27-letter words containing e, b, u, s
- to nip something in the bud — If you nip something such as bad behaviour in the bud, you stop it before it can develop very far.
- to rub someone's nose in it — To rub someone's nose in something that they do not want to think about, such as a failing or a mistake they have made, means to remind them repeatedly about it.
- to rule sb with a high hand — to behave imperiously towards someone
- to take someone by surprise — If something takes you by surprise, it happens when you are not expecting it or when you are not prepared for it.
- to the best of your ability — as well as you can
- unbeknown/unbeknownst to sb — If something happens unbeknown to you or unbeknownst to you, you do not know about it.
- 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.