21-letter words containing o, a, k, t

national park service — a division of the Department of the Interior, created in 1916, that administers national parks, monuments, historic sites, and recreational areas.
national savings bank — (in Britain) a government savings bank, run through the post office, esp for small savers
network administrator — (job) A person who manages a communications network within an organisation. Responsibilities include network security, installing new applications, distributing software upgrades, monitoring daily activity, enforcing licensing agreements, developing a storage management program and providing for routine backups.
olympic national park — a national park in NW Washington. 1323 sq. mi. (3425 sq. km).
paper over the cracks — conceal flaws or problems
poke borak at someone — to jeer at someone
protestant work ethic — work ethic.
put someone's back up — to annoy someone
rap over the knuckles — to reprimand
redwood national park — a national park in N California: redwood forest with some of the world's tallest trees. 172 sq. mi. (445 sq. km).
rocky mountain locust — a migratory locust, Melanoplus spretus, that occurs in North America, especially the Great Plains, where swarms cause great damage to crops and other vegetation.
rocky mountain oyster — mountain oyster.
s-k reduction machine — An abstract machine defined by Professor David Turner to evaluate combinator expressions represented as binary graphs. Named after the two basic combinators, S and K.
safe in the knowledge — If you do something safe in the knowledge that something else is the case, you do the first thing confidently because you are sure of the second thing.
scarlet monkey flower — any of various plants belonging to the genus Mimulus, of the figwort family, as M. cardinalis (scarlet monkey flower) having spotted flowers that resemble a face.
sequoia national park — a national park in central California: giant sequoia trees. 604 sq. mi. (1565 sq. km).
sick to one's stomach — afflicted with ill health or disease; ailing.
skeleton at the feast — a person or event that brings gloom or sadness to an occasion of joy or celebration
spark ignition engine — A spark ignition engine is an engine running on the Otto cycle.
stick in one's throat — to be difficult, or against one's conscience, for one to accept, utter, or believe
stock list department — (in an American stock exchange) the department dealing with monitoring compliance with its listing requirements and rules
stokes-adams syndrome — unconsciousness accompanying atrioventricular heart block, sometimes characterized by weakness, irregular pulse, and intermittent convulsive or nonconvulsive seizures.
take off one's hat to — a shaped covering for the head, usually with a crown and brim, especially for wear outdoors.
take one's (own) life — to commit suicide
take one's finger out — stop delaying or procrastinating
take one's hat off to — to salute or congratulate
take sb at their word — If you take someone at their word, you believe what they say, when they did not really mean it or when they meant something slightly different.
take sb/sth seriously — If you take someone or something seriously, you believe that they are important and deserve attention.
take someone prisoner — to capture and hold someone as a prisoner, esp as a prisoner of war
take the consequences — to accept the results of one's actions
take/come into effect — If a law or policy takes effect or comes into effect at a particular time, it officially begins to apply or be valid from that time. If it remains in effect, it still applies or is still valid.
tartarian honeysuckle — an Asian honeysuckle, Lonicera tatarica, having fragrant, white to pink flowers.
tenure track position — a position or office that carries with it the opportunity to eventually obtain tenure or the right to permanent employment
the break of day/dawn — The break of day or the break of dawn is the time when it begins to grow light after the night.
the corncracker state — a nickname for the state of Kentucky
the fast track to sth — the quickest or most direct route or system
the icing on the cake — If you describe something as the icing on the cake, you mean that it makes a good thing even better, but it is not essential.
the joker in the pack — If you describe someone or something as the joker in the pack, you mean that they are different from the other people or things in their group, and can be unpredictable.
the rock of gibraltar — a limestone promontory at the tip of S Spain
the yellow brick road — the road to success or happiness (in the film the Wizard of Oz the yellow brick road leads to Oz)
ticker-tape reception — (mainly in New York) the showering of the motorcade of a distinguished politician, visiting head of state, etc, with ticker tape as a sign of welcome
to be hard luck on sb — to be unfortunate or unlucky for someone
to be on an even keel — If you say that someone or something is on an even keel, you mean that they are working or progressing smoothly and steadily, without any sudden changes.
to get back to basics — to revert to a simpler method, eg of living or doing business
to hit the bookstands — (of a book) to be published
to kick someone's ass — To kick ass or to kick someone's ass means to show them that you are angry with them, either by telling them or by using physical force.
to kill a mockingbird — a novel (1960) by Harper Lee.
to look the other way — If you say that someone looks the other way, you are critical of them because they pay no attention to something unpleasant that is happening, when they should be dealing with it properly.
to make a mental note — If you make a mental note of something, you make an effort to store it in your memory so that you will not forget it.
to my way of thinking — You add to my way of thinking to a statement in order to indicate that you are giving your opinion.

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