free water
noun
1Water in a lake, river, or stretch of sea that is not confined or obstructed, e.g. by ice or the piers of a bridge; compare sense A. 9 and open water.
2Water that is not physically or chemically bound.
Origin
Mid 18th century; earliest use found in John James (c1672–1746), architect, surveyor, and carpenter.
- there's none so blind as those who will not see
- there's no (or little or not much) love lost between
- there's no such thing as a free lunch
- there's one (or a sucker) born every minute
- there's (or that's) —— for you
- there's safety in numbers
- the rest is history
- the Resurrection
- therethrough
- thereto
- theretofore
- thereunder
- thereunto
- thereupon
- the Revelation of St John the Divine
- the Revolution
- there wasn't a dry eye (in the house)
- there will be hell to pay
- therewith
- therewithal
- there you are (or go)
- there you go again
- there you have it
- Theria
- theriac