26-letter words containing t, e, n, s, o, r

suit sb down to the ground — If you say that something such as a job or piece of clothing suits someone down to the ground, you mean that it is completely suitable or right for them.
symbionese liberation army — a group of urban guerrillas, active in the early 1970s in the U.S.
system product interpreter — Restructured EXtended eXecutor
take someone's breath away — strike someone with awe; thrill
take someone's temperature — If you take someone's temperature you use an instrument called a thermometer to measure the temperature of their body in order to see if they are ill.
take someone's word for it — to accept or believe what someone says
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.
take the bull by the horns — the male of a bovine animal, especially of the genus Bos, with sexual organs intact and capable of reproduction.
tennessee valley authority — TVA.
terminal access controller — (hardware, networking) (TAC) A device which connects terminals to the Internet, usually using dial-up modem connections and the TACACS protocol.
the consumers' association — a British organization which assesses and reports on new products and defends consumers' rights
the other side of the coin — You use the other side of the coin to mention a different aspect of a situation.
the short end of the stick — the worst of a deal
the single european market — the free trade policy that operates between members of the European Union
the writing is on the wall — If you say that the writing is on the wall, you mean that there are clear signs that a situation is going to become very difficult or unpleasant.
thematic apperception test — a projective technique in which stories told by a subject about each of a series of pictures are assumed to reveal dominant needs or motivations. Abbreviation: TAT.
three-dimensional printing — the creation of solid objects by building up multiple layers, each layer corresponding to a plan held in a digital file
to be a dead ringer for sb — a person who is very similar in appearance to someone else
to be in raptures over sth — be highly delighted with
to be in the driver's seat — to be in a position of control
to be on a starvation diet — to be on a strict diet
to be pressed into service — To press someone or something into service means to use them temporarily for a particular purpose.
to bring something to bear — If you bring something to bear on a situation, you use it to deal with that situation.
to call something your own — If you have something you can call your own, it belongs only to you, rather than being controlled by or shared with someone else.
to get down to brass tacks — If you get down to brass tacks, you discuss the basic, most important facts of a situation.
to get your fingers burned — If you get your fingers burned or burn your fingers, you suffer because something you did or were involved in was a failure or a mistake.
to get your house in order — If someone gets their house in order, puts their house in order, or sets their house in order, they arrange their affairs and solve their problems.
to hold someone for ransom — If a kidnapper is holding a person for ransom, they keep that person prisoner until they are given what they want.
to lay a finger on someone — If you say that someone did not lay a finger on a particular person or thing, you are emphasizing that they did not touch or harm them at all.
to look on the bright side — If you look on the bright side, you try to be cheerful about a bad situation by thinking of some advantages that could result from it, or thinking that it is not as bad as it could have been.
to pour scorn on something — If you pour scorn on someone or something or heap scorn on them, you say that you think they are stupid and worthless.
to rub salt into the wound — If someone or something rubs salt into the wound, they make the unpleasant situation that you are in even worse, often by reminding you of your failures or faults.
to set alarm bells ringing — to make someone feel worried or concerned about something
to spare someone's blushes — If you spare someone's blushes or save someone's blushes, you avoid doing or saying something that will embarrass them.
to steal someone's thunder — If you steal someone's thunder, you get the attention or praise that they thought they would get, usually by saying or doing what they had intended to say or do.
to take sb to the cleaners — If someone takes you to the cleaners, they unfairly take most of your money, for example in a business deal or in gambling.
to tread on someone's toes — If you tread on someone's toes, you offend them by criticizing the way that they do something or by interfering in their affairs.
to treat someone like dirt — If you say that someone treats you like dirt, you are angry with them because you think that they treat you unfairly and with no respect.
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.
tourist information office — an office that supplies information to people who are visiting an area for pleasure or interest, for example advice on things to see, accommodation, etc
transformational component — a set of transformational rules that convert the deep structure of sentences into their surface structures
transport driver interface — (networking) (TDI) Developed by SUN, IBM, and Microsoft (and others?), the TDI is a software interface between the protocols and application programing interface layers of the Windows NT network model.
traveling salesman problem — any mathematical problem that involves determination of the shortest path through several points.
turn something on its head — to treat or present something in a completely new and different way
turn the tables on someone — to cause a complete reversal of circumstances, esp to defeat or get the better of someone who was previously in a stronger position
udmurt autonomous republic — an autonomous republic in the Russian Federation in Europe. 16,250 sq. mi. (42,088 sq. km). Capital: Izhevsk.
ulster defence association — (in Northern Ireland) a Loyalist paramilitary organization
united press international — a business organization of newspapers in the U.S., together with representatives abroad, for the reporting and interchange of news. Abbreviation: UPI, U.P.I.
united states marine corps — Marine Corps. Abbreviation: USMC.
universal communications x — (communications) (UCX) A software implementation of the ubiquitous TCP/IP suite of communications protocols for Digital Equipment Corporation's OpenVMS operating system. Users of the UCX product can connect to heterogeneous networks to access and download files, send electronic mail, run and develop applications, and monitor activity.

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