirt off somebody's back
the shirt off your back
the shit hits the fan
the shit out of
the shits
the shits
the shock of (one's) life
the shock of life
the shoe is on the other foot
the short and the long of it
the short end of the stick
the short straw
The shorts
the shorts
the show must go on
The shower doesn't work
The shower is dirty
The showers are cold
the sick man of
the sick man of (something or somewhere)
the sicks
The signal service
the silent majority
the silent treatment
the silly season

the silver screen
The Silver Surfer
The Sinister Six
The sink is dirty
the six erythematous diseases
the sixty-four thousand dollar question
the sixty-four-dollar question
the sixty-four-thousand-dollar question
the skids
the skinny
the sky
the sky is the limit
the sky's the limit
the sky’s the limit
the slammer
the sleep of the just
the slings and arrows
the slip
the slippery slope
The small hours
the small hours
the small hours (of the night/morning)
the small matter of (something)
the small print
the small screen
the small/early hours
the smart money
the smart money is on somebody/something
the smart money is on something
the smart set
the smell of an oily rag
the smell of the lamp
the smoking gun
The snow is very heavy
The social evil
the social ladder
The Socialist Fatherland is in Danger!
The Society of Jesus
the soft option
the soft/easy option
the something to end all sths
the sooner the better
the soul of (something)
the soul of discretion
the Sound
the sow that eats her farrow
the sow that eats its farrow
The Spanish Armada
the sparks fly
The Spectre
the spectre at the feast
The Spirit
the spirit is willing
the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak
The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak
the spirit is willing, but the/(one's) body is weak
the spirit is willing, but the/(one's) flesh is weak
the spirit moves (one)
the spirit moves someone
the spirit of the law
the spit and image of (one)
the spit of (one)
the spitten image of (one)
the spitting image
the spitting image of (one)
The spoils system
the spoken/written word
the sport of kings
The Squadron Sinister
the squeaking wheel gets the grease
the squeaking wheel gets the oil
the squeaky wheel gets the grease
the squeaky wheel gets the grease/oil
the squeaky wheel gets the oil
the squirts
The staff of life
the staff of life
the staggers
the stake
the standard bearer
The Star-Spangled Banner
the stars align
the Stars and Stripes
the stars are aligned
the stars have aligned
the state of play
the States
the status quo
the sticks
the still of (the) night
the still of the night
the still small voice
the still, small voice
the stink eye
the story goes (that)
The story of Mel
The story of Mel, a Real Programmer
the straight and narrow
the straight dope
the straight goods
the straight low
the straw that breaks the camel's back
the straw that breaks the donkey's back
the straw that broke the camel's back
the straw that broke the donkey's back
the Street
the Street
the street
the streets
the streets are paved with gold
The Strict Observance
the strong, silent type
the struggle is real
the stumbles
the Sublime
The Suicide Squad
the sum and substance
The Summit at Haw River State Park
the Sun Belt
the sun is over the yardarm
the sunny side
the sunny side of (an age)
The supernatural
The Supreme
The Supreme Intelligence
the suspense is killing me
the sweat of (one's) brow
the sweet hereafter
the sweet smell of success
the sweet smell of victory
the sweet spot
the swing of things
the Sword of Damocles hangs over someone
The table is booked for nine o'clock this evening
The table is reserved for nine o'clock this evening
the tables are turned
the tail end
the tail end of something
the tail wagging the dog
the tail wags the dog
the talk of (some place)
the talk of the town
the Tan Sheet
The Tattooed Man
the tea is piping hot
the Tempter
the tender age of (something)
the terrible twos
the terrorists will have won

the the better
the thick of something
the thick plottens
the thin edge of the wedge
the thin end of the wedge
the thing
the thing is
the thing is...
the thing of it is
the thinking man's/women's crumpet
the third degree
the third ear
The Thirty-nine Articles
The Thorn
The Thousand
the three As
the three estates
the three R's
The three Rs
the three Rs
the throne
the thumbs up/down
The Tick's Rogues' Gallery
The ticket machine isn't working
the tide turns
the time is ripe
The time is up
the time of (one's) life
the time of day
the time of one's life
the time of your life
The Time Trapper
the Times
the times (they) are a-changin(g)
the tip of an iceberg
the tip of the iceberg
The tire has burst
the toast of (some place)
the toast of (the town)
The toilet won't flush
The Tomb of Dracula
the tools of the trade
the tools of the/(one's) trade
the tools of the/your trade
the toothpaste is out of the tube
The Top
the top brass
the top dog
the top five/ten/etc.
the top flight
the top of the heap
the top of the hour
the top of the ladder
the top of the tree
the top of the tree/ladder
the top ten, twenty, etc.
The Touch
The tour starts at about ...
The towels have run out
the town bicycle
The Tragic
The train is running ten minutes late
The transmission is broken
The transmission isn't working
the treatment is worse than the disease
the tricks of the trade
The Trickster
The Trickster Archetype
The trip takes two hours
the trots
the trots
the trouble with (someone or something)
the true
the truth hurts
the truth of the matter
the truth will get out
the truth will out
the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth
the tune the old cow died of
the turn
the turn of the century
the turn of the century/year
the turn of the year
The Twelve
The Twilight Saga: New Moon
The tyre has burst
The Ultra- Humanite
the unco guid
The unconditioned
The Unconscious
the uncrowned king/queen
the uncrowned king/queen of (something)
The undersigned
The Underworld
the unexpected always happens
The United Kingdom
The United Kingdom fo Great Britain and Northern Ireland
The United States Christian Commission
The United States Sanitary Commission
the university of life
the unwashed
the unwashed masses
the upper crust
The upper hand
the upper hand
the upshot
the upshot (of something)
the upshot of something
the urge to purge
the usual covenants
the usual run (of something)
the usual suspects
the vale of years
The Value Line Investment Survey
The Vamp
The Vampire
The Vampire Chronicles
the Vampire project
The Vampire Rapist
the Venerable Bede
The Ventriloquist
the very dinkum
the very dinky
The very idea!
the very last
the very thing
The Vigilante
the village bicycle
the villain of the piece
The Virgin
The Virginia and Kentucky Resolves
The Virginia, or Randolph, Plan
the Visible Man
the voice of an angel
the W
the W5 questions
the wages of sin (is death)
The wages of sin is death
The Wain
the walking wounded
The Wall Street Journal
the walls have ears
The Wandering Jew
The Wash
The washbasin is dirty
the watches of the night
the way
the way
the way I see it

the way it plays
the way of the world
the way of the world
the way the cookie crumbles
the way the crow flies
the way the wind blows
the way the wind is blowing
the way things are (going)
the way things stand
the way to (one's) heart
the way to a man's heart is through his stomach
the way to somebody's heart
the ways of the world
the weak link
the Web
The website address is ...
the wee hours (of the night/morning)
the wee small hours (of the night/morning)
the weed of crime bears bitter fruit
The week after next
The week before last
the weight of the world
the Weinstein effect
the well has run dry
the wheel has come full circle
the wheel has come/turned full circle
the wheel has turned full circle
the wheel of fortune
the wheels are in motion
the wheels are turning
the wheels came off
the wheels came off the bus
the wheels came off the wagon
the wheels come off
the wheels fell off
the wheels fell off the bus
the wheels fell off the wagon
The wheels lock
the wheels turn
the wherewithal for (something)
the wherewithal to (do something)
The whiles
The whilst
the whip hand
The White House
the White House
the white man's burden
the whole (something) bit
the whole (something) thing
the whole ball of wax
the whole bit
the whole caboodle
The whole concern
the whole enchilada
the whole fam damily
the whole jimbang
the whole jingbang
the whole kit and caboodle
the whole lot
the whole megillah
the whole nine yards
the whole picture
the whole schmear
the whole shebang
the whole shooting match
the whole team and the dog under the wagon
the whole thing
the whole way
the whole wide world
the whole works
the whys and wherefores
the wide blue yonder
The window won't open
the winds of change
The windscreen is broken
The windshield is broken
The wine list, please
The Wise Old Woman Archetype
the wish is father to the thought
the witching hour
The Wizard of Oz
The wolf is at the door
the wolf is at the/(one's) door
the woman on the street
the wooden spoon
the woods are full of (someone or something)
the woods are full of something
The word
the word is go
the word on the street
the works
the world and his wife
the world is (one's) oyster
the world is one’s oyster
The world is oyster
the world is your oyster
The World Of Cryton
the world over
the world owes you a living
the world's smallest violin
the world, the flesh, and the devil
the worm (has) turned
the worm has turned
the worm turns
the worried well
the worse for drink
the worse for wear
the worse for wear
the worst of (something)
the worst of both worlds
the worst of both/all worlds
the worst-case scenario
the worth of a thing is what it will bring
The Wrecking Crew
the writing is on the wall
the writing on the wall
the wrong crowd
the wrong end of the stick
the wrong foot
the wrong side of (someone)
the wrong side of the bed
the wrong side of the tracks
the X that can be Y is not the true X
the year dot
The Yellow Claw
The Young Chevalier
the young may die, but the old must die
the zone
THE-FLY
the... bit
the... of this world
the... thing
the/(one's) junk
the/(one's) kisser
the/(one's) last breath
the/(one's) last gasp
the/(one's) mother country
the/(one's) mother tongue
the/a (something) to end all (somethings)
the/a curate's egg
the/an answer to (one's) prayer(s)
the/an/(one's) artistic style
the/somebody's scheme of things
the/your best bet