H
Idioms beginning with "H"
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Contents of H:
[had better] or [had best] {informal}
Should; must.
I had better leave now, or I'll be late.
If you want to stay out of trouble, you had best not make any mistakes.
Jim decided he had better do his homework instead of playing ball.
[had rather] or [had sooner] {v.}
To choose to (do one thing instead of another thing); like better to; would prefer to. — Used with an infinitive without "to".
* /My aunt invited me to the movies, but I said I had rather go on a picnic with the […]
[hail from] {v.}, {informal}
To have your home in; come from; be from; especially, to have been born and raised in.
Mrs. Gardner hails from Mississippi.
Mr. Brown and Mr. White are old friends because they both hail from the same town.
[hail-fellow-well-met] (1) {adj. phr.}
Talking easily and in a friendly way to everyone you meet.
John won the election as class president because he was hail-fellow-well-met.
[hail-fellow-well-met] (2) {n. phr.}
A good friend and companion; buddy; pal.
John just moved to town but he and the boys in the neighborhood are already hail-fellows-well-met.
[hair]
See:
[CURL ONE'S HAIR],
[GET GRAY HAIR] or [GET GRAY],
[GIVE GRAY HAIR],
[HANG BY A THREAD] or [HANG BY A HAIR],
[HIDE OR HAIR] or [HIDE NOR HAIR],
[IN ONE'S HAIR],
[LET ONE'S HAIR DOWN],
[OUT OF ONE'S HAIR],
[SPLIT HAIRS],
[TEAR ONE'S […]
[hair stand on end] {informal}
The hair of your head rises stiffly upwards as a sign or result of great fright or horror.
When he heard the strange cry, his hair stood on end.
The sight of the dead man made his hair stand on end.
Compare: […]