16-letter words containing h, o, t

to break the ice — If you break the ice at a party or meeting, or in a new situation, you say or do something to make people feel relaxed and comfortable.
to call the tune — If you say that a person or organization is calling the tune, you mean that they are in a position of power or control in a particular situation.
to carry the can — If you have to carry the can, you have to take all the blame for something.
to carry the day — If someone carries the day, they are the winner in a contest such as a battle, debate, or sporting competition.
to change places — If you change places with another person, you start being in their situation or role, and they start being in yours.
to clear the air — If you do something to clear the air, you do it in order to resolve any problems or disagreements that there might be.
to coin a phrase — You say 'to coin a phrase' to show that you realize you are making a pun or using a cliché.
to cut both ways — If you say that something cuts both ways, you mean that it can have two opposite effects, or can have both good and bad effects.
to dish the dirt — If someone dishes the dirt on you, they say bad things about you, without worrying if they are true or not, or if they will damage your reputation.
to draw the line — If you draw the line at a particular activity, you refuse to do it, because you disapprove of it or because it is more extreme than what you normally do.
to foot the bill — If you have to foot the bill for something, you have to pay for it.
to hold the fort — If you hold the fort for someone, or, in American English, if you hold down the fort, you look after things for them while they are somewhere else or are busy doing something else.
to hold your own — If you hold your own, you are able to resist someone who is attacking or opposing you.
to let go of sth — If you let go of a feeling, attitude, or the control that you have over something, you accept that you should give it up or that it should no longer influence you.
to lose sight of — If you lose sight of an important aspect of something, you no longer pay attention to it because you are worrying about less important things.
to lose the plot — If someone loses the plot, they become confused and do not know what they should do.
to miss the boat — If you say that someone has missed the boat, you mean that they have missed an opportunity and may not get another.
to pass the buck — If you pass the buck, you refuse to accept responsibility for something, and say that someone else is responsible.
to pass the time — If you do something to pass the time you do it because you have some time available and not because you really want to do it.
to play the fool — If you play the fool or act the fool, you behave in a playful, childish, and foolish way, usually in order to make other people laugh.
to put sth right — If you put something right, you correct something that was wrong or that was causing problems.
to rock the boat — If you say that someone is rocking the boat, you mean that they are upsetting a calm situation and causing trouble.
to say the least — at the minimum
to see the light — If someone sees the light, they finally realize something or change their attitude or way of behaving to a better one.
to set the scene — If someone sets the scene or sets the stage for an event to take place, they make preparations so that it can take place.
to set the stage — If someone sets the scene or sets the stage for an event to take place, they make preparations so that it can take place.
to stop short of — If someone stops short of doing something, they come close to doing it but do not actually do it.
to take the cake — If someone has done something very stupid, rude, or selfish, you can say that they take the cake or that what they have done takes the cake, to emphasize your surprise at their behavior.
to tell the time — If a child can tell the time, they are able to find out what the time is by looking at a clock or watch.
to try your hand — If you try your hand at an activity, you attempt to do it, usually for the first time.
toad-in-the-hole — a dish consisting of beef or pork sausages baked in a coating of batter.
tobacco hornworm — the larva of a hawk moth, Manduca sexta, having a hornlike structure at its posterior end and feeding on the leaves of tobacco and other plants of the nightshade family.
tollhouse cookie — a crisp cookie containing bits of chocolate and sometimes chopped nuts.
top-of-the-range — de luxe, expensive
topsail schooner — a sailing vessel fore-and-aft rigged on all of two or more masts with square sails above the foresail, and often with a square sail before the foresail.
torrijos herrera — Omar [aw-mahr] /ɔˈmɑr/ (Show IPA), 1929–81, Panamanian military and political leader: chief of state 1972–78.
touch of the sun — slight sunstroke
tracheobronchial — of, relating to, or affecting the trachea and bronchi.
train of thought — sequence of ideas
transmethylation — the transfer of a methyl group from one compound to another.
tread the boards — to set down the foot or feet in walking; step; walk.
trichloromethane — chloroform (def 1).
trichotillomania — a compulsion to pull out one's hair.
trick photograph — a photograph that creates an illusion
tricolored heron — an American heron, Hydranassa tricolor, that is dark bluish-gray above and white below with seasonally red neck stripes in the male.
triiodothyronine — Biochemistry. a thyroid hormone, C 15 H 12 I 3 NO 4 , similar to thyroxine but several times more potent.
troop the colors — to parade the colors, or flag, before troops
twenty-four-hour — lasting for twenty-four hours
two-family house — a house designed for occupation by two families in contiguous apartments, as on separate floors.
two-tailed pasha — a distinctive vanessid butterfly of S Europe, Charaxes jasius, having mottled brown wings with a yellow-orange margin and frilled hind edges

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