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hail downto appear inexplicablyRate it:

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hail downto fall from the sky, as hailRate it:

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hand downTo forward to the proper officer .Rate it:

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hand downTo transmit in succession, as from father to son, or from predecessor to successor.Rate it:

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hand me downClothes reworn, often by a younger siblingRate it:

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Handle With Kid GlovesTo carefully and tenderly take care ofRate it:

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handle your shitTo take care of one's necessary business, usually, but not necessarily, said by another person.Rate it:

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hands downWithout much effort; easily.Rate it:

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hands downWithout question.Rate it:

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hang your hat on thatAssume or take credit for an idea, suggestion, phrase, development, creation, invention, proclamation, prediction, accomplishment, result, acceptance at large for your creation, art.performance et al:Rate it:

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Hanging by a ThreadTo remain in insecure and risky situation, to take help of a very small to secure youRate it:

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hasta luegogoodbye, see you later, bye, take careRate it:

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haul downTo violently cause to fall to the ground.Rate it:

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have a look-seeTake a look.Rate it:

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have a seatA polite directive to sit down.Rate it:

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have a seatTo sit down; to take a seat.Rate it:

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have an axe to grindTo have a dispute, resentment, or grudge, sometimes with a disposition to act on that resentment covertly; to have a bias; to take issue with something.Rate it:

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have eyes bigger than one's bellyTo take more food on one's plate than one can eat; to be greedyRate it:

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have something down patTo know something or be able to do something perfectly. Be perfect master of something.Rate it:

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head over heelsTumbling upside down.Rate it:

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head southAlternative form of go south; to decrease or become unfavorable; to take a turn for the worse.Rate it:

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head upTo lead or take the lead; to direct; to take charge.Rate it:

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heavy handedCome down hard on something or someone.Rate it:

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help oneselfTake freely.Rate it:

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hereditatem adire, cernereto take possession of an inheritance.Rate it:

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high five. down low. too slow.Something Americans do to have fun and form friendships--a bonding thing; camaraderie.Rate it:

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historiae prodiderunt (without nobis)history has handed down to us.Rate it:

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hold cheapTo have a low esteem for; to look down upon; to hold in contempt.Rate it:

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hold downTo restrain; to check.Rate it:

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hold downTo continue, to hold and to manage well.Rate it:

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hold it down like a million poundsStaying true.Staying loyal .Holding it down a phrase used as a greetingRate it:

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hold this lUsed to make fun of someone when they say/do something stupid; they take a "L" or a "Loss"Rate it:

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hold your fireWait, don't retaliate, calm down, be quiet.Rate it:

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Hold Your HorsesTo be patient, to relax and slow down your pace, to waitRate it:

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home in onTo focus or narrow down to something; to find or draw closer, as by trial and error or a gradual seeking process.Rate it:

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hose downTo put out or reduce a fire by squirting water on the fire with a hose.Rate it:

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hose downTo spray thoroughly with a hose.Rate it:

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hose downTo calm down a person, or a situation.Rate it:

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how long is a piece of stringUsed as a response to a question such as "How long will it take?" or "How big is it?" when the length or size is unknown, infinite, or variable.Rate it:

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hum and hawProcrastinate and take a long time before doing something or taking a decision.Rate it:

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hunker downTo take shelter; to prepare oneself for some eventuality; to focus on a task.Rate it:

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hunker downTo stubbornly hold to a position.Rate it:

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hunt downTo find with difficulty.Rate it:

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hunt downTo hunt something and capture or kill it.Rate it:

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hunt outTo track down; to find after searching for a whileRate it:

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hush downTo become quiet; to cease making sounds.Rate it:

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hush downTo quieten; to make quietRate it:

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hush moneyMoney given to buy silence, get someone to 'take the fifth'.Rate it:

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i take itlike saying "I conclude that..."; used to indicate one's rendering of another's action.Rate it:

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i'm a lone wolfA meek and humble warrior who hunts down the enemy, and at his own peril by not drawing the sword from it's sheath. This allows opportunity for the enemy to relent "both hands up." But once the sword is drawn from it's sheath, probation is over and swift judgement is at hand.Rate it:

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