21-letter words containing b, s, o, d

make (both) ends meet — to manage to keep one's expenses within one's income
make one's blood boil — the fluid that circulates in the principal vascular system of human beings and other vertebrates, in humans consisting of plasma in which the red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets are suspended.
mayor of casterbridge — a novel (1886) by Thomas Hardy.
northumberland strait — the part of the Gulf of St. Lawrence that separates Prince Edward Island from New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, in SE Canada. About 200 miles (320 km) long; 9–30 miles (15–48 km) wide.
not hold one's breath — If you say that you won't hold your breath, you mean that you do not expect something to happen even though someone has suggested that it might.
optical double (star) — double star (sense 2)
premium savings bonds — (in Britain) bonds issued by the Treasury since 1956 for purchase by the public. No interest is paid but there is a monthly draw for cash prizes of various sums
public administration — the implementation of public policy, largely by the executive branch.
rayleigh distribution — (mathematics) A curve that yields a good approximation to the actual labour curves on software projects.
roodepoort-maraisburg — a city in S Transvaal, in the NE Republic of South Africa.
sampling distribution — the distribution of a statistic based on all possible random samples that can be drawn from a given population.
sao bernardo do campo — a city in SE Brazil, SE of São Paulo.
serbia and montenegro — a former country in SE Europe, consisting of the republics of Serbia and Montenegro; replaced the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in 2003, and dissolved in 2006 following Montenegro’s decision to secede
snr bandwidth product — (communications) The integral of the SNR over frequency. The SNR bandwidth product is an important limit in the capacity of a communication channel.
sodium metabisulphite — an inorganic compound with the chemical formula Na2S2O5 that is used as a preservative, antioxidant and disinfectant
take sb at their word — If you take someone at their word, you believe what they say, when they did not really mean it or when they meant something slightly different.
theater of the absurd — theater in which standard or naturalistic conventions of plot, characterization, and thematic structure are ignored or distorted in order to convey the irrational or fictive nature of reality and the essential isolation of humanity in a meaningless world.
theatre of the absurd — drama in which normal conventions and dramatic structure are ignored or modified in order to present life as irrational or meaningless
think outside the box — to think in a different, innovative, or original manner, esp with regard to business practices, products, systems, etc
to be arrayed against — to be opposed to
to be hard luck on sb — to be unfortunate or unlucky for someone
to be in dire straits — to be in a position of acute difficulty
to be mixed up in sth — if you are mixed up in something, usually something bad, you are involved in it
to bend someone's ear — If you say that someone is bending your ear about something, you mean that they keep talking to you about it because they think it is important; used especially when you are irritated by this.
to blow sth wide open — to expose something
to hit the bookstands — (of a book) to be published
to put the wind up sb — If something or someone puts the wind up you, they frighten or worry you.
to risk life and limb — If someone risks life and limb, they do something very dangerous that may cause them to die or be seriously injured.
to rub shoulders with — If you rub shoulders with famous people, you meet them and talk to them. You can also say that you rub elbows with someone, especially in American English.
vasco nunez de balboa — Vasco Núñez de [bahs-kaw noo-nyeth th e] /ˈbɑs kɔ ˈnu nyɛθ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), 1475?–1517, Spanish adventurer and explorer who discovered the Pacific Ocean in 1513.
washington's birthday — February 22, formerly observed as a legal holiday in most states of the U.S. in honor of the birth of George Washington.
with one's bare hands — If someone does something with their bare hands, they do it without using any weapons or tools.

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