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that's why

a tag on the end of a statement that is an answer to a question beginning with why. (Shows a little impatience.) Sue: Why do you always put your right shoe on first? Bob: Because, when I get ready to put on my shoes, I always pick up the right one first, that's why! Mary: Why do you eat that awful peppermint candy? Tom: Because I like it, that's why!

See also: why

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That's the ticket!
That's the way it goes
That's the way the ball bounces
That's the way the cookie crumbles
That's too much!
That's what I say
that's why
thaw out
the [child, etc.] from hell
the [first etc.] rung on the ladder
the ABCs of
the advantage of
The age of miracles is past
the air

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That's What I Said
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That's What I Thought
That's What I Understand
That's What I'd Like
That's What I'm Talkin' About
That's What I'm Talking About
That's What Love Is For
That's What Love Will Make You do
That's What People Do
That's What R U
That's What She Said
That's What She Said Last Night
That's what she wrote

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That's What You Get
That's What You Get Babe
That's What You Think
That's When I Reach for My Revolver
That's When the Party Started
That's Where My Money Goes
That's Where You Take Me
that's why
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That's Why I Lie
That's Why I'm Here
That's Your Funeral
that's your problem
that's your problem
that's your problem
that's your problem

that's your problem
that's your problem
That's's a turn-up for the books
That'There's a turn-up for the books
That'There's one for the books
That-clause
Thataka
thataway
Thatbyinnyu Temple
thatch
thatch
thatch
Thatch (comic strip)
Thatch Cay
Thatch Cay, U.S. Virgin Islands
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