15-letter words containing b, o, k, t, e
- old-boy network — an exclusive network that links members of a profession, social class, or organization or the alumni of a particular school through which the individuals assist one another in business, politics, etc.
- pat on the back — to strike lightly or gently with something flat, as with a paddle or the palm of the hand, usually in order to flatten, smooth, or shape: to pat dough into flat pastry forms.
- power breakfast — If business people have a power breakfast, they go to a restaurant early in the morning so that they can have a meeting while they eat breakfast.
- qwerty keyboard — a keyboard having the arrangement of alphabetical and numerical keys found on the traditional typewriter
- runabout ticket — a rail ticket that allows unlimited travel within a specified area for a limited period of time (for example one day, a weekend, three days, etc)
- see the back of — to be rid of
- shopping basket — a metal or plastic container with one or two handles, used to carry shopping in a shop
- spiral notebook — a notebook held together by a coil of wire passed through small holes punched at the back edge of the covers and individual pages
- take sb to task — If you take someone to task, you criticize them or tell them off because of something bad or wrong that they have done.
- the-sketch-book — a collection of essays and stories (1819–20) by Washington Irving.
- think better of — to have a conscious mind, to some extent of reasoning, remembering experiences, making rational decisions, etc.
- thomas a becket — Saint Thomas à, 1118?–70, archbishop of Canterbury: murdered because of his opposition to Henry II's policies toward the church.
- to go for broke — If you go for broke, you take the most extreme or risky of the possible courses of action in order to try and achieve success.
- traveling block — (in a hoisting tackle) the block hooked to and moving with the load.