16-letter words containing b, u, k, a
- take by surprise — to strike or occur to with a sudden feeling of wonder or astonishment, as through unexpectedness: Her beauty surprised me.
- take the biscuit — Take the biscuit means the same as take the cake.
- take the trouble — If you take the trouble to do something, you do something which requires a small amount of additional effort.
- thumbnail sketch — small preliminary drawing
- to pass the buck — If you pass the buck, you refuse to accept responsibility for something, and say that someone else is responsible.
- world bank group — the collective name for the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the International Finance Corporation, and the International Development Association, whose headquarters are all in Washington