19-letter words containing the

father of the house — (in Britain) the longest-serving member of the House of Commons
feather-duster worm — any tube-dwelling polychaete worm of the families Sabellidae and Serpulidae, the numerous species having a crown of feathery tentacles used in feeding and respiration.
feather-tail glider — pygmy glider.
fight to the finish — A fight to the finish is one in which one of the people or groups fighting is killed or completely defeated.
finds its/their way — If something finds its way somewhere, it comes to that place, especially by chance.
finger on the pulse — If you have your finger on the pulse of something, you know all the latest opinions or developments concerning it.
first-past-the-post — A first-past-the-post system for choosing members of parliament or other representatives is one in which the candidate who gets most votes wins.
flame-of-the-forest — a leguminous tree, Butea frondosa, native to E India and Myanmar, having hanging clusters of scarlet flowers
flavor of the month — Informal. the subject of intense, usually temporary interest; the current fashion.
fly in the ointment — Also called true fly. any of numerous two-winged insects of the order Diptera, especially of the family Muscidae, as the common housefly.
for the life of one — the condition that distinguishes organisms from inorganic objects and dead organisms, being manifested by growth through metabolism, reproduction, and the power of adaptation to environment through changes originating internally.
for the sake of sth — If you do something for the sake of something, you do it for that purpose or in order to achieve that result. You can also say that you do it for something's sake.
four colour theorem — four colour map theorem
frederick the great — Frederick I (def 2).
freedom of the city — nominal citizenship in a city, conferred as an honor upon important visitors.
freedom of the seas — the doctrine that ships of neutral countries may sail anywhere on the high seas without interference by warring powers.
friend of the court — amicus curiae.
general anaesthesia — the use of a general anaesthetic
general anaesthetic — sth administered to induce unconsciousness
general of the army — the highest ranking military officer; the next rank above general.
geothermal gradient — the increase in temperature with increasing depth within the earth.
get the hang of sth — If you get the hang of something such as a skill or activity, you begin to understand or realize how to do it.
give sb the willies — If someone or something gives you the willies, they make you feel nervous or frightened.
go down the tube(s) — If a business, economy, or institution goes down the tubes or goes down the tube, it fails or collapses completely.
go jump in the lake — a body of fresh or salt water of considerable size, surrounded by land.
go off the deep end — final or ultimate: the end result.
go on a/the rampage — If people go on a rampage, they rush around in a wild or violent way, causing damage or destruction.
go on the offensive — If you go on the offensive, go over to the offensive, or take the offensive, you begin to take strong action against people who have been attacking you.
go through the hoop — to be subjected to an ordeal
go through the roof — the external upper covering of a house or other building.
go under the hammer — to be offered for sale by an auctioneer
grandfather's chair — wing chair.
grandfather's clock — a pendulum floor clock having a case as tall as or taller than a person; tall-case clock; long-case clock.
grandmother's clock — a pendulum clock similar to a grandfather's clock but shorter.
great idaean mother — Cybele.
hang in the balance — to fasten or attach (a thing) so that it is supported only from above or at a point near its own top; suspend.
hang on the lips of — to listen to with close attention
haul over the coals — a black or dark-brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel. Compare anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite.
have the last laugh — to express mirth, pleasure, derision, or nervousness with an audible, vocal expulsion of air from the lungs that can range from a loud burst of sound to a series of quiet chuckles and is usually accompanied by characteristic facial and bodily movements.
have the makings of — show potential as
heine-borel theorem — the theorem that in a metric space every covering consisting of open sets that covers a closed and compact set has a finite collection of subsets that covers the given set.
henry the navigator — Prince, 1394–1460, prince of Portugal.
in the catbird seat — If you say that someone is in the catbird seat, you think that their situation is very good.
in the driving seat — If you say that someone is in the driving seat, you mean that they are in control in a situation.
in the hope of/that — If you do one thing in the hope of another thing happening, you do it because you think it might cause or help the other thing to happen, which is what you want.
in the light of sth — If something is possible in the light of particular information, it is only possible because you have this information.
in the line of duty — If you do something or if it happens to you in the line of duty, you do it or it happens as part of your regular work or as a result of it.
in the nick of time — a small notch, groove, chip, or the like, cut into or existing in something.
in the person of sb — You can use in the person of when mentioning the name of someone you have just referred to in a more general or indirect way.
in the second place — secondly

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