15-letter words starting with to
- to be in arrear — to be late in payment
- to be seen dead — If you say that you wouldn't be seen dead or be caught dead in particular clothes, places, or situations, you are expressing strong dislike or disapproval of them.
- to bear in mind — If you tell someone to bear something in mind or to keep something in mind, you are reminding or warning them about something important which they should remember.
- to call in sick — If you call in sick, you telephone the place where you work to tell them you will not be coming to work because you are ill.
- to carry weight — If a person or their opinion carries weight, they are respected and are able to influence people.
- to change hands — When something changes hands, its ownership changes, usually because it is sold to someone else.
- to chew the cud — When animals such as cows or sheep chew the cud, they slowly chew their partly-digested food over and over again in their mouth before finally swallowing it.
- to come to mind — If something comes to mind or springs to mind, you think of it without making any effort.
- to cross swords — If you cross swords with someone, you disagree with them and argue with them about something.
- to do sb credit — If you say that something does someone credit, you mean that they should be praised or admired because of it.
- to do your best — If you do your best or try your best to do something, you try as hard as you can to do it, or do it as well as you can.
- to draw a blank — If you draw a blank when you are looking for someone or something, you do not succeed in finding them.
- to earn a crust — If you earn a crust, you earn enough money to live on, especially by doing work you would prefer not to do.
- to err is human — If you say that to err is human, you mean that it is natural for human beings to make mistakes.
- to fall foul of — If you fall foul of someone or run foul of them, you do something which gets you into trouble with them.
- to fit the bill — If you say that someone or something fits the bill or fills the bill, you mean that they are suitable for a particular job or purpose.
- to fly the coop — If you say that someone has flown the coop, you mean that they have left a place or situation that limits their freedom.
- to fly the flag — If you fly the flag, you show that you are proud of your country, or that you support a particular cause, especially when you are in a foreign country or when few other people do.
- to get ahold of — to manage to find, contact, or obtain someone or something
- to get mixed up — if you get mixed up, you get confused about something
- to give rise to — If something gives rise to an event or situation, it causes that event or situation to happen.
- to give vent to — If you give vent to your feelings, you express them forcefully.
- to go for broke — If you go for broke, you take the most extreme or risky of the possible courses of action in order to try and achieve success.
- to good purpose — with a good result or effect; advantageously
- to grab hold of — Hold is used in expressions such as grab hold of, catch hold of, and get hold of, to indicate that you close your hand tightly around something, for example to stop something moving or falling.
- to have it made — If you say that someone has it made or has got it made, you mean that they are certain to be rich or successful.
- to hit the road — If you hit the road, you set out on a journey.
- to hit the roof — If you hit the roof or go through the roof, you become very angry indeed, and usually show your anger by shouting at someone.
- to jump for joy — If you say that someone is jumping for joy, you mean that they are very pleased or happy about something.
- to jump the gun — If you jump the gun, you do something before everyone else or before the proper or right time.
- to lead the way — If you lead the way along a particular route, you go along it in front of someone in order to show them where to go.
- to lie in state — If the dead body of an important person lies in state, it is publicly displayed for a few days before it is buried.
- to lose contact — If you lose contact with someone who you have been friendly with, you no longer see them, speak to them, or write to them.
- to make friends — If you make friends with someone, you begin a friendship with them. You can also say that two people make friends.
- to my knowledge — as far as I am aware
- to one's credit — commendation or honor given for some action, quality, etc.: Give credit where it is due.
- to pack a punch — If something packs a punch, it has a very powerful effect.
- to part company — If two or more people part company, they go in different directions after going in the same direction together.
- to play footsie — If someone plays footsie with you, they touch your feet with their own feet, for example under a table, often as a playful way of expressing their romantic or sexual feelings towards you.
- to pull strings — If you pull strings, you use your influence with other people in order to get something done, often unfairly.
- to save the day — If someone or something saves the day in a situation which seems likely to fail, they manage to make it successful.
- to sb's defence — If you come to someone's defence, you help them by doing or saying something to protect them.
- to sb's defense — If you come to someone's defense, you help them by doing or saying something to protect them.
- to sow gapeseed — to stare in a gaping manner instead of attending to business
- to take up arms — If one group or country takes up arms against another, they prepare to attack and fight them.
- to the contrary — opposite in nature or character; diametrically or mutually opposed: contrary to fact; contrary propositions.
- to tie the knot — If you say that two people tie the knot, you mean that they get married.
- tobacco budworm — the larva of a noctuid moth, Heliothis virescens, that damages the buds and young leaves of tobacco.
- tobacco planter — a tool that was formerly used by tobacco farmers to plant tobacco with
- tocodynamometer — tokodynamometer.
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