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

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English Idioms (H)
List of English idioms that start with H.

Hail Mary (n. or adj.): A desperate, last-ditch attempt

Hair of the Dog (That Bit You): A small amount of the alcoholic beverage that caused your hangover

Hands are Tied: You are prevented from doing something. It is not within your power

Hands Down: Undoubtedly

Hang It Up: To retire, to end an activity one has pursued for a long time

Hang Tough: Maintain one’s resolve

Hanging by a Thread: In great danger of elimination or failure

Happy-Go-Lucky: If you are a happy-go-lucky person, you are cheerful and carefree all the time.

Hard Nut to Crack: A difficult problem or a difficult person

Has the Cat Got Your Tongue?: Why are you not saying anything?

Hat Trick: Scoring three goals in hockey or soccer (football), or accomplishing three of anything.

Hatchet Job: A strong attack on someone’s reputation; intentionally destructive criticism; calumny

Haul Over the Coals: To scold someone severely

Have (one’s) head in the clouds: Not know what is
happening around you or out of touch with reality

Have A Ball: To have a very enjoyable time

Have a Bone to Pick (with Someone): To want to
discuss something someone has done that has angered
or annoyed you.

Have a Bone to Pick (with Someone): To want to discuss something someone has done that has angered or annoyed you.

Have a Chip on One’s Shoulder: To harbor resentment; to have an angry attitude

Have a Dog in the Hunt (Fight, Race): To support a certain person in a competition

Have a Lead Foot: A tendency to drive very fast

Have a Lot on One’s Plate: Be busy, be in the middle
of many ongoing tasks

Have a Lot Riding On (Something): Be depending on the successful outcome or development of something

Have a Nose for (Something): To have natural ability at something, a talent for finding something

Have a Screw Loose: Be slightly unbalanced or crazy

Have a Tough Row to Hoe: Be faced with a task that
is difficult because of unfavorable conditions

Have A Whale of A Time: To enjoy yourself very much

Have an Ace Up One’s Sleeve: To have a hidden advantage

Have Bigger Fish to Fry: Have more important things to do

Have Egg on Your Face: They are made to look foolish or embarrassed

Have Foot-in-Mouth Disease: To embarrass oneself through a silly mistake

Have Hand of Aces/Hold All the Aces: To be in a very strong position in a competition

Have It Out with Someone: To have an argument with someone in order to settle a dispute

Have One Foot in The Grave: To be near death (usually because of old age or illness)

Have One Over the Eight: A person is slightly drunk.

Have One Too Many: Drink too much alcohol

Have One’s Cake and Eat It, Too: To want two incompatible things (usually used in the negative)

Have Skin in the Game: Be risking something in an undertaking

Have Something in the Bag: Be certain to win

Have the Hots for (Somebody): To be (sexually)
attracted to somebody

Have the Hots for Somebody: Finding somebody extremely attractive

Have The Time of Your Life: If you have the time of our life, you enjoy yourself very much.

Have the Time of Your Life: To have a very fun, exciting, or enjoyable time

Have Your Nose in the Air: Have a snobbish or disdainful attitude

Have Your Say: Express your opinion on something

Have Your Thumb Up Your Ass: Have nothing to do

He Who Laughs Last Laughs Best: Being victorious is often a matter of simply surviving a conflict

He Would Put Legs Under A Chicken: He will talk your head off; he is very talkative

Head (Go) South: Decline, get worse

Head and Shoulders Above: Far superior to

Head and Shoulders: Above Far superior to

Head Start: An advantage over everyone else