27-letter words containing n, o, t, h, e
- to give someone a free hand — If someone gives you a free hand, they give you the freedom to use your own judgment and to do exactly as you wish.
- to give something houseroom — If you say that you wouldn't give something houseroom, you are emphasizing that you do not want it or do not like it at all.
- to give your word of honour — to solemnly promise
- to go into the record books — to achieve one of the best results that have ever been achieved in a particular sport or activity, for example the fastest time, the furthest distance, or the greatest number of victories
- to hit the nail on the head — If you say that someone has hit the nail on the head, you think they are exactly right about something.
- to keep up with the joneses — if you say that someone is keeping up with the Joneses, you mean that they are doing something in order to show that they have as much money as other people, rather than because they really want to do it
- to know something backwards — In British English, if you say that someone knows something backwards, you are emphasizing that they know it very well. In American English, you say that someone knows something backward and forward.
- to let someone off the hook — If someone gets off the hook or is let off the hook, they manage to get out of the awkward or unpleasant situation that they are in.
- to nip something in the bud — If you nip something such as bad behaviour in the bud, you stop it before it can develop very far.
- to rule sb with a high hand — to behave imperiously towards someone
- to run counter to something — If one thing runs counter to another, or if one thing is counter to another, the first thing is the opposite of the second thing or conflicts with it.
- to steal a march on someone — If you steal a march on someone, you start doing something before they do it in order to gain an advantage over them.
- to the accompaniment of sth — If one thing happens to the accompaniment of another, they happen at the same time.
- to throw money at something — If you say that someone is throwing money at a problem, you are critical of them for trying to improve it by spending money on it, instead of doing more thoughtful and practical things to improve it.
- trichlorophenoxyacetic acid — an insoluble crystalline solid; 2,4,5-trichlorophenoxyacetic acid. It is a plant hormone and is used as a weedkiller. Formula: C8H5Cl3O3
- virtual machine environment — (operating system) (VME) ICL's mainframe operating system.
- wipe the floor with someone — If you wipe the floor with someone, you defeat them completely in a competition or discussion.
- wirehaired pointing griffon — griffon2 (def 2).
- with one's back to the wall — in a difficult or desperate situation
- yeoman of the (royal) guard — a member of a ceremonial guard for the British royal family, made up traditionally of 100 men
- you can't have it both ways — If someone says that you can't have it both ways, they are telling you that you have to choose between two things and cannot do or have them both.
- you wouldn't/won't catch me — You can say things such as 'You wouldn't catch me doing that' to emphasize that you would never do a particular thing.