25-letter words containing f, a, n, t, h
- northern corn-leaf blight — northern leaf blight.
- not for the faint-hearted — If you say that something is not for the faint-hearted, you mean that it is an extreme or very unusual example of its kind, and is not suitable for people who like only safe and familiar things.
- nuffield teaching project — (in Britain) a complete school programme in mathematics, science, languages, etc, with suggested complementary theory and practical work
- off the top of one's head — the upper part of the body in humans, joined to the trunk by the neck, containing the brain, eyes, ears, nose, and mouth.
- off-balance sheet reserve — a sum of money or an asset that should appear on a company's balance but does not; hidden reserve
- on the edge of one's seat — If you say that someone is on the edge of their seat or chair, you mean that they are very interested in what is happening or what is going to happen.
- on the horns of a dilemma — one of the bony, permanent, hollow paired growths, often curved and pointed, that project from the upper part of the head of certain ungulate mammals, as cattle, sheep, goats, or antelopes.
- on the side of the angels — If you say that someone is on the side of the angels, you believe very strongly that what they are doing is right.
- ruffle someone's feathers — one of the horny structures forming the principal covering of birds, consisting typically of a hard, tubular portion attached to the body and tapering into a thinner, stemlike portion bearing a series of slender, barbed processes that interlock to form a flat structure on each side.
- saint joseph of arimathea — a wealthy member of the Sanhedrin, who obtained the body of Jesus after the Crucifixion and laid it in his own tomb (Matthew 27:57–60). Feast day: Mar 17 or July 31
- slip/fall through the net — You use slip through the net or fall through the net to describe a situation where people are not properly cared for by the system that is intended to help them.
- take the sting out of sth — If something takes the sting out of a situation, it makes it less unpleasant.
- the department of defense — the United States federal department concerned with national security
- the knives are out for sb — If a lot of people want something unpleasant to happen to someone, for example if they want them to lose their job, you can say that the knives are out for that person.
- the leaning tower of pisa — the bell tower of Pisa Cathedral
- the length and breadth of — If you say that someone does something or something happens throughout or across the length and breadth of a place, you are emphasizing that it happens everywhere in that place.
- the mother of parliaments — the British Parliament: the model and creator of many other Parliaments
- the scholastic profession — the profession of teaching
- there are no flies on him — he is no fool
- to be living proof that … — to show that
- to catch sight of someone — If you catch sight of someone, you suddenly see them, often briefly.
- to have irons in the fire — If someone has a lot of irons in the fire, they are involved in several different activities or have several different plans.
- to keep a watchful eye on — If you keep a watchful eye on someone or something, you watch carefully to make sure there are no problems.
- track and field athletics — a collection of sporting events that involve running, sprinting, throwing, jumping and walking
- under the aegis of sb/sth — Something that is done under the aegis of a person or organization is done with their official support and backing.
- under the watchful eye of — If you do something under the watchful eye of someone who has authority over you, they watch you carefully to make sure there are no problems.
- war of the grand alliance — the war (1689–97) in which England, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, and the Holy Roman Empire in league with Bavaria, Brandenburg, Savoy, and the Palatinate opposed France.