26-letter words containing s, h, o, t, f, i
- sweep someone off his feet — to inspire strong and immediate enthusiasm, love, etc. in someone
- take something for granted — If you take something for granted, you believe that it is true or accept it as normal without thinking about it.
- the fruits of your labours — the profits or gains achieved as a result of hard work
- the other side of the coin — You use the other side of the coin to mention a different aspect of a situation.
- the second epistle of john — an epistle attributed to the apostle John which warns against teachers who claim that Jesus Christ did not come to Earth in the flesh
- the short end of the stick — the worst of a deal
- to catch hold of something — Hold is used in expressions such as grab hold of, catch hold of, and get hold of, to indicate that you close your hand tightly around something, for example to stop something moving or falling.
- to get off your high horse — if you tell someone to, or suggest that someone should, get off their high horse, you are suggesting they stop behaving in a superior manner
- to laugh in someone's face — If someone laughs in your face, they are openly disrespectful towards you.
- to soften/cushion the blow — Something that softens the blow or cushions the blow makes an unpleasant change or piece of news easier to accept.
- too big for one's breeches — Also called knee breeches. knee-length trousers, often having ornamental buckles or elaborate decoration at or near the bottoms, commonly worn by men and boys in the 17th, 18th, and early 19th centuries.
- two sides of the same coin — opposite but connected ideas