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high roadA main road or highway.Rate it:
high strangenessA quality of being peculiar, bizarre, utterly absurd.Rate it:
high timeA point in time at which something desirable or necessary is considered to be utterly due or even overdue to occur.Rate it:
high timeA very enjoyable or exciting experience or period of time.Rate it:
high wiretightropeRate it:
high-browIntellectualRate it:
high-tail itTo hurry or run; often, to flee.Rate it:
higher than a kiteVery much under the influence of drugsRate it:
highflierA person who or a type of aircraft that flies at high elevations.Rate it:
highflierAn ambitious person, especially one who takes risks or has an extravagant lifestyle.Rate it:
hightail itTo hurry or run; often, to flee.Rate it:
highway robberySaid of excessive or exorbitant prices.Rate it:
Highway RobberyA big robbery, to charge heavily for somethingRate it:
hike upTo lift; to tug or pull upwards.Rate it:
hike upTo raise or increase sharply.Rate it:
hill to die onAn issue to pursue with wholehearted conviction and/or single-minded focus, with little or no regard to the cost.Rate it:
hind titAn inferior source of food or other resources.Rate it:
hindsight is 20/20(idiomatic) In hindsight things are obvious that were not obvious from the outset; one is able to evaluate past choices more clearly than at the time of the choice.Rate it:
hinge onto depend on, depend upon, be contingent uponRate it:
hippo birdie two ewehappy birthday to youRate it:
hire outTo allow others to use temporarily in exchange for money.Rate it:
hired gunA person who is employed as an armed guard, enforcer, or mercenary and who is prepared to use gunplay or similar violent methods in order to assert the interests of his or her employer.Rate it:
hired gunA person who is employed to advance the interests of his or her employer, especially in a vigorous manner using such methods as political lobbying, legal advocacy, or persuasion.Rate it:
hired musclePerson who is hired or asked to perform tasks or duties requiring physical strength.Rate it:
his back is upHe is offended or angry; an expression or idea taken from a cat; that animal, when angry, always raising its back. An allusion also sometimes used to jeer a crooked man.Rate it:
his knee was really hurt, but it's starting to get lined out now.He had a bad injury to his knee and it’s starting to heel now. The problem is getting “straightened up” now.Rate it:
hissing hotVery hot.Rate it:
hissy fitBout of anger (like a visciously hissing snake)Rate it:
historical figureA fictional or fabricated person who was was given historical importance in legends and myth.Rate it:
historical figureA person who lived long ago, usually of some historical note or importance.Rate it:
historical landmarkA National Historic Landmark is a building, district, object, site, or structure that is officially recognized by the United States government for its outstanding historical significance.Rate it:
history repeats itselfThings that have happened in the past will happen again.Rate it:
Hit a Brick WallA hurdle and trouble which is impossible to tackle and overcomeRate it:
hit a home runAccomplish a difficult task, design a spectacular approach, display an outstanding solution.Rate it:
hit a rough patchWhen things are going smoothly for a time, and then a tough time begins.Rate it:
hit a snagTo encounter an unexpected problem or delay.Rate it:
hit above one's weightAlternative form of punch above one's weight.Rate it:
hit backTo retaliateRate it:
hit below one's weightAlternative form of punch below one's weight.Rate it:
Hit Below the BeltOne not showing sportsman spirit rather using unfair tactics to win the gameRate it:
hit him like a ton of bricksvery hard or severelyRate it:
hit homeTo be especially memorable or meaningful; to be fully understood, believed or appreciated.Rate it:
hit homeTo do something particularly great.Rate it:
hit itStart performing; start playing a song, etc.Rate it:
hit itLeaveRate it:
hit it bigTo have great success.Rate it:
hit it offTo develop an amicable relationship (with), especially in a sudden manner during an initial encounter.Rate it:
hit it out of the parkDid better than expectedRate it:
hit it upTo develop an amicable relationship (with), especially in a sudden manner during an initial encounter.Rate it:
hit manhired killerRate it:

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