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24-letter words containing c, h, i, m, n

  • six nations championship — the annual competition involving national sides representing England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland, and Wales. Until the admission of Italy in 2000, it was known as the Five Nations Championship
  • stab someone in the back — If you say that someone has stabbed you in the back, you mean that they have done something very harmful to you when you thought that you could trust them. You can refer to an action of this kind as a stab in the back.
  • synchronous graphics ram — Synchronous Graphics Random Access Memory
  • the last of the mohicans — a historical novel (1826) by James Fenimore Cooper.
  • the whole shooting match — everything; the whole lot
  • thompson sub-machine-gun — a .45 calibre sub-machine-gun
  • tri-nations championship — (from 1996–2011) the annual tournament in which the national sides representing Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa compete; in 2012 Argentina entered and the competition became the Rugby Championship
  • until the cows come home — the mature female of a bovine animal, especially of the genus Bos.
  • voluntary aid detachment — (in World War I) an organization of British women volunteers who assisted in military hospitals and ambulance duties
  • when one's ship comes in — a vessel, especially a large oceangoing one propelled by sails or engines.
  • where one is coming from — to approach or move toward a particular person or place: Come here. Don't come any closer!
  • work/go/run like a charm — If you say that something worked like a charm, you mean that it was very effective or successful.
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