31-letter words containing i, n, t, h, e

office of technology assessment — a bipartisan agency, created in 1972, that informs and advises Congress about scientific and technical developments bearing on national policy. Abbreviation: OTA.
pay the piper and call the tune — to bear the cost of an undertaking and control it
pluggable authentication module — (security) (PAM) The new industry standard integrated login framework. PAM is used by system entry components, such as the Common Desktop Environment's dtlogin, to authenticate users logging into a Unix system. It provides pluggability for a variety of system-entry services. PAM's ability to stack authentication modules can be used to integrate login with different authentication mechanisms such as RSA, DCE and Kerberos, and thus unify login mechanisms. PAM can also integrate smart card authentication.
president of the board of trade — a title held by the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, and Skills
purification of the virgin mary — the presentation of Jesus in the Temple after the completion of Mary's purification (Luke 2:22)
put someone in his or her place — to humble someone who is arrogant, conceited, forward, etc
put someone through the wringer — to subject someone to a painful or trying experience, as a harsh interrogation
queued sequential access method — Physical Sequential
secondary sexual characteristic — any of various features distinguishing individuals of different sex but not directly concerned in reproduction. Examples are the antlers of a stag and the beard of a man
see the handwriting on the wall — to foresee impending disaster or misfortune: Dan. 5:5-28
send someone about his business — to dismiss or get rid of someone
sir gawain and the green knight — an English alliterative poem of unknown authorship, dating from the 14th century.
snow white and the seven dwarfs — a fairy tale in which a young princess runs away from her murderous stepmother and is sheltered by seven dwarfs
software publishing certificate — (security) (SPC) A public key certification standard (PKCS) #7 signed data object containing X.509 certificates. SPCs are used for digital signatures as applicable to computer software.
software publishing corporation — (company) (SPC) The company that produces Harvard Graphics.
suit (right) down to the ground — to suit completely
supplementary ideographic plane — (text, standard) (SIP) The third plane (plane 2) defined in Unicode/ISO 10646, designed to hold all the ideographs descended from Chinese writing (mainly found in Vietnamese, Korean, Japanese and Chinese) that aren't found in the Basic Multilingual Plane. The BMP was supposed to hold all ideographs in modern use; unfortunately, many Chinese dialects (like Cantonese and Hong Kong Chinese) were overlooked; to write these, characters from the SIP are necessary. This is one reason even non-academic software must support characters outside the BMP.
taxation without representation — a phrase, generally attributed to James Otis about 1761, that reflected the resentment of American colonists at being taxed by a British Parliament to which they elected no representatives and became an anti-British slogan before the American Revolution; in full, “Taxation without representation is tyranny.”.
telocator alphanumeric protocol — (communications, protocol) (TAP, or "IXO", "PET") A protocol for submitting requests to a pager service. IXO/TAP is an ASCII-based, half-duplex protocol that allows the submission of a numeric or alphanumeric message. See also RFC 1568.
the courage of your convictions — If you have the courage of your convictions, you have the confidence to do what you believe is right, even though other people may not agree or approve.
the economic and monetary union — a union of nations within the European Union sharing a single market and a single currency (the Euro)
the health and safety executive — the department of the United Kingdom government responsible for the regulation of health, safety, and welfare in the workplace
the internal security committee — a committee of the US House of Representatives that was abolished in 1975. Prior to its renaming in 1969, it was known as the House Un-American Activities Committee, and was notorious for its anti-Communist investigations in the late 1940s and 1950s
the national assembly for wales — the elected assembly for Wales, based in Cardiff, that has certain powers devolved from the UK government
the rime of the ancient mariner — a long poem of the supernatural (1798) by Samuel Taylor Coleridge in which a sailor brings down a curse on himself and his shipmates by wantonly killing an albatross
to be barking up the wrong tree — If you say that someone is barking up the wrong tree, you mean that they are following the wrong course of action because their beliefs or ideas about something are incorrect.
to be living proof of something — to exemplify something
to be thrown in at the deep end — to be put into a situation without preparation or introduction
to bite the hand that feeds you — If someone bites the hand that feeds them, they behave badly or in an ungrateful way towards someone who they depend on.
to burn something to the ground — If you say that a town or building is burnt to the ground or is razed to the ground, you are emphasizing that it has been completely destroyed by fire.
to call something into question — If you say that there is some question about something, you mean that there is doubt or uncertainty about it. If something is in question or has been called into question, doubt or uncertainty has been expressed about it.
to close your eyes to something — If you close your eyes to something bad or if you shut your eyes to it, you ignore it.
to err on the side of something — If you err on the side of caution, for example, you decide to act in a cautious way, rather than take risks.
to feel something in your bones — If you say that you feel or know something in your bones, you are indicating that you are certain about it, although you cannot explain why.
to give someone the green light — If someone in authority gives you a green light, they give you permission to do something.
to give something a body swerve — to avoid something
to pour cold water on something — If you pour cold water on an idea or suggestion, you show that you have a low opinion of it.
to sign one's own death warrant — If you say that someone is signing their own death warrant, you mean that they are behaving in a way which will cause their ruin or death.
to stop someone in their tracks — If someone or something stops you in your tracks, or if you stop dead in your tracks, you suddenly stop moving because you are very surprised, impressed, or frightened.
to sweep someone off their feet — If someone sweeps you off your feet, you fall in love with them very quickly because you find them very attractive or exciting.
to take the piss out of someone — If you take the piss out of someone, you tease them and make fun of them.
to throw a spanner in the works — If someone throws a spanner in the works, they prevent something happening smoothly in the way that it was planned, by causing a problem or difficulty.
to wash your hands of something — If you wash your hands of someone or something, you refuse to be involved with them any more or to take responsibility for them.
voters telecommunications watch — (body) (VTW) A non-profit organisation based in New York, founded by Shabbir J. Safdar to protect the rights of Internet users. The VTW has actively opposed regulation of encryption and restrictions on Internet free speech. VTW created the animated "Free Speech" fireworks icon that has been displayed on many web pages since June 12, 1996, the day that a three-judge panel in Philadelphia ruled the CDA unconstitutional.
with the best will in the world — even with the best of intentions
worcester polytechnic institute — (WPI) A well-regarded, small engineering college. Address: Worcester, MA, USA.
you've got another think coming — you are mistaken and will soon have to alter your opinion
zenithal equidistant projection — azimuthal equidistant projection.

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