16-letter words containing a, t, h, e, o

to break the ice — If you break the ice at a party or meeting, or in a new situation, you say or do something to make people feel relaxed and comfortable.
to call the tune — If you say that a person or organization is calling the tune, you mean that they are in a position of power or control in a particular situation.
to carry the can — If you have to carry the can, you have to take all the blame for something.
to carry the day — If someone carries the day, they are the winner in a contest such as a battle, debate, or sporting competition.
to change places — If you change places with another person, you start being in their situation or role, and they start being in yours.
to clear the air — If you do something to clear the air, you do it in order to resolve any problems or disagreements that there might be.
to coin a phrase — You say 'to coin a phrase' to show that you realize you are making a pun or using a cliché.
to draw the line — If you draw the line at a particular activity, you refuse to do it, because you disapprove of it or because it is more extreme than what you normally do.
to miss the boat — If you say that someone has missed the boat, you mean that they have missed an opportunity and may not get another.
to pass the buck — If you pass the buck, you refuse to accept responsibility for something, and say that someone else is responsible.
to pass the time — If you do something to pass the time you do it because you have some time available and not because you really want to do it.
to play the fool — If you play the fool or act the fool, you behave in a playful, childish, and foolish way, usually in order to make other people laugh.
to rock the boat — If you say that someone is rocking the boat, you mean that they are upsetting a calm situation and causing trouble.
to say the least — at the minimum
to set the stage — If someone sets the scene or sets the stage for an event to take place, they make preparations so that it can take place.
to take the cake — If someone has done something very stupid, rude, or selfish, you can say that they take the cake or that what they have done takes the cake, to emphasize your surprise at their behavior.
toad-in-the-hole — a dish consisting of beef or pork sausages baked in a coating of batter.
top-of-the-range — de luxe, expensive
topsail schooner — a sailing vessel fore-and-aft rigged on all of two or more masts with square sails above the foresail, and often with a square sail before the foresail.
torrijos herrera — Omar [aw-mahr] /ɔˈmɑr/ (Show IPA), 1929–81, Panamanian military and political leader: chief of state 1972–78.
tracheobronchial — of, relating to, or affecting the trachea and bronchi.
transmethylation — the transfer of a methyl group from one compound to another.
tread the boards — to set down the foot or feet in walking; step; walk.
trichloromethane — chloroform (def 1).
two-family house — a house designed for occupation by two families in contiguous apartments, as on separate floors.
two-tailed pasha — a distinctive vanessid butterfly of S Europe, Charaxes jasius, having mottled brown wings with a yellow-orange margin and frilled hind edges
twofold purchase — a purchase using a double standing block and a double running block so as to give a mechanical advantage of four or five, neglecting friction, depending on whether the hauling is on the standing block or the running block.
unmarried mother — a woman who has a baby while she is not married
upper atmosphere — the portion of the atmosphere above the troposphere.
ventriculography — radiography of the ventricles of the heart after injection of a contrast medium
voluntary helper — a person who aids or assists in a specified function of one's own accord and without compulsion or promise of remuneration
walk a tightrope — be in a precarious position
walrus moustache — a long thick moustache drooping at the ends
washington state — the state of Washington, especially as distinguished from Washington, D.C.
watch one's step — a movement made by lifting the foot and setting it down again in a new position, accompanied by a shifting of the weight of the body in the direction of the new position, as in walking, running, or dancing.
watson-wentworth — Charles, 2nd Marquis of Rockingham [rok-ing-uh m] /ˈrɒk ɪŋ əm/ (Show IPA), 1730–82, British statesman: prime minister 1765–66, 1782.
way of the cross — stations of the cross.
way of the world — a comedy of manners (1700) by William Congreve.
weather advisory — advisory (def 5).
weather forecast — meteorological prediction
what's the odds? — what difference does it make?
whatever sb does — You say whatever you do when giving advice or warning someone about something.
white propaganda — propaganda that comes from the source it claims to come from
white sandalwood — the fragrant heartwood of any of certain Asian trees of the genus Santalum, used for ornamental carving and burned as incense.
white wood aster — a composite plant, Aster divaricatus, of North America, having flat-topped clusters of white ray flowers and growing in dry woods.
white-haired boy — a favourite; darling
whole-tone scale — a scale progressing entirely by whole tones, as C, D, E, F♯, G♯, A♯, C.
wholeheartedness — fully or completely sincere, enthusiastic, energetic, etc.; hearty; earnest: a wholehearted attempt to comply.
wide of the mark — If something such as a claim or estimate is wide of the mark, it is incorrect or inaccurate.
wipe off the map — to put out of existence

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