| Idiom | Meaning | Example |
| that a boy/that a girl |
good work, well done, 'at a boy, 'at a girl
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Whenever I get a good grade, she says, "That a boy, Reid!"
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| that is that |
(See and that's that)
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| that takes the cake |
that is the strangest or loudest or wildest etc.
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I've seen big pumpkins, but that takes the cake! It's fifty pounds!
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| that'll be the day |
that will never happen, not on your life
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Me? Wear a ring in my nose? That'll be the day!
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| that'll be the frosty Friday |
that day will never come, don't hold your breath
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Canada become part of the US? That'll be the frosty Friday!
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| that's a corker |
that is unusual, that is amazing
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"The baby weighed 12 pounds." "Wow, that's a corker!"
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| that's a crock (of shit) [B] |
that is not true; bullshit; crap
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A Mustang is faster than a Corvette? That's a crock!
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| that's all she wrote |
that is the end of the story, there is no more
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At the end of the lesson he said, "And that's all she wrote. Any questions?"
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| that's cool |
that is good/fine/OK, that is groovy
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When we gave Fonzie a leather tie, he said, "That's cool."
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| that's his bible |
that is his rule book, code or main reference
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The Oxford English Dictionary - that's her bible.
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