24-letter words containing h, i, m, e
- to burn the midnight oil — If someone is burning the midnight oil, they are staying up very late in order to study or do some other work.
- to have it in mind to do — If you have it in mind to do something, you intend or want to do it.
- to keep something at bay — If you keep something or someone at bay, or hold them at bay, you prevent them from reaching, attacking, or affecting you.
- to lay something to rest — If you lay something such as fears or rumours to rest or if you put them to rest, you succeed in proving that they are not true.
- to set fire to something — If you set fire to something or if you set it on fire, you start it burning in order to damage or destroy it.
- trisodium orthophosphate — a sodium salt of orthophosphoric acid having the formula Na3PO4
- until the cows come home — the mature female of a bovine animal, especially of the genus Bos.
- vienna definition method — Vienna Development Method
- virtual home environment — (VHE) A tool for using NFS on HP UX.
- voluntary aid detachment — (in World War I) an organization of British women volunteers who assisted in military hospitals and ambulance duties
- when one's ship comes in — a vessel, especially a large oceangoing one propelled by sails or engines.
- where one is coming from — to approach or move toward a particular person or place: Come here. Don't come any closer!
- work/go/run like a charm — If you say that something worked like a charm, you mean that it was very effective or successful.