24-letter words containing h, u, s, e
- the least i could/can do — You use expressions like 'that's the least that I can do' to mean that you are very willing to do it, or to acknowledge someone's thanks.
- the occupied territories — the areas of the West Bank, the Gaza Strip, and the Golan Heights occupied by Israel after the 1967 Six-Day War
- the suffragette movement — a movement advocating of the extension of the franchise to women, as in Britain at the beginning of the 20th century
- the world is your oyster — If you say that the world is someone's oyster, you mean that they can do anything or go anywhere that they want to.
- thompson sub-machine-gun — a .45 calibre sub-machine-gun
- thorn in your side/flesh — If you describe someone or something as a thorn in your side or a thorn in your flesh, you mean that they are a continuous problem to you or annoy you.
- thousand island dressing — a seasoned mayonnaise, often containing chopped pickles, pimientos, sweet peppers, hard-boiled eggs, etc.
- three-quarter turn stair — a staircase requiring a three-quarter turn at each landing for continued ascent or descent.
- throw one's weight about — to act in an authoritarian or aggressive manner
- to make boundary changes — to change the boundaries of parliamentary constituencies, because of population shifts
- trisodium orthophosphate — a sodium salt of orthophosphoric acid having the formula Na3PO4
- tug/touch one's forelock — If you say that a person tugs their forelock to another person, you are criticizing them for showing too much respect to the second person or being unnecessarily worried about their opinions.
- twenty-four-hour service — a banking service that is always available
- ultra low sulphur diesel — a type of diesel fuel that has a low sulphur content
- under the sway of sb/sth — If you are under the sway of someone or something, they have great influence over you.
- until the cows come home — the mature female of a bovine animal, especially of the genus Bos.
- webster-ashburton treaty — U.S. History. an agreement between the U.S. and England (1842) defining the boundary between British and American territory from Maine to present-day Minnesota.
- when push comes to shove — to press upon or against (a thing) with force in order to move it away.
- when the balloon goes up — when the trouble or action begins
- your heart is not in sth — If your heart isn't in the thing you are doing, you have very little enthusiasm for it, usually because you are depressed or are thinking about something else.