21-letter words containing t, h, e, b, l, o
- the lower vertebrates — relatively simple and primitive vertebrates
- the rock of gibraltar — a limestone promontory at the tip of S Spain
- the yellow brick road — the road to success or happiness (in the film the Wizard of Oz the yellow brick road leads to Oz)
- throw sb a curve ball — If someone throws you a curve or throws you a curve ball, they surprise you by doing something that you do not expect.
- to be a hospital case — if you say that someone or something is a hospital case, you mean that they need urgent help because they are doing very badly
- to be hard luck on sb — to be unfortunate or unlucky for someone
- to be killed outright — If someone is killed outright, they die immediately, for example in an accident.
- to blow sth wide open — to expose something
- to lay something bare — If you lay something bare, you uncover it completely so that it can then be seen.
- to rub shoulders with — If you rub shoulders with famous people, you meet them and talk to them. You can also say that you rub elbows with someone, especially in American English.
- up to the elbows with — busily occupied with; deeply immersed in
- vacation bible school — a religious school conducted by some churches during the summer for students on vacation.
- weinberg-salam theory — electroweak theory.
- with sb's compliments — If you say that you are giving someone something with your compliments, you are saying in a polite and fairly formal way that you are giving it to them, especially as a gift or a favour.