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61tug of love — ˌtug of ˈlove f6 [tug of love] noun singular (BrE, informal) a situation in which a child s parents are divorced or no longer living …
62tug-of-war — n [singular] 1.) a test of strength in which two teams pull opposite ends of a rope against each other 2.) a situation in which two people or groups try very hard to get or keep the same thing ▪ There was a constant tug of war between the… …
63tug boat — tug ,boat noun count a TUG …
64tug at your heartstrings — tug at (your) heartstrings to cause strong feelings of affection or sympathy. He looked into his son s smiling eyes and felt a tug on his heartstrings. Usage notes: sometimes used with other verbs: The stories he told plucked at your heartstrings …
65tug at heartstrings — tug at (your) heartstrings to cause strong feelings of affection or sympathy. He looked into his son s smiling eyes and felt a tug on his heartstrings. Usage notes: sometimes used with other verbs: The stories he told plucked at your heartstrings …
66tug|ger — «TUHG uhr», noun. 1. a person who tugs or pulls with force. 2. Informal. a person who pulls in a tug of war …
67Tug Transom — is a British daily comic strip written by Peter O Donnell and drawn by Alfred Sindall. It relates the adventures of the captain of a merchant ship in ports all over the world. The strips are identified by a letter followed by a number, each… …
68Tug of war at the Summer Olympics — Tug of war was contested as a team event in the Summer Olympics at every Olympiad from 1900 to 1920. Originally the competition was entered by clubs, which meant that one country could win several medals. This happened in 1904, when the United… …
69Tug of war at the World Games — Tug of war was introduced as a World Games sport at the first World Games in 1981 World Games in Santa Clara. It has been played at all editions since then. Men 640 kgIndoor 600 kgThis is a discontinued event.WomenIndoor 520 kgReferences …
70tug of love — n [singular] BrE a situation in which parents who have separated from each other fight over who is going to have the children used especially in newspaper reports …
