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harken backAlternative form of hearken backRate it:

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hats offCongratulationsRate it:

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

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haul offTo alter course so as to get farther away from an object.Rate it:

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haul offTo leave.Rate it:

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haut le pied!Be off!Rate it:

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have a goShout at or tell off unnecessarily or excessively.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 it offTo engage in sexual intercourse.Rate it:

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have one foot on a banana peelTo be at risk of sudden change; to be in an unstable state.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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he is always going off at a tangentHe always changes from a topic to another irrelevant oneRate it:

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he is purdee crazy!He's off the chart, gone over the edge. Just as crazy as crazy gets.Rate it:

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head offTo begin moving away.Rate it:

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head offTo intercept.Rate it:

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head offTo avoid some usually negative consequence.Rate it:

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head offTo turn away from the windRate 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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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 on the hogWell off; living comfortably or extravagantly.Rate it:

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hinter vorgehaltener Handoff the recordRate 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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histrionem exsibilare, explodere, eicere, exigereto hiss an actor off the stage.Rate it:

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hit backTo retaliateRate it:

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hit it offTo develop an amicable relationship (with), especially in a sudden manner during an initial encounter.Rate it:

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hit offTo describe with quick characteristic strokes.Rate it:

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hit the bricksTo travel about, especially on foot.Rate it:

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hive offTo separate from a larger group.Rate it:

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hive offTo segregate; to remove from a parent entity.Rate 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 offTo delay someone or something temporarily; to keep at bay.Rate it:

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hold offTo delay commencing an action (until some specified time or event has passed).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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home truthsTo be honest about something and tell it as it is, without holding anything back.Rate it:

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honk offTo annoy.Rate it:

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hot off the pressesFreshly printed, minted, written, or created.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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hulk offTo leave or walk away, especially in an angry or enraged manner, and said especially of large and physically imposing persons or objects.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'll go to the foot of our stairsExpressing astonishment.Rate it:

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idiot mittensMittens connected by yarn or string running through one sleeve, along the back and out the other sleeve of a coat, to prevent the mittens becoming lost. Generally worn by small children.Rate it:

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if they sold it to you, you paid too muchEven when you perceive a good deal, someone is making money off you.Rate it:

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if you got it, flaunt itIf you have something great, show it offRate it:

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