19-letter words containing f, e, s, t, o

the grapes of wrath — a novel (1939) by John Steinbeck.
the likes of sb/sth — You can talk about the likes of someone or something to refer to people or things of a particular type.
the roaring forties — the areas of ocean between 40° and 50° latitude in the S Hemisphere, noted for gale-force winds
the scottish office — (formerly) a department of the UK government under the control of the Secretary of State for Scotland, responsible for a wide range of functions relating to Scotland. Most of these are now (since 1999) the responsibility of the Scottish government; the others are the responsibility of the Scotland Office
the song of solomon — a book of the Old Testament consisting of a collection of dramatic love poems traditionally ascribed to Solomon
the-song-of-solomon — a book of the Bible. Abbreviation: Sol.
theory of equations — the branch of mathematics dealing with methods of finding the solutions to algebraic equations.
throw oneself at sb — If someone throws themselves at you, they make it very obvious that they want to begin a relationship with you, by behaving as though they are sexually attracted to you.
to be full of beans — If someone is full of beans, they are very lively and have a lot of energy and enthusiasm.
to follow your nose — If you follow your nose to get to a place, you go straight ahead or follow the most obvious route.
to get short shrift — If someone or something gets short shrift, they are paid very little attention.
to keep to yourself — If you keep to yourself, you stay on your own most of the time and do not mix socially with other people.
to let go of sb/sth — If you let go of someone or something, you stop holding them.
to make a fast buck — When someone makes a fast buck or makes a quick buck, they earn a lot of money quickly and easily, often by doing something which is considered to be dishonest.
to one's fingertips — entirely; altogether
to run out of steam — If you run out of steam, you stop doing something because you have no more energy or enthusiasm left.
to sit on the fence — If you sit on the fence, you avoid supporting a particular side in a discussion or argument.
to tear a strip off — If you tear a strip off someone or if you tear them off a strip, you speak to them angrily and criticize them severely.
to the exclusion of — If you do one thing to the exclusion of something else, you only do the first thing and do not do the second thing at all.
to this/that effect — You use to this effect, to that effect, or to the effect that to indicate that you have given or are giving a summary of something that was said or written, and not the actual words used.
traffic regulations — rules designed to expedite the flow of traffic and prevent collisions
transesterification — a reaction between an ester of one alcohol and a second alcohol to form an ester of the second alcohol and an alcohol from the original ester, as that of methyl acetate and ethyl alcohol to form ethyl acetate and methyl alcohol; interesterification.
transformer station — a station of an electricity generation, transmission and distribution system where voltage is transformed from high to low or the reverse using transformers
transitional relief — a form of tax relief, designed to smooth large changes in liability, which operates by restricting the proportion by which liability may change per year, both upwards and downwards
translation of axes — the process of replacing the axes in a Cartesian coordinate system with a new set of axes, parallel to the first, used to write equations of curves not centered about the origin.
tricks of the trade — expert techniques
trouble someone for — to ask someone to pass, hand, give, etc. (something) to one
under the shadow of — in danger of; apparently fated for
unit of measurement — physical quantity
valley of the kings — a valley on the west bank of the Nile near the site of Thebes: the necropolis of many of the kings and queens of the 18th and 19th dynasties of ancient Egypt, c1350–c1200 b.c.
wage-push inflation — an inflationary trend caused by wage increases that in turn cause rises in production costs and prices.
white-fronted goose — a grayish-brown wild goose, Anser albifrons, of Eurasia and western North America, having a white patch on the front of the face.
whorfian hypothesis — Sapir-Whorf hypothesis.
whorled loosestrife — any of various plants belonging to the genus Lysimachia, of the primrose family, having clusters of usually yellow flowers, as L. vulgaris (garden loosestrife) or L. quadrifolia (whorled loosestrife)
with the gloves off — (of a dispute, argument, etc) conducted mercilessly and in earnest, with no reservations
yellowtail kingfish — a large carangid game fish, Seriola grandis, of S Australian waters
yesterday afternoon — during the afternoon of the day preceding today

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