16-letter words containing t, b, k
- security blanket — a blanket or other familiar item carried especially by a young child to provide reassurance and a feeling of psychological security.
- sickness benefit — Sickness benefit is money that you receive regularly from the government when you are unable to work because of illness.
- slap on the back — to congratulate
- snakebite remedy — hard liquor.
- squeaky-bum time — the tense final matches in the race to a league championship, esp from the point of view of the leaders
- stab in the back — to pierce or wound with or as if with a pointed weapon: She stabbed a piece of chicken with her fork.
- stalked puffball — a puffball-like mushroom of the genus Tulestoma, maturing in early winter.
- stockbroker belt — The stockbroker belt is an area outside a city, especially London, where rich people who travel to work in the city live.
- strike a balance — compromise
- strike a bargain — an advantageous purchase, especially one acquired at less than the usual cost: The sale offered bargains galore.
- substantive rank — a permanent rank in the armed services obtained by length of service, selection, etc
- take a back seat — a seat at the rear.
- take by surprise — to strike or occur to with a sudden feeling of wonder or astonishment, as through unexpectedness: Her beauty surprised me.
- take the biscuit — Take the biscuit means the same as take the cake.
- take the liberty — do sth without permission
- take the trouble — If you take the trouble to do something, you do something which requires a small amount of additional effort.
- the black forest — a hilly wooded region of SW Germany, in Baden-Württemberg: a popular resort area
- the wheel blacks — the international wheelchair rugby football team of New Zealand
- thumbnail sketch — small preliminary drawing
- to break the ice — If you break the ice at a party or meeting, or in a new situation, you say or do something to make people feel relaxed and comfortable.
- to pass the buck — If you pass the buck, you refuse to accept responsibility for something, and say that someone else is responsible.
- to rock the boat — If you say that someone is rocking the boat, you mean that they are upsetting a calm situation and causing trouble.
- tool builder kit — (tool) (TBK) A product from IPSYS which allows users to develop CASE tools appropriate to any software engineering methodology.