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to the wall idiom

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright © 2003, 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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to the victor belong the spoils
to the tune of
to the top of one's bent
to the teeth
to the recruiter
to the point
to the nth power
to the nth degree
to the nines
to the manner born

to wake the dead, loud enough
to whom it may concern
to windward
to wit
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to-day
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