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23-letter words containing th

  • fall through the cracks — to break without complete separation of parts; become fissured: The plate cracked when I dropped it, but it was still usable.
  • fifth marquis lansdowne — Henry Charles Keith, 5th Marquis of Lansdowne, Lansdowne, 5th Marquis of.
  • for it's/their own sake — If you do something for its own sake, you do it because you want to, or because you enjoy it, and not for any other reason. You can also talk about, for example, art for art's sake or sport for sport's sake.
  • for whom the bell tolls — a novel (1940) by Ernest Hemingway.
  • four colour map theorem — (mathematics, application)   (Or "four colour theorem") The theorem stating that if the plane is divided into connected regions which are to be coloured so that no two adjacent regions have the same colour (as when colouring countries on a map of the world), it is never necessary to use more than four colours. The proof, due to Appel and Haken, attained notoriety by using a computer to check tens of thousands of cases and is thus not humanly checkable, even in principle. Some thought that this brought the philosophical status of the proof into doubt. There are now rumours of a simpler proof, not requiring the use of a computer. See also chromatic number
  • geiger-muller threshold — the minimum voltage applied to an ionization chamber, as in a Geiger counter, at which the charge collected per count is independent of the nature of the ionizing event producing the count.
  • german baptist brethren — Church of the Brethren.
  • german southwest africa — a former name of Namibia.
  • get one's shit together — to become organized or have one's affairs in order
  • get sth into one's head — If you get a fact or idea into your head, you suddenly realize or think that it is true and you usually do not change your opinion about it.
  • girl of the golden west — Italian La fanciulla del West. an opera (1910) by Giacomo Puccini.
  • give (or get) the gate — to subject (or be subjected) to dismissal
  • give one's eyeteeth for — to go to any lengths to achieve or obtain (something)
  • give someone the finger — any of the terminal members of the hand, especially one other than the thumb.
  • give someone the needle — to goad or heckle
  • give something a rub-up — to smooth or polish something
  • great-great-grandfather — grandfather of a grandparent
  • handwriting on the wall — writing done with a pen or pencil in the hand; script.
  • have a way of doing sth — If you say that someone or something has a way of doing a particular thing, you mean that they often do it.
  • have bats in the belfry — to be mad or eccentric; have strange ideas
  • have nothing to do with — not associate with
  • have one over the eight — to be drunk
  • have one's act together — anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance: a heroic act.
  • have the makings of sth — If you say that a person or thing has the makings of something, you mean it seems possible or likely that they will become that thing, as they have the necessary qualities.
  • health maintenance plan — A health maintenance plan is a health insurance policy that provides preventive care like vaccinations, doctor checkups, and screenings, for a prepaid fee.
  • hold on like grim death — to hold very firmly or resolutely
  • hold sb/sth in contempt — If you hold someone or something in contempt, you feel contempt for them.
  • hollerithabetical order — (algorithm)   Sorted into the order a standard Hollerith card sorting machine produces, with special characters interleaved within the alphabet.
  • hypothetical imperative — (esp in the moral philosophy of Kant) any conditional rule of action, concerned with means and ends rather than with duty for its own sake
  • immigration authorities — the authorities or official government bodies who regulate laws regarding immigration and immigrants
  • in sack cloth and ashes — sacking.
  • in the arms of morpheus — sleeping
  • in the employ of sb/sth — If you are in the employ of someone or something, you work for them.
  • in the fullness of time — eventually
  • in the nature of things — If you say that something is in the nature of things, you mean that you would expect it to happen in the circumstances mentioned.
  • in the neighbourhood of — In the neighbourhood of a number means approximately that number.
  • infinite monkey theorem — (humour)   "If you put an infinite number of monkeys at typewriters, eventually one will bash out the script for Hamlet." (One may also hypothesise a small number of monkeys and a very long period of time.) This theorem asserts nothing about the intelligence of the one random monkey that eventually comes up with the script (and note that the mob will also type out all the possible *incorrect* versions of Hamlet). It may be referred to semi-seriously when justifying a brute force method; the implication is that, with enough resources thrown at it, any technical challenge becomes a one-banana problem. This theorem was first popularised by the astronomer Sir Arthur Eddington. It became part of the idiom through the classic short story "Inflexible Logic" by Russell Maloney, and many younger hackers know it through a reference in Douglas Adams's "Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy". See also: RFC 2795.
  • internet monthly report — (IMR) Publication designed to communicate to the Internet Research Group the accomplishments, milestones reached, or problems discovered by the participating organisations.
  • irish christian brother — Brother of the Christian Schools (def 2).
  • keep sb at arm's length — If you keep someone at arm's length, you avoid becoming too friendly or involved with them.
  • keep sth under your hat — If you tell someone to keep a piece of information under their hat, you are asking them not to tell anyone else about it.
  • kick against the pricks — to hurt oneself by struggling against something in vain
  • kinetic theory of gases — a theory that the particles in a gas move freely and rapidly along straight lines but often collide, resulting in variations in their velocity and direction. Pressure is interpreted as arising from the impacts of these particles with the walls of a container.
  • knock the bottom out of — to destroy or eliminate
  • largemouth (black) bass — a black bass (Micropterus salmoides) found in warm, sluggish waters
  • lead up the garden path — a plot of ground, usually near a house, where flowers, shrubs, vegetables, fruits, or herbs are cultivated.
  • lie through one's teeth — a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification. Antonyms: truth.
  • life on the mississippi — an autobiographical narrative (1883) by Mark Twain.
  • like anything/crazy/mad — You can use the expressions like anything, like crazy, or like mad to emphasize that someone is doing something or something is happening in a very energetic or noticeable way.
  • look on the bright side — consider positive aspects
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