26-letter words containing a, n, t, h, o, u
- sans peur et sans reproche — without fear and without reproach: said originally of the French knight, the Seigneur de Bayard.
- state of the union address — an annual message to Congress in which the president reports on the state of the nation and outlines a legislative program: required by the Constitution (Article II, Section 3). Abbreviation: SOTU.
- state of the union message — an annual message to Congress in which the president reports on the state of the nation and outlines a legislative program: required by the Constitution (Article II, Section 3). Abbreviation: SOTU.
- tabulating machine company — (company) The company founded in 1896 by Herman Hollerith to exploit his invention of the punched card. It became part of IBM in 1924.
- take the bull by the horns — the male of a bovine animal, especially of the genus Bos, with sexual organs intact and capable of reproduction.
- technological unemployment — unemployment caused by technological changes or new methods of production in an industry or business.
- tennessee valley authority — TVA.
- the consumers' association — a British organization which assesses and reports on new products and defends consumers' rights
- the royal and ancient club — a golf club, headquarters of the sport's ruling body, based in St Andrews, Scotland
- the single european market — the free trade policy that operates between members of the European Union
- to be in raptures over sth — be highly delighted with
- to call something your own — If you have something you can call your own, it belongs only to you, rather than being controlled by or shared with someone else.
- to have your two penn'orth — during a discussion about something, if you have your two penn'orth or put in your two penn'orth, you add your own opinion
- to laugh in someone's face — If someone laughs in your face, they are openly disrespectful towards you.
- to rub salt into the wound — If someone or something rubs salt into the wound, they make the unpleasant situation that you are in even worse, often by reminding you of your failures or faults.
- to spare someone's blushes — If you spare someone's blushes or save someone's blushes, you avoid doing or saying something that will embarrass them.
- to steal someone's thunder — If you steal someone's thunder, you get the attention or praise that they thought they would get, usually by saying or doing what they had intended to say or do.
- to throw down the gauntlet — If you throw down the gauntlet to someone, you say or do something that challenges them to argue or compete with you.
- turn something on its head — to treat or present something in a completely new and different way
- turn the tables on someone — to cause a complete reversal of circumstances, esp to defeat or get the better of someone who was previously in a stronger position
- within range, out of range — If something is in range or within range, it is near enough to be reached or detected. If it is out of range, it is too far away to be reached or detected.
- won't/wouldn't hear of sth — If you say that you won't hear of someone doing something, you mean that you refuse to let them do it.