31-letter words containing o, n, e, y
- to give something a body swerve — to avoid something
- to hang on someone's every word — If you hang on someone's every word, you listen very carefully to what they are saying, because you admire or respect them.
- to take your hat off to someone — If you say that you take your hat off to someone, you mean that you admire them for something that they have done.
- 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.
- transaction processing facility — (operating system) (TPF) A real-time mainframe operating system released by IBM around 1976. TPF is particularly suited to organisations dealing in very high I/O message switching and large global networks. Current users include British Airways (reservations), VISA International (authorisations), Holiday Inn, and Quantas. TPF was traditionally a 370/Assembler environment although the latest, release 4.1, contains C. Formerly known as ACP (Airline Control Program), it was renamed "TPF" to suggests its greater scope. It is common for TPF sites to use IBM's MVS and VM operating systems for off-line processing.
- united states air force academy — an institution at Colorado Springs, Colorado, for the training of U.S. Air Force officers.
- university entrance examination — an examination to determine a candidate's suitability to undertake a course of study at a university
- women's royal voluntary service — a British auxiliary service organized in 1938 as the Women's Voluntary Service for work in air raids and civil defence: active throughout World War II and since 1945 in providing support services for those in need: became the Women's Royal Voluntary Service in 1966
- worcester polytechnic institute — (WPI) A well-regarded, small engineering college. Address: Worcester, MA, USA.
- you could have heard a pin drop — You can say you could have heard a pin drop when a place is extremely quiet, especially because everyone is waiting for someone to speak or when someone has made a shocking remark.
- you have no idea/you've no idea — You can say you have no idea to emphasize how good or bad something is.
- you've got another think coming — you are mistaken and will soon have to alter your opinion