trouble someone about something—bother a person concerning smth.: I am sorry to keep troubling you about that letter, but until it is found I cannot answer it. trouble someone for something—put a person to the inconvenience of doing or giving smth.: Could I trouble you for the newspaper, please? trouble someone with something—worry smb. by […]
Trouble oneself about something vs Trouble oneself with something
trouble oneself about something —(also: trouble about something) worry about smth.; be concerned about smth.: If you trouble yourself about every little thing that goes wrong, you will never have any peace of mind. trouble oneself with something —(also: trouble with something) be involved with smth.; preoccupy oneself with smth.: I have a good breakfast […]
Trouble man vs Trouble-maker
trouble man—(U.S.) a workman employed to locate causes of problem and to make needed repairs: “Troubleman” McCarley located the difficulty, and repair crews worked until morning restoring service. trouble-maker—a person that ferments strife and disagreement: My brother was a troublemaker and now they’re taking it out on me.
Tremble at something vs Tremble with something
tremble at something—regard smth. with fear: To depart from Fashion in a Fashion-Book is so shocking a thing that we tremble at the very idea of it. tremble with something—shiver because of fear, cold, etc.: The children waited outside the school, trembling with cold.
Treat someone to something vs Treat someone with something
treat someone to something—supply food, entertainment, etc. at one’s own expense to a person: He told me that I was the only one to ever treat him to dinner, aside from his father. Isn’t that sad? treat someone with something— 1. act or behave towards a person in a manner specified: They treated me with […]
Tread water vs Walk on water
tread water— 1. keep one’s head above water by remaining upright and pumping the legs: Two common ways of treading water are kicking extended legs back and forth and also kicking in an alternating manner, one leg at a time. 2. expend some effort but not make much progress: I realized that I was just […]
Tread on someone’s heels vs Tread on someone’s toes
tread on someone’s heels—follow a person very closely: We were walking up the hill, and our pace was much the same—I was treading on his heels without much effort. tread on someone’s toes—offend a person by treating him insensitively: As I was mentally formulating responses to it, I also became aware that I should be […]
Travel over the land vs Travel overland
travel over the land—pass through many parts of the country: At the time of the alleged events described in the gospels, scores of preachers traveled over the land of Israel. Note: The expression is not equivalent in meaning to the phrase travel all over the land—pass through or visit every part of the country: To […]
Transported by something vs Transported with something
transported by something —(of goods or people) carried from one place to another by a car, train, etc.: Field artillery has also been transported by sleighs, as in Canada. transported with something —(liter.) overcome with some strong emotion: On hearing of the victory, the nation was transported with joy.
Transit man vs Transit passenger
transit man—(U.S.) a surveyor who uses a transit-theodolite for the measurement of land areas: Continuous labor in solitary wilderness as surveyor or transit-man, is a totally different thing from taking a trip across the continent. transit passenger—a passenger making a brief stop at an airport, etc. in transit to another destination: For the transit passenger […]
Trample someone under foot vs Walk all over someone
trample someone under foot—oppress or subdue a person; treat smb. harshly or ruthlessly: We loan them a degree of power, we do not grant them the right to trample us underfoot as they are doing. walk all over someone— 1. make smb. do whatever one wishes; take advantage of a person: Ashley was a hopeless […]
Training college vs Training school
training college—(UK) a college for the training of teachers: How vitally important a good pupil-teacher relationship had been considered at my training college. training school— 1. a school preparing students for a particular occupation: The majority of nursery training schools do not make any hard-and-fast rule regarding the work which their trainees should take over. […]