Alternative spelling of 'taint

(in the negative) To fail to make head or tail of; not to understand at all.

(idiomatic, chiefly in the negative, with can't/cannot) To understand even minimally. / To determine to be good or bad.

(of a person or other animal, or of clothing) Slatternly, untidy, unkempt.

Alternative form of in two shakes

The capital city of and a special municipality of Taiwan, located in the northern part of the island of Taiwan. / A former county of Taiwan, which became New Taipei City.

(aviation) The rapid, uncontrollable descent of an aircraft in a steep spiral. / (figuratively) A severe mental or emotional collapse; emotional breakdown.

Of an aircraft: to go into a rapid, uncontrollable descent in a steep spiral. / (figuratively) To go into a sharp, sustained, often uncontrollable descent or decline.

Alternative spelling of hightail it.

A wind that blows in the same direction as the course taken by an aircraft, sailing ship, bird, etc. / (figuratively, by extension) A force that accelerates progress.