H
Idioms beginning with "H"
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Contents of H:
[horsefeathers!] {n. phr.}, {slang}
1. Not true; I don't believe what you're saying.
"Horsefeathers!" Brad cried. "I can't believe a word of what you said about Jessica."
2. Exclamation of disgust.
* /"Horsefeathers!" Fred cried. "We've just […]
[horselaugh] {n. phr.}
A loud, sarcastic, and derisive laugh.
When the speaker praised politics as one of the oldest and noblest professions, his audience of college students gave him a horselaugh.
[horseplay] {n.}
Rough, practical joking.
The newlyweds couldn't get a wink of sleep all night because there was a lot of yelling and screaming outside of their window — the usual horseplay.
[hot air] {n.}, {informal}
Nonsense, exaggerated talk, wasted words characterized by emotion rather than intellectual content.
That was just a lot of hot air what Joe said.
[hot and bothered] {adj.}, {informal}
Excited and worried, displeased, or puzzled. — A hackneyed phrase.
Fritz got all hot and bothered when he failed in the test.
Leona was all hot and bothered when her escort was late in coming for her.
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[hot and heavy] {adv. phr.}, {informal}
Strongly; vigorously; emphatically.
Fred got it hot and heavy when his wife found out how much he had lost at cards.
The partners had a hot and heavy argument before deciding to enlarge their store.
[hot dog] {interj.}, {informal}
Hurrah! — A cry used to show pleasure or enthusiasm.
"Hot dog!" Frank exclaimed when he unwrapped a birthday gift of a small record player.
[hot dog] {n. phr.}, {informal}
A frankfurter or wiener in a roll.
The boys stopped on the way home for hot dogs and coffee.