23-letter words containing t, o, a, l, y
- to add insult to injury — You say to add insult to injury when mentioning an action or fact that makes an unfair or unacceptable situation even worse.
- to carry all before you — If a person or team carries all before them, they succeed very easily.
- to clap eyes on someone — To clap eyes on someone or something, or set or lay eyes on them, means to see them.
- to have your hands full — If you have your hands full with something, you are very busy because of it.
- to keep your nose clean — If you keep your nose clean, you behave well and stay out of trouble.
- to make your skin crawl — If something makes your skin crawl or makes your flesh crawl, it makes you feel shocked or disgusted.
- to meet someone halfway — If you meet someone halfway, you accept some of the points they are making so that you can come to an agreement with them.
- to outstay your welcome — If you say that someone outstays their welcome or overstays their welcome, you mean that they stay somewhere longer than they are wanted or expected to.
- to play for high stakes — to gamble on something very important
- to rest on your laurels — If someone is resting on their laurels, they appear to be satisfied with the things they have achieved and have stopped putting effort into what they are doing.
- to see the light of day — If something sees the light of day at a particular time, it comes into existence or is made known to the public at that time.
- velocity of circulation — the frequency with which a single unit of currency or the total money supply turns over within the economy in a given year.
- voyageurs national park — a national park in N Minnesota. 343 sq. mi. (888 sq. km).
- yellow-throated warbler — a warbler, Dendroica dominica, of the eastern U.S., having a yellow throat and breast.