27-letter words containing s, e, l, o, f
- to cast pearls before swine — If you say that someone is casting pearls before swine, you mean that they are wasting their time by offering something that is helpful or valuable to someone who does not appreciate or understand it.
- to fall over yourself to do — If you say that people are falling over themselves to do something, you mean that they are very enthusiastic about doing it, and often that you disapprove of this.
- 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 take you out of yourself — If something takes you out of yourself, it makes you feel better and so you forget all your worries and unhappiness.
- to the best of your ability — as well as you can
- two shakes of a lamb's tail — to move or sway with short, quick, irregular vibratory movements.
- wipe the floor with someone — If you wipe the floor with someone, you defeat them completely in a competition or discussion.
- working families tax credit — (in Britain) a means-tested allowance paid to single parents or families who have at least one dependent child, who work at least 16 hours per week, and whose earnings are low. It replaced family credit