| Idiom | Meaning | Example |
| to a fault |
doing it too much, go overboard
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May gives most of her money to charity. She's generous to a fault.
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| to a man |
every man or person, not one person disagreed
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We asked the team who should be coach. To a man, they chose you.
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| to a T |
perfectly, accurately, down to a T, to perfection
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That guy looks exactly like Liam! It's Liam to a T!
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| to be perfectly honest |
to tell you the truth, to tell you exactly how I feel, as a matter of fact
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"Your cat's up in the tree again." "To be perfectly honest, I don't care. Let him come down alone."
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| to beat the band |
with lots of energy, like crazy, like mad
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Aunt Jemima was making pancakes to beat the band.
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| to blame |
at fault, guilty
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Who's to blame for starting the fire? Who did it?
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| to boot |
in addition to, plus
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We'll trade you the car for the truck and give you $500 to boot.
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| to coin a phrase |
to create a new phrase, to make up a phrase
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To coin a phrase, "Life is just book of idioms!"
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| to-do |
(See make a big to-do)
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| to each his own |
we like different things, one man's garbage...
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She likes the Rolling Stones, but he likes Mozart - to each his own.
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