The initial idioms of the letter T

the staff of life	the staggers
the stake	the state of play
the status quo	the sticks
the story of life	the straight and narrow
the straw that breaks the camel's back	the straw that broke the camel's back
the straw that broke the donkey's back	straw that stirs the drink
the street	the strong, silent type
the sun belt	the swing of things
the tables are turned	the tail end of
the tail wagging the dog	test of time
thief in the night	the thin end of the wedge
thin section	the thing
the thing is	the thing of it is
the done thing	the thinking man's crumpet
the third degree	the three R's