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22-letter words containing t, h, e, o, d, r

  • to laugh your head off — Phrases such as laugh your head off and scream your head off can be used to emphasize that someone is laughing or screaming a lot or very loudly.
  • to overplay one's hand — If someone overplays their hand, they act more confidently than they should because they believe that they are in a stronger position than they actually are.
  • to ride roughshod over — If you say that someone is riding roughshod over a person or their views, you disapprove of them because they are using their power or authority to do what they want, completely ignoring that person's wishes.
  • to twiddle your thumbs — If you say that someone is twiddling their thumbs, you mean that they do not have anything to do and are waiting for something to happen.
  • turn one's hand to sth — If you turn your hand to something such as a practical activity, you learn about it and do it for the first time.
  • under the influence of — If you are under the influence of someone or something, you are being affected or controlled by them.
  • united reformed church — (in England and Wales) a Protestant denomination formed from the union of the Presbyterian and Congregational churches in 1972
  • video graphics adapter — Video Graphics Array
  • video graphics adaptor — Video Graphics Array
  • wardour street english — affectedly archaic speech or writing
  • white-throated sparrow — a common North American finch, Zonotrichia albicollis, having a white patch on the throat and a black and white striped crown.
  • whitworth screw thread — a thread form and system of standard sizes, proposed by Whitworth in 1841 and adopted as standard in the U.K., having a flank angle of 55° and a rounded top and foot
  • wrong end of the stick — a complete misunderstanding of a situation, explanation, etc
  • yellow-shafted flicker — a North American woodpecker C. auratus, which has a yellow undersurface to the wings and tail
  • your neck of the woods — Someone or something that is from your neck of the woods is from the same part of the country as you are.
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