21-letter words containing t, o, d, h, e

the end of one's rope — the end of one's endurance, resources, etc.
the fall of the cards — the chance distribution of cards in a given deal
the household cavalry — a group of British soldiers on horseback who have the job of protecting the king or queen and their family
the middle of nowhere — remote place
the moral high ground — If you say that someone has taken the moral high ground, you mean that they consider that their policies and actions are morally superior to the policies and actions of their rivals.
the oldest profession — prostitution
the order of the bath — an order of knighthood founded by George I in 1725. It consists of the sovereign, the Great Master, and three classes of member: Knight (or Dame) Grand Cross, Knight (or Dame) Commander, and Companion
the slough of despond — a state of extreme despondency, depression or degradation
the student community — the body of students in further and higher education, considered as a whole
the women's land army — a unit of women recruited to do agricultural work in the United Kingdom during World War I and World War II
the yellow brick road — the road to success or happiness (in the film the Wizard of Oz the yellow brick road leads to Oz)
theater of the absurd — theater in which standard or naturalistic conventions of plot, characterization, and thematic structure are ignored or distorted in order to convey the irrational or fictive nature of reality and the essential isolation of humanity in a meaningless world.
theatre of the absurd — drama in which normal conventions and dramatic structure are ignored or modified in order to present life as irrational or meaningless
thermal decomposition — Thermal decomposition is the process in which a chemical species breaks down when its temperature is increased.
thin end of the wedge — anything unimportant in itself that implies the start of something much larger
think outside the box — to think in a different, innovative, or original manner, esp with regard to business practices, products, systems, etc
third party procedure — impleader.
three-toed woodpecker — either of two woodpeckers of the genus Picoides, of the Northern Hemisphere, having only three toes on each foot.
threshold wage policy — a policy whereby wages are increased in accordance with inflation
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 be mixed up in sth — if you are mixed up in something, usually something bad, you are involved in it
to blow sth wide open — to expose something
to dig one's heels in — If you dig your heels in or dig in your heels, you refuse to do something such as change your opinions or plans, especially when someone is trying very hard to make you do so.
to fly off the handle — If you fly off the handle, you suddenly and completely lose your temper.
to hit the bookstands — (of a book) to be published
to let your hair down — If you let your hair down, you relax completely and enjoy yourself.
to live hand to mouth — If someone lives hand to mouth or lives from hand to mouth, they have hardly enough food or money to live on.
to play the race card — if someone plays the race card they bring up the issue of race in a discussion, perhaps for sympathy or to seek popularity by appealing to racist sentiment
to put the wind up sb — If something or someone puts the wind up you, they frighten or worry you.
to rear its ugly head — If something unpleasant rears its head or rears its ugly head, it becomes visible or noticeable.
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.
to take the high road — to take the course of action which is safest and most familiar
trichloroacetaldehyde — chloral (def 1).
until the end of time — If you say that something will happen or be true until the end of time or to the end of time, you are emphasizing that it will always happen or always be true.
well-ordering theorem — the theorem of set theory that every set can be made a well-ordered set.
what the future holds — If you wonder what the future holds, you wonder what will happen in the future.
whip-and-tongue graft — a graft prepared by cutting both the scion and the stock in a sloping direction and inserting a tongue in the scion into a slit in the stock.
white-crowned sparrow — a North American sparrow, Zonotrichia leucophrys, having black and white stripes on the head.
wildlife photographer — someone that specializes in taking photographs of wild animals, especially in their natural habitats, and plants
with one's bare hands — If someone does something with their bare hands, they do it without using any weapons or tools.
yellow-throated vireo — an olive-green vireo, Vireo flavifrons, of eastern North America, having a bright yellow throat and breast.

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