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hang backTo wait; to falter; to avoid proceeding through reluctance.Rate it:

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hang fiveTo perform a longboard move where the surfer goes to the front of the board and rides from there, one foot on the nose and the five toes of that foot extended out over the front of the nose, the other foot placed further back.Rate it:

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hark backTo return or revert, to allude to, to evoke, to long or pine for.Rate it:

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hark backOf hounds, to retrace a course in order to pick up a lost scent.Rate it:

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harken backAlternative form of hearken backRate it:

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

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haul offTo draw back the arm in order to punch.Rate it:

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

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

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have eyes in the back of one's headTo be particularly, especially uncannily, observant; a perceived ability to see in all directions at once.Rate it:

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have one's back to the wallTo have no other options remaining.Rate it:

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have one's back upTo be angry or defensive.Rate it:

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have someone's backTo be prepared and willing to support or defend (someone).Rate it:

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have someone's backto always be ready to support, protect or help someoneRate 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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hearken backTo turn back to an earlier topic or circumstance.Rate it:

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hearken backTo go back to something as an origin or source.Rate it:

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

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here's your signA sarcastic remark and gesture that is said and done when someone says something stupid. This is said while holding the back of your right hand in a fist to your forehead with the index finger and thumb extended to form an "L" for "Loser." This is done and said to someone when they ask an obvious question and they should have known the answer; it points out to someone how dumb the question was that they just asked.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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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:

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

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hit backTo retaliateRate it:

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hold backTo act with reserve; to contain one's full measure or power.Rate it:

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hold backTo delay, especially in school.Rate it:

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

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hold your head highStand erect, shoulders back, head high for actions taken over, up and beyond the ordinary response to the challenge.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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home truthsTo be honest about something and tell it as it is, without holding anything back.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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hoy por ti, mañana por miyou scratch my back and I'll scratch yoursRate 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 hunt something and capture or kill it.Rate it:

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hunt downTo find with difficulty.Rate it:

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

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hush downTo quieten; to make quietRate it:

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

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i flew to the kitchenThey used it back then to say that they went to a kitchen really fast.Rate it:

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I want my money backSaid to demand a refund for a product or service.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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