22-letter words containing o, r, t, h, e, p
- to overplay one's hand — If someone overplays their hand, they act more confidently than they should because they believe that they are in a stronger position than they actually are.
- to play to the gallery — If you play to the gallery, you do something in public in a way which you hope will impress people.
- to preach to the choir — If you say that someone is preaching to the choir, you mean that they are presenting an argument or opinion to people who already agree with it.
- to upset the applecart — If you upset the applecart, you do something which causes a plan, system, or arrangement to go wrong.
- tripotassium phosphate — any of the three orthophosphates of potassium ((potassium monophosphate) (K 2 HPO 4), (potassium diphosphate) (KH 2 PO 4), and (tripotassium phosphate) (K 3 PO 4) )
- video graphics adapter — Video Graphics Array
- video graphics adaptor — Video Graphics Array
- where the shoe pinches — the source of trouble, grief, difficulty, etc.
- white australia policy — an unofficial term for an immigration policy designed to restrict the entry of non-White people into Australia
- white-throated sparrow — a common North American finch, Zonotrichia albicollis, having a white patch on the throat and a black and white striped crown.
- within someone's grasp — If you say that something is within someone's grasp, you mean that it is very likely that they will achieve it.
- zero population growth — the maintenance of a population at a constant level by limiting the number of live births to that needed to replace the existing population.