Soviet bloc
(also Soviet Bloc) now historical
noun
An alliance of countries with similar interests to the Soviet Union; (in later use) specifically the countries of eastern and central Europe under Soviet domination from the end of the Second World War (1939–45) until the collapse of the Soviet communist system (1989–91).
Origin
1920s; earliest use found in The Washington Post.
- overview
- overviewer
- over-violent
- overvoltage
- overvote
- overvoting
- overvulcanise
- over-vulcanization
- over-vulcanize
- overvulcanize
- over-warm
- have (or add) another string to one's bow
- have (or be on) a short fuse
- have (or eat) someone for breakfast
- have (or gain) the upper hand
- have (or get) a foot in the door
- have (or get) a leg-up on
- have (or get) itchy feet
- have (or get)one's snout (or nose) in the trough
- have (or get) one's snout (or nose) in the trough
- have (or get) someone/thing taped
- have (or get) something down to a fine art
- have (or give) it large
- have (or have grown) whiskers
- have (or hold) no terrors for someone