27-letter words containing b, a, t, h
- to build up a head of steam — to develop power
- to know something backwards — In British English, if you say that someone knows something backwards, you are emphasizing that they know it very well. In American English, you say that someone knows something backward and forward.
- to rule sb with a high hand — to behave imperiously towards someone
- to the best of your ability — as well as you can
- to turn your back on sb/sth — If you turn your back on someone or something, you ignore them, leave them, or reject them.
- two shakes of a lamb's tail — to move or sway with short, quick, irregular vibratory movements.
- what sb is (going) on about — If you ask someone what they are on about or what they are going on about, you are puzzled because you cannot understand what they are talking about.
- with one's back to the wall — in a difficult or desperate situation
- you can't have it both ways — If someone says that you can't have it both ways, they are telling you that you have to choose between two things and cannot do or have them both.