|
Idiom |
Definition |
Usage |
| had better |
should |
You had better
go now or you will be late for class. |
| hair stand on end |
She became frightened |
Her hair would
stand on end every time she watched a horror movie. |
| hale and hearty |
well and strong |
My uncle is a
hale and hearty fellow who never gets sick. |
| half-baked |
foolish |
She did not really like
his half-baked idea. |
| half the battle |
difficult |
Getting them to come to
the meeting will be half the battle. |
| hammer out |
agree to |
The union and managers
were able to hammer out a new plan. |
| hand down |
arrange to give after
death |
She plans to
hand down her jewelry to her daughter. |
| hand in |
submit |
I went to the company
early to hand in my job application. |
| hand it to |
give credit to |
You have to hand
it to her because she worked hard and was
successful. |
| hang a left |
Make a left turn |
Hang a left
at the next corner |
| hang a right |
Make a right turn |
Hang a right
at the next corner |
| hang in there |
continue despite
difficulties |
She plans to
hang in there even though she is taking eight
classes this semester. |
| hang loose |
relax |
Just hang loose
for another few days. |
| hang out |
come to |
Do you always
hang out at this park? |
| hang tough |
stick with |
We need to hang
tough on our decision. |
| hang up |
quit |
I have decided to
hang up my teaching job. |
| hard sell |
pressure |
The used car salesman
used a hard sell to get us to purchase this
car. |
| have a buzz on |
was slightly intoxicated |
I had a buzz on
after the third martini. |
| have good vibes |
feel good about |
I have good
vibes about our new secretary. |
| have it all together |
feel mentally all there |
Recently I don't
have it all together. |
| heads will roll |
people will be punished |
Some heads will
roll when the boss looks at the costs this month. |
| hole up |
hide |
I had to hole up
for three days because my boyfriend was looking for me. |
| home free |
a definite success |
The new promotion plan
is home free. |
In
this lesson you will learn American English idioms beginning with
the letter H. You will learn the definition and study the usage of
each idiom.