20-letter words containing u, n, k, o
- standard book number — International Standard Book Number. Abbreviation: SBN.
- stick one's neck out — the part of the body of an animal or human being that connects the head and the trunk.
- take up a collection — to get into one's hold or possession by voluntary action: to take a cigarette out of a box; to take a pen and begin to write.
- to get your own back — If you get your own back on someone, you have your revenge on them because of something bad that they have done to you.
- to keep your balance — If you keep your balance, for example, when standing in a moving vehicle, you remain steady and do not fall over. If you lose your balance, you become unsteady and fall over.
- to keep your hand in — If you do something to keep your hand in, you practise a skill or hobby occasionally in order to remain fairly good at it.
- to line your pockets — If you say that someone is lining their own or someone else's pockets, you disapprove of them because they are making money dishonestly or unfairly.
- to make up your mind — If you make up your mind or make your mind up, you decide which of a number of possible things you will have or do.
- tomb of the unknowns — See under Unknown Soldier.
- turn the other cheek — not retaliate
- upper income bracket — a grouping of the highest earning tax payers
- walking-around money — money that is carried on the person for routine expenses and minor emergencies; pocket money.
- working-capital fund — a fund established to finance operating activities in an industrial enterprise.
- you know what i mean — You can use expressions such as you know what I mean and if you know what I mean to suggest that the person listening to you understands what you are trying to say, and so you do not have to explain any more.