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harken backAlternative form of hearken backRate it:

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hate yaSincerely I hate a person like youRate 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 leave.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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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 a mind like a sieveTo have a poor memory; to have difficulty remembering things.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 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'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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he looked like a dying calf in a hail storm.When someone looks ill.Rate it:

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head offTo turn away from the windRate it:

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head offTo avoid some usually negative consequence.Rate it:

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head offTo intercept.Rate it:

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head offTo begin moving away.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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heart pounding widly like a forest fireHis heart was beating very fast like a wildfire spreadingRate 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 hath no fury like a woman scornedA woman will make someone suffer if they reject her.Rate it:

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

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hen's teethAnything very rare or impossible to obtain is said to be like finding hen’s teeth.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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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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high fiveWhen someone says "high five" they are asking you to give them a high five--to tap the palm of your hand against the palm of their same hand over your heads as you face each other; same as saying "give me a high five"; a gesture of agreement or celebration, like between winning team membersRate 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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hissy fitBout of anger (like a visciously hissing snake)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 him like a ton of bricksvery hard or severelyRate 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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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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hoi polloithe masses, the general populace, the common people; in America it can carry a negative connotation depending on the context (as though commoners don't belong amongst the rich (high society) but it is not inherently derogatoryRate 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 it down like a million poundsStaying true.Staying loyal .Holding it down a phrase used as a greetingRate it:

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hold offTo delay someone or something temporarily; to keep at bay.Rate it:

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