32-letter words containing o, h, i, n
- sweep something under the carpet — to conceal (something, esp a problem) in the hope that it will be overlooked by others
- systems application architecture — (programming) (SAA) IBM's family of standard interfaces which enable software to be written independently of hardware and operating system.
- take one's courage in both hands — to nerve oneself to perform an action
- take the law into your own hands — act as a vigilante
- take the wind out of one's sails — air in natural motion, as that moving horizontally at any velocity along the earth's surface: A gentle wind blew through the valley. High winds were forecast.
- the courage of one's convictions — the confidence to act in accordance with one's beliefs
- the game is not worth the candle — If you say that the game is not worth the candle, you mean that something is not worth the trouble or effort needed to achieve or obtain it.
- there's no question of doing sth — If you say there is no question of something happening, you are emphasizing that it is not going to happen.
- there's no time like the present — If you say 'There's no time like the present', you are suggesting to someone that they should do something now, not later.
- throw someone in at the deep end — to put someone into a new situation, job, etc, without preparation or introduction
- to have by the short and curlies — to have completely in one's power
- to have mixed feelings about sth — If you have mixed feelings about something or someone, you feel uncertain about them because you can see both good and bad points about them.
- to kill two birds with one stone — If you say that doing something will kill two birds with one stone, you mean that it will enable you to achieve two things that you want to achieve, rather than just one.
- to nail your colours to the mast — If someone nails their colours to the mast, they say what they really think about something.
- to point the finger of suspicion — To point the finger of suspicion or blame at someone means to make people suspect them of doing wrong or blame them for doing wrong.
- to poke your nose into something — If someone pokes their nose into something or sticks their nose into something, they try to interfere with it even though it does not concern them.
- to put the cat among the pigeons — If you put the cat among the pigeons or set the cat among the pigeons, you cause fierce argument or discussion by doing or saying something.
- to vanish from the radar screens — to go missing; to no longer be visible or able to be detected by anyone
- turn/beat swords into plowshares — If you say that swords have been turned into plowshares or beaten into plowshares, you mean that a state of conflict between two or more groups of people has ended and a period of peace has begun.
- virtual sequential access method — Virtual Storage Access Method
- wash one's dirty linen in public — fabric woven from flax yarns.
- with one's tongue in one's cheek — with insincere or ironical intent
- with your tail between your legs — If you say that you have your tail between your legs, you are emphasizing that you feel defeated and ashamed.