Idioms and Phrases August 4, 2020 at 09:47PM

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Heads Up (excl.): Get ready! Be prepared

Heads Up!: Be careful!

Heads Will Roll (Are Going to Roll): People will be fired

Heads Will Roll (Are Going to Roll): People will be fired

Hear (Something) Through the Grapevine: To learn
something via gossip

Heart and Soul: With all one’s energy or affection

Heavens Open: Start to rain heavily

Heavy Hitter: A powerful, influential person

Helicopter Parenting: Overattentive child-raising

Hell for Leather: Very fast, as fast as possible

High as a Kite: Strongly under the influence of drugs
or intoxcants

High as a Kite: Strongly under the influence of drugs or intoxcants

High as a Kite: Strongly under the influence of drugs or intoxcants

Hightail It (Out of There): Flee

Highways and Byways: You take large and small roads to visit every part of the country.

Hit a Wall: suddenly stop making forward progress

Hit It Out of the Park: Succeed brilliantly

Hit the Books: To study (generally said of students

Hit the Ground Running: To begin a job or project with no learning or training period needed

Hit the Hay: To go to bed

Hit the Jackpot: Do something that brings great success

Hit the Nail on the Head: To be absolutely correct (said of an utterance)

Hit the Road: To leave

Hit the Roof: Explode in rage; become extremely angry

Hit the Roof: To become very angry

Hit the Sack: To go to bed

Hit the Spot: Be very satisfying (said of something eaten)

Hive Mind: The knowledge of humans as a group

Hobson’s Choice: A choice among bad options

Hold One’s Liquor: Be able to drink a large amount
without being affected

Hold One’s Peace: Be silent

Hold the Phone: Wait a moment (whether you’re on the phone or not)

Hold the Phone: Wait a moment (whether you’re on the phone or not)

Hold Your Horses (generally excl.): Stop; restrain yourself; don’t be so excited

Home Away from Home: A habitual hangout; a place one frequents often and where one feels welcome

Home Truths: Honest, often painful criticism

Honor System: A system of payments that relies on the honesty of those paying

Hot Mess: Something or someone in a state of extreme disorder

Hot on the Heels (of): In close pursuit

Hot on the Heels (of): In close pursuit

Hot Potato: A controversial subject or difficult project that is best avoided