19-letter words containing f, e, t, a

spread oneself thin — to draw, stretch, or open out, especially over a flat surface, as something rolled or folded (often followed by out).
staff-student ratio — the ratio of teachers to pupils or students in a school, college, or university
stanford university — (education) A University in the city of Palo Alto, California, noted for work in computing, especially artificial intelligence. See SAIL.
stanford-binet test — a revised version of the Binet-Simon scale, prepared at Stanford University for use in the U.S.
step-up transformer — a device that transfers an alternating current from one circuit to one or more other circuits with an increase of voltage
straightforwardness — going or directed straight ahead: a straightforward gaze.
strike a false note — to behave inappropriately
subsistence farming — farming whose products are intended to provide for the basic needs of the farmer, with little surplus for marketing.
superannuation fund — a fund used for paying pensions
supercritical fluid — A supercritical fluid is a fluid at a temperature and pressure at which there is no difference between liquid and gas.
surface effect ship — a large, ship-size air cushion vehicle operated over water.
switchblade (knife) — a large jackknife that snaps open when a release button on the handle is pressed
take care of sth/sb — If you take care of someone or something, you look after them and prevent them from being harmed or damaged.
take five, take ten — If someone tells you to take five or to take ten, they are telling you to have a five- or ten-minute break from what you are doing.
take it for granted — If you take it for granted that something is the case, you believe that it is true or you accept it as normal without thinking about it.
take my word for it — If you say to someone 'take my word for it', you mean that they should believe you because you are telling the truth.
take one's cue from — If you take your cue from someone or something, you do something similar in a particular situation.
take one's mind off — to stop one from thinking about; turn one's attention from
taming of the shrew — a comedy (1594?) by Shakespeare.
teaching fellowship — a fellowship providing a student in a graduate school with free tuition and expenses and stipulating that the student assume some teaching duties in return.
term life insurance — life insurance for which premiums are paid over a limited time and that covers a specific term, the face value payable only if death occurs within that term.
tetrafluoroethylene — a colorless, water-insoluble, flammable gas, C 2 F 4 , used in the synthesis of certain polymeric resins, as Teflon.
tetralogy of fallot — a congenital malformation of the heart characterized by an abnormal opening in the septum dividing the ventricles, misplacement of the aorta so that it receives blood from both ventricles instead of only the left ventricle, narrowing of the pulmonary artery, and enlargement of the right ventricle.
the disenfranchised — people who are deprived of the right to vote or other rights of citizenship
the end of the road — If a process or person has reached the end of the road, they are unable to progress any further.
the fat of the land — the best that is obtainable
the first amendment — in the US the part of the United States Bill of Rights that expressly prohibits the United States Congress from making laws "respecting an establishment of religion" or that prohibit the free exercise of religion, infringe the freedom of speech, infringe the freedom of the press, limit the right to peaceably assemble, or limit the right to petition the government for a redress of grievances.
the gift of the gab — If someone has the gift of the gab, they are able to speak easily and confidently, and to persuade people. Also the gift of gab, mainly in American English.
the grapes of wrath — a novel (1939) by John Steinbeck.
the heat of the day — The heat of the day is the hottest part of the day, especially when this is very hot.
the mother of all … — the greatest example of its kind
the oceanic feeling — a term coined by Sigmund Freud to describe the feeling experienced by people who have religious faith
the patriotic front — a political party in Zimbabwe, founded in 2001 as a coalition of two communist parties, the Zimbabwe African Peoples Union (ZAPU) and the Zimbabwe African National Union (ZANU), which had worked together to fight against White minority rule in Rhodesia
the pilgrim fathers — the English Puritans who sailed on the Mayflower to New England, where they founded Plymouth Colony in SE Massachusetts (1620)
the roaring forties — the areas of ocean between 40° and 50° latitude in the S Hemisphere, noted for gale-force winds
theory of equations — the branch of mathematics dealing with methods of finding the solutions to algebraic equations.
thread-line fishing — spinning (def 3).
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.
ticket-of-leave man — (formerly in Britain) a convict who had a permit to leave prison, after serving only part of his sentence, with certain restrictions placed on him
to be full of beans — If someone is full of beans, they are very lively and have a lot of energy and enthusiasm.
to be off the radar — to no longer be noticed or important
to fight for breath — If you fight for breath, you try to breathe but find it very difficult.
to fit like a glove — If you say that something fits like a glove, you are emphasizing that it fits exactly.
to have it off/away — To have it off with someone or have it away with someone means to have sex with 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 run out of steam — If you run out of steam, you stop doing something because you have no more energy or enthusiasm left.
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 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 engineering — a branch of civil engineering concerned with the design and construction of streets and roads that will best facilitate traffic movement.
traffic regulations — rules designed to expedite the flow of traffic and prevent collisions

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