24-letter words containing eo
- a gleam in someone's eye — If you say that something is only a gleam in someone's eye at present, you mean that it is only being planned or considered, and has not yet been properly begun.
- blot on one's escutcheon — a stain on one's honour
- bring someone to justice — If a criminal is brought to justice, he or she is punished for a crime by being arrested and tried in a court of law.
- come/go to someone's aid — If you come or go to someone's aid, you try to help them when they are in danger or difficulty.
- cut someone to the quick — to hurt someone's feelings deeply; offend gravely
- dionysius the areopagite — 1st century a.d, Athenian scholar: converted to Christianity by Saint Paul c50.
- follow someone's example — If you follow someone's example, you behave in the same way as they did in the past, or in a similar way, especially because you admire them.
- geographical determinism — the theory that human activity is determined by geographical conditions
- get under someone's skin — to anger or irritate someone
- give someone enough rope — a strong, thick line or cord, commonly one composed of twisted or braided strands of hemp, flax, or the like, or of wire or other material.
- grand unification theory — a possible future quantum field theory that would encompass both the electroweak theory and quantum chromodynamics. Abbreviation: GUT.
- have the drop on someone — to have the advantage over someone
- have your eye on someone — If someone has their eye on you, they are watching you carefully to see what you do.
- i wouldn't doubt someone — I would expect nothing else from someone
- in someone's black books — out of favour with someone
- in someone's good graces — elegance or beauty of form, manner, motion, or action: We watched her skate with effortless grace across the ice. Synonyms: attractiveness, charm, gracefulness, comeliness, ease, lissomeness, fluidity. Antonyms: stiffness, ugliness, awkwardness, clumsiness; klutziness.
- infectious mononucleosis — an acute, infectious form of mononucleosis associated with Epstein-Barr virus, characterized by sudden fever and a benign swelling of lymph nodes.
- kinetic theory of matter — a theory that matter is composed of small particles, all in random motion.
- laryngotracheobronchitis — A respiratory disease, a form of croup.
- lay something on someone — to tell something to someone
- lead someone by the nose — to make someone do unquestioningly all one wishes; dominate someone
- leave someone to himself — not to control or direct someone
- look someone in the face — to look directly at a person without fear or shame
- meteorological satellite — an artificial satellite that gathers data concerning the earth's atmosphere and surface in order to aid meteorologists in understanding weather patterns and producing weather forecasts.
- michael viii palaeologus — 1234–1282, Byzantine ruler 1259–82, first of the Palaeologus emperors.
- oligodeoxyribonucleotide — (biochemistry) Any oligonucleotide composed of deoxyribose monomemers.
- people's liberation army — See under Huk (def 1).
- pin something on someone — to lay the blame for something on someone
- polish people's republic — former name of Poland.
- rain on someone's parade — to hinder someone's enjoyment; upset someone's plans
- read someone like a book — to understand a person, or his motives, character, etc, thoroughly and clearly
- ricardian theory of rent — economic rent.
- rub someone's nose in it — to remind someone unkindly of his or her failing or error
- see someone hanged first — to refuse absolutely to do what one has been asked
- simultaneous translation — a form of translation in which the interpreter translates into the target language as quickly as possible while the speaker is still speaking in the source language
- stab someone in the back — If you say that someone has stabbed you in the back, you mean that they have done something very harmful to you when you thought that you could trust them. You can refer to an action of this kind as a stab in the back.
- stereographic projection — a one-to-one correspondence between the points on a sphere and the extended complex plane where the north pole on the sphere corresponds to the point at infinity of the plane.
- take someone at his word — to assume that someone means, or will do, what he or she says
- take someone for granted — If you say that someone takes you for granted, you are complaining that they benefit from your help, efforts, or presence without showing that they are grateful.
- tear someone off a strip — to rebuke (someone) angrily
- to break someone's heart — If someone breaks your heart, they make you very sad and unhappy, usually because they end a love affair or close relationship with you.
- to cramp someone's style — If someone or something cramps your style, their presence or existence restricts your behaviour in some way.
- to pick someone's brains — If you pick someone's brains, you ask them to help you with a problem because they know more about the subject than you.
- to pick someone's pocket — If someone picks your pocket, they steal something from your pocket, usually without you noticing.
- to show someone the door — If someone shows you the door, they ask you to leave because they are angry with you.
- to speak well of someone — If you speak well of someone or speak highly of someone, you say good things about them. If you speak ill of someone, you criticize them.
- tread on someone's corns — to offend or hurt someone by touching on a sensitive subject or encroaching on his privileges
- video cassette recording — a recording made using a tape recorder for vision and sound signals using magnetic tape in closed plastic cassettes: used for recording and playing back television programmes and films
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