17-letter words containing t, a, k, e

take no prisoners — to be uncompromising and resolute in one's actions
take second place — If one thing takes second place to another, it is considered to be less important and is given less attention than the other thing.
take some beating — to be difficult to improve upon
take sth by storm — If someone or something takes a place by storm, they are extremely successful.
take sth on trust — If you take something on trust after having heard or read it, you believe it completely without checking it.
take sth to heart — If you take something to heart, for example someone's behaviour, you are deeply affected and upset by it.
take the edge off — If something takes the edge off a situation, usually an unpleasant one, it weakens its effect or intensity.
take the place of — replace, be a substitute for
take to one's bed — to remain in bed, esp because of illness
take to the floor — If you take to the floor, you start dancing at a dance or disco.
take upon oneself — to take the responsibility for; accept as a charge
take years off sb — If you say that something such as an experience or a way of dressing has taken years off someone, you mean that it has made them look or feel much younger.
take-no-prisoners — wholeheartedly aggressive; zealous; gung-ho: a businessman with a take-no-prisoners attitude toward dealmaking.
tax-bracket creep — bracket creep.
telephone banking — a facility enabling customers to make use of banking services, such as oral payment instructions, account movements, raising loans, etc, over the telephone rather than by personal visit
that's the ticket — that is exactly what's needed
the bag of tricks — every device; everything
the black country — the formerly heavily industrialized region of central England, northwest of Birmingham
the buckeye state — a nickname for Ohio
the hawkeye state — a nickname for the US state of Iowa
the rann of kutch — an extensive salt waste in W central India, and S Pakistan: consists of the Great Rann in the north and the Little Rann in the southeast; seasonal alternation between marsh and desert; some saltworks. In 1968 an international tribunal awarded about 10 per cent of the border area to Pakistan. Area: 23 000 sq km (9000 sq miles)
the silken ladder — a one-act opera by Rossini, telling the story of Giulia, who is secretly married to Dorvil; he visits her bedroom every night by climbing up a ladder made of silk. Giulia's guardian, Dormont, expects her to marry Blansac, but she introduces Blansac to her cousin Lucilla; after much confusion, the two couples are joyfully united
three-strikes law — a law that mandates a life sentence to a felon convicted for the third time.
throw the book at — a handwritten or printed work of fiction or nonfiction, usually on sheets of paper fastened or bound together within covers.
to be taken aback — If you are taken aback by something, you are surprised or shocked by it and you cannot respond at once.
to beat the clock — If you beat the clock, you finish doing something or succeed in doing something before the time allowed for doing it has ended.
to break the bank — If you say that the cost of something will not break the bank, you mean that it will not cost a large sum of money.
to keep the peace — If someone in authority, such as the army or the police, keeps the peace, they make sure that people behave and do not fight or quarrel with each other.
to keep your head — If you keep your head, you remain calm in a difficult situation. If you lose your head, you panic or do not remain calm in a difficult situation.
to make ends meet — If you find it difficult to make ends meet, you can only just manage financially because you hardly have enough money for the things you need.
to make good time — If you say that you made good time on a journey, you mean it did not take you very long compared to the length of time you expected it to take.
to make sth clear — If you make something clear, you say something in a way that makes it impossible for there to be any doubt about your meaning, wishes, or intentions.
to strike a chord — If something strikes a chord with you, it makes you feel sympathy or enthusiasm.
to take your time — If you take your time doing something, you do it quite slowly and do not hurry.
track maintenance — the process of maintaining and repairing railway tracks
trackless trolley — trolley bus.
triskaidekaphobia — fear or a phobia concerning the number 13.
trouble came back — (jargon) (TCB) An IBM term for an intermittent or difficult-to-reproduce problem that has failed to respond to neglect or shotgun debugging. Compare heisenbug.
trucial sheikdoms — an independent federation in E Arabia, formed in 1971, now comprising seven emirates on the S coast (formerly, Pirate Coast or Trucial Coast) of the Persian Gulf, formerly under British protection: Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah, Ajman, Umm al-Qaiwain, Ras al-Khaimah (joined 1972), and Fujairah. About 32,300 sq. mi. (83,657 sq. km). Capital: Abu Dhabi. Abbreviation: U.A.E.
unofficial strike — a strike that is not approved by the strikers' trade union
walk-in apartment — a ground-floor apartment having a private entrance directly from the street, rather than through a hallway of the building.
wastepaper basket — a standing basket for wastepaper, small items of trash, etc.
water on the knee — an accumulation of fluid in the knee cavity caused by inflammation and trauma to the cartilages or membranes of the knee joint.
wedding breakfast — meal served at wedding reception
what does sb know — You can use expressions such as What does she know? and What do they know? when you think that someone has no right to comment on a situation because they do not understand it.
white-tailed kite — an American kite, Elanus leucurus, having gray plumage with a white head, breast, and tail.
wide area network — a computer network that spans a relatively large geographical area.
wide-area network — a computer network that spans a relatively large geographical area.
working substance — a substance, usually a fluid, that undergoes changes in pressure, temperature, volume, or form as part of a process for accomplishing work.

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