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22-letter words containing e, d, y, s, t, o

  • the green-eyed monster — jealousy or envy
  • to be knocked sideways — If you are knocked sideways by something, it makes you feel very surprised, confused, or upset.
  • to cast your net wider — If you cast your net wider, you look for or consider a greater variety of things.
  • to fall by the wayside — If a person or plan falls by the wayside, they fail or stop before they complete what they set out to do.
  • to lead someone astray — If you are led astray by someone or something, you behave badly or foolishly because of them.
  • to overplay one's hand — If someone overplays their hand, they act more confidently than they should because they believe that they are in a stronger position than they actually are.
  • to play fast and loose — If you say that someone is playing fast and loose, you are expressing disapproval of them for behaving in a deceitful, immoral, or irresponsible way.
  • to twiddle your thumbs — If you say that someone is twiddling their thumbs, you mean that they do not have anything to do and are waiting for something to happen.
  • toey as a roman sandal — very anxious
  • torpedo-boat destroyer — a vessel somewhat larger than the ordinary torpedo boat, designed for destroying torpedo boats or as a more powerful form of torpedo boat.
  • total allergy syndrome — a condition in which a person suffers from a large number of symptoms that are claimed to be caused by allergies to various substances used or encountered in modern life
  • united empire loyalist — any of the American colonists who settled in Canada during or after the War of American Independence because of loyalty to the British Crown
  • video display terminal — Computers. a computer terminal consisting of a screen on which data or graphics can be displayed. Abbreviation: VDT.
  • was not born yesterday — is not gullible or foolish
  • yellow-shafted flicker — a North American woodpecker C. auratus, which has a yellow undersurface to the wings and tail
  • your neck of the woods — Someone or something that is from your neck of the woods is from the same part of the country as you are.
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