27-letter words containing u, i, n, t, a, h
- to fight a rearguard action — if someone is fighting a rearguard action or mounting a rearguard action, they are trying very hard to prevent something from happening, even though it is probably too late for them to succeed
- to put your thinking cap on — to ponder a matter or problem
- to rule sb with a high hand — to behave imperiously towards someone
- virtual machine environment — (operating system) (VME) ICL's mainframe operating system.
- what sb is (going) on about — If you ask someone what they are on about or what they are going on about, you are puzzled because you cannot understand what they are talking about.
- you can't have it both ways — If someone says that you can't have it both ways, they are telling you that you have to choose between two things and cannot do or have them both.