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hand on a plateThis term needs a definition. Please help out and add a definition, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.Rate it:

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hand outto distributeRate 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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hang outTo spend time doing nothing in particular.Rate it:

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hang out one's shingleTo open an office or business, especially in a profession.Rate it:

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hang out to dryTo attach washing to a clothesline to dry.Rate it:

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hang out to dryTo abandon someone who is in need or in danger.Rate it:

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hang out withTo spend time with friends, doing nothing in particular.Rate it:

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Hang Out Your ShingleTo establish your own personal office and put a sign board over the entranceRate it:

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hang withTo spend time with; to hang out with; to socialize with.Rate it:

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hash outTo work through the details of something; especially to work through difficulties.Rate it:

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hatch outTo hatch from an egg.Rate it:

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hatchet manSomeone who carries out brutal and unpleasant duties on behalf of another, such as firing dead wood employees.Rate it:

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have it outTo confront with a view to settling a conflict.Rate it:

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have it outTo argue in order to air or resolve a conflict.Rate it:

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have one's hand outTo be requesting benefits, especially if not entitled to them.Rate it:

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have one's work cut out for oneTo face a large task or project.Rate it:

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have other fish to fryC. 1710, Jonathan Swift, The Journal to Stella, ch. 2, Letter 15.Rate it:

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have other fish to fryTo have more important things to do.Rate it:

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have seen one's dayTo be at the point in a life cycle or career of no longer being useful or effective; to be worn-out.Rate it:

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have to do with the price of fishvariant of have to do with the price of tea in ChinaRate it:

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he turned out to be a total fronzInability to understand even the simplest of thingsRate it:

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head scratchersomething you can't figure out; a conundrum; something puzzling for which you don't know the answerRate it:

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hear outTo listen to someone until that person has finished.Rate it:

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heave toTo cause the vessel to become dead in the water by pointing the bows directly towards the wind.Rate it:

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hell or high waterHighly adverse circumstances; acts of God.Rate it:

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help outTo provide additional assistanceRate 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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hesiod says: even a fool after suffering gets him knowledge; the italians: can scotato da l'acqua calda ha paura poi della freddaA dog burnt by hot water afterwards fears cold.]Rate it:

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hew outcarve out, or cut out a form, or to make something hollow by using heavy cutting tools such as an axe.Rate it:

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hide outTo hide somewhere.Rate it:

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hire outTo allow others to use temporarily in exchange for money.Rate it:

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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:

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hit it out of the parkDid better than expectedRate it:

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hit one out of the ballparkTo produce a spectacular achievement.Rate it:

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hit one out of the ballparkTo hit a fair ball so well that the ball flies over all of the spectators' seats and lands outside the stadium.Rate it:

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hit outTo perform by good luck.Rate it:

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hit outTo react viciously (towards someone/something).Rate it:

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hit the bricksTo leave or depart; to get out.Rate it:

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hit the deck!"Get Up!", "Get Outa The Sack", "Get Out Of Bed!"Rate it:

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Hit the RoadTo begin to travel, to leave or set out for somethingRate it:

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hold one's waternot have to pee; try not to urinateRate it:

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hold one's waterTo be patient; to control one's impulses.Rate it:

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hold outTo hold something out; to extend forward.Rate it:

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hold outTo set something aside or save it for later.Rate it:

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hold outTo survive, endure.Rate it:

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hold waterTo withstand scrutiny or criticism; to be valid.Rate it:

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hole outTo complete a hole by sinking the ball.Rate it:

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hollow outTo make something hollow.Rate it:

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hollow outTo become hollowRate it:

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