26-letter words containing h, i, g, s, o

quite apart from something — used to indicate that you are aware of one aspect of a situation, but that you are going to focus on another aspect
remembrance of things past — a novel (1913–27) by Marcel Proust.
richardson ground squirrel — a ground squirrel, Citellus richardsoni, of sagebrush and grassland areas of the northwestern U.S. and adjacent regions in Canada.
richthofen's flying circus — the German 11th Chasing Squadron of World War I, commanded by Baron Richthofen
ride roughshod over sb/sth — If you say that someone is riding roughshod over a person or their views, you disapprove of them because they are using their power or authority to do what they want, completely ignoring that person's wishes.
round peg in a square hole — a person in a position, situation, etc. for which he or she is unsuited or unqualified
search engine optimization — the process of adjusting the content, structure, etc, of a website so that it will be displayed prominently by a search engine
slip through one's fingers — any of the terminal members of the hand, especially one other than the thumb.
song of the three children — a book of the Apocrypha, included as part of the third chapter of Daniel in the Douay Bible.
square peg in a round hole — If you describe someone as a square peg in a round hole, you mean that they are in a situation or doing something that does not suit them at all.
state of the union message — an annual message to Congress in which the president reports on the state of the nation and outlines a legislative program: required by the Constitution (Article II, Section 3). Abbreviation: SOTU.
sth will take some beating — If you say that something will take some beating, you mean that it is very good and it is unlikely that anything better will be done or made.
straight from the shoulder — direct, honest, and forceful in expression; outspoken.
straight-from-the-shoulder — direct, honest, and forceful in expression; outspoken.
straight-line depreciation — Straight-line depreciation is a method of depreciation in which an equal amount of depreciation is taken each year.
suit sb down to the ground — If you say that something such as a job or piece of clothing suits someone down to the ground, you mean that it is completely suitable or right for them.
super video graphics array — (hardware) (SVGA) A video display standard created by VESA for IBM PC compatible personal computers. The resolution is 800 x 600 4-bit pixels. Each pixel can therefore be one of 16 colours. See Video Graphics Array.
take something for granted — If you take something for granted, you believe that it is true or accept it as normal without thinking about it.
take steps to do something — to undertake measures with a view to the attainment of some end
the single european market — the free trade policy that operates between members of the European Union
the writing is on the wall — If you say that the writing is on the wall, you mean that there are clear signs that a situation is going to become very difficult or unpleasant.
three-dimensional printing — the creation of solid objects by building up multiple layers, each layer corresponding to a plan held in a digital file
to bring something to bear — If you bring something to bear on a situation, you use it to deal with that situation.
to call something your own — If you have something you can call your own, it belongs only to you, rather than being controlled by or shared with someone else.
to catch hold of something — Hold is used in expressions such as grab hold of, catch hold of, and get hold of, to indicate that you close your hand tightly around something, for example to stop something moving or falling.
to get off your high horse — if you tell someone to, or suggest that someone should, get off their high horse, you are suggesting they stop behaving in a superior manner
to get your house in order — If someone gets their house in order, puts their house in order, or sets their house in order, they arrange their affairs and solve their problems.
to hold something in check — If something or someone is held in check or is kept in check, they are controlled and prevented from becoming too great or powerful.
to laugh in someone's face — If someone laughs in your face, they are openly disrespectful towards you.
to look on the bright side — If you look on the bright side, you try to be cheerful about a bad situation by thinking of some advantages that could result from it, or thinking that it is not as bad as it could have been.
to pick holes in something — If you pick holes in an argument or theory, you find weak points in it so that it is no longer valid.
to pour scorn on something — If you pour scorn on someone or something or heap scorn on them, you say that you think they are stupid and worthless.
to recharge your batteries — If you recharge your batteries, you take a break from activities which are tiring or difficult in order to relax and feel better when you return to these activities.
to set the record straight — If you set the record straight or put the record straight, you show that something which has been regarded as true is in fact not true.
to shed light on something — To shed light on, throw light on, or cast light on something means to make it easier to understand, because more information is known about it.
to sign on the dotted line — If you sign on the dotted line, you formally agree to something by signing an official document.
too big for one's breeches — Also called knee breeches. knee-length trousers, often having ornamental buckles or elaborate decoration at or near the bottoms, commonly worn by men and boys in the 17th, 18th, and early 19th centuries.
turn something on its head — to treat or present something in a completely new and different way
what someone is driving at — If you ask someone what they are driving at, you are asking what they are trying to say or what they are saying indirectly.
with one's beer goggles on — seeing people and things as increasingly attractive as one's alcohol intake rises
worth one's weight in gold — extremely helpful, kind, etc

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