TLC
tender loving care
TRANSLATION
TLC = Abk. für tender loving care, liebevolle Pflege --- GOOGLE INDEX TLC: approximately 20,000,000 Google hits
STATISTICS
IN THE PRESS
He keeps the machines in order as we have some older mill equipment that requires TLC.
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This plant doesn’t need TLC: no fertilizer, or water. Just give it a sunny location with good air circulation, and it will thrive.
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This plant doesn’t need TLC: no fertilizer, or water. Just give it a sunny location with good air circulation, and it will thrive.
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TLC
- informal abbreviation for tender loving care: kindness, affection and attention
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WORD ORIGIN
TLC, an abbreviation for the expression "tender loving care," is used frequently to describe something that needs to be fixed or repaired.
"I know the house doesn't look like much at the moment. It just needs a little TLC."
It is also used a when someone puts a lot of effort and passion into restoring an object, oftentimes as a hobby.
"You can tell he put a lot of TLC into that old car. He wouldn't sell it for any amount of money in the world."
Of course, animals and humans require TLC sometimes.
"I got a cat from the animal shelter. She's a little shy and scared at the moment, but with some TLC she will make a good pet."
"My best friend broke up with her boyfriend, so I have to go give her a little TLC."
Note:
TLC is also an abbreviation for other things, such as "tastes like chicken." This expression is a humorous way of describing the flavour of meat that has no distinct taste: "When I visited China, I tried a dish with some kind of strange-looking meat."
"So how did it taste?"
"TLC."
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SMUGGLE OWAD INTO TODAY'S CONVERSATION:
"I need a some TLC today, I'm feeling a bit under the weather."
- informal abbreviation for tender loving care: kindness, affection and attention
(Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary)
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WORD ORIGIN
TLC, an abbreviation for the expression "tender loving care," is used frequently to describe something that needs to be fixed or repaired.
"I know the house doesn't look like much at the moment. It just needs a little TLC."
It is also used a when someone puts a lot of effort and passion into restoring an object, oftentimes as a hobby.
"You can tell he put a lot of TLC into that old car. He wouldn't sell it for any amount of money in the world."
Of course, animals and humans require TLC sometimes.
"I got a cat from the animal shelter. She's a little shy and scared at the moment, but with some TLC she will make a good pet."
"My best friend broke up with her boyfriend, so I have to go give her a little TLC."
Note:
TLC is also an abbreviation for other things, such as "tastes like chicken." This expression is a humorous way of describing the flavour of meat that has no distinct taste: "When I visited China, I tried a dish with some kind of strange-looking meat."
"So how did it taste?"
"TLC."
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SMUGGLE OWAD INTO TODAY'S CONVERSATION:
"I need a some TLC today, I'm feeling a bit under the weather."
