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22-letter words containing f, e, t, h

  • search the fucking web — (web, jargon)   (Always abbreviated STFW) A response implying that an inquirer could have easily found an answer to his question using Google or some other web search engine. It is now often quicker and more productive to search the World-Wide Web than to RTFM.
  • second consonant shift — the consonant shift by which High German became differentiated from other Germanic languages.
  • see the light (of day) — to come into existence
  • self-sustaining growth — economic growth that maintains itself without intervention
  • short end of the stick — a branch or shoot of a tree or shrub that has been cut or broken off.
  • show the white feather — a symbol of cowardice.
  • softening of the brain — a softening of the cerebrum, caused by impairment of the blood supply; encephalomalacia.
  • south african republic — former name of Transvaal.
  • specific heat capacity — the heat required to raise unit mass of a substance by unit temperature interval under specified conditions, such as constant pressure: usually measured in joules per kelvin per kilogram
  • speech from the throne — (in Britain and the dominions of the Commonwealth) the speech at the opening of each session of Parliament in which the Government outlines its legislative programme. It is read by the sovereign or his or her representative
  • stand the test of time — last, endure
  • suffice it to say that — let us say no more than that; I shall just say that
  • surface effect vehicle — ACV (def 2).
  • sweet william catchfly — a southern European plant, Silene armeria, of the pink family, having a flat-topped cluster of pink flowers.
  • take a fancy to sb/sth — If you take a fancy to someone or something, you start liking them, usually for no understandable reason.
  • take cognizance of sth — If you take cognizance of something, you take notice of it or acknowledge it.
  • take the mickey out of — to deflate (a person)
  • the caring professions — professions such as nursing and social work that are involved with looking after people who are ill or who need help in coping with their lives
  • the edinburgh festival — an arts festival held in Edinburgh in August
  • the end of the rainbow — If you say that something is at the end of the rainbow, you mean that people want it but it is almost impossible to obtain or achieve.
  • the end of your tether — If you say that you are at the end of your tether, you mean that you are so worried, tired, and unhappy because of your problems that you feel you cannot cope.
  • the fact of the matter — the truth
  • the fat is in the fire — an irrevocable action has been taken, esp one from which dire consequences are expected
  • the french west indies — various islands in the Lesser Antilles, administered by France; chiefly Guadeloupe, Martinique, Saint-Barthélemy and the French part of Saint Martin. Pop: 838 000 (2004 est). Area: 2792 sq km (1077 sq miles)
  • the great leap forward — the attempt by the People's Republic of China in 1959–60 to solve the country's economic problems by labour-intensive industrialization
  • the internet of things — a network of objects that are fitted with microchips and connected to the internet, enabling them to interact with each other and to be controlled remotely
  • the marriage of figaro — Italian Le nozze di Figaro. an opera (1786) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
  • the medical profession — the occupation of working as a doctor of medicine
  • the merchant of venice — a comedy (1596?) by Shakespeare.
  • the point of no return — If you say that you have reached the point of no return, you mean that you now have to continue with what you are doing and it is too late to stop.
  • the sb/sth before last — You use expressions such as the night before last, the election before last and the leader before last to refer to the period of time, event, or person that came immediately before the most recent one in a series.
  • the straits of florida — a sea passage between the Florida Keys and Cuba, linking the Atlantic with the Gulf of Mexico
  • the time of one's life — a memorably enjoyable time
  • the tip of the iceberg — If you say that a problem is the tip of the iceberg, you mean that it is one small part of a much larger problem.
  • the top of the morning — a morning greeting regarded as characteristic of Irishmen
  • there's nothing for it — there's no choice; there's no other course
  • to be on the safe side — If you say you are doing something to be on the safe side, you mean that you are doing it in case something undesirable happens, even though this may be unnecessary.
  • 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 go off the deep end — to lose your temper; react angrily
  • to hit someone for six — If someone or something is hit for six or knocked for six, they are very upset or badly affected by an experience or piece of news.
  • to laugh your head off — Phrases such as laugh your head off and scream your head off can be used to emphasize that someone is laughing or screaming a lot or very loudly.
  • to make the front page — if something 'makes the front page' it is printed on the first page of a newspaper
  • to open the floodgates — If events open the floodgates to something, they make it possible for that thing to happen much more often or much more seriously than before.
  • to play happy families — to spend time with your family or partner and to outwardly give the impression of being happy (although this may not be the case)
  • to vote with your feet — If you vote with your feet, you show that you do not support something by leaving the place where it is happening or leaving the organization that is supporting it.
  • trichlorofluoromethane — chlorotrifluoromethane.
  • trifluorochloromethane — chlorotrifluoromethane.
  • twenty-fifth amendment — an amendment to the U.S. Constitution, ratified in 1967, establishing the succession to the presidency in the event of the president's death, resignation, or incapacity.
  • under the influence of — If you are under the influence of someone or something, you are being affected or controlled by them.
  • united reformed church — (in England and Wales) a Protestant denomination formed from the union of the Presbyterian and Congregational churches in 1972
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