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hold upTo support or lift.Rate it:

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hold upTo wait or delay.Rate it:

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hold upTo fulfil / fulfill or complete one's part of an agreement.Rate it:

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hold upTo withstand; to stand up to; to survive.Rate it:

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hold up asTo purport that is an example of.Rate it:

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hold up one's endI'm holding up my end and you had better hold up yours.Rate it:

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hold up one's endTo hold up one's end of the bargain; to fulfill one's promise or obligation.Rate it:

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

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hold with the hare and run with the houndsTo oppose an action or behavior and yet engage in the same action or behavior; to be a hypocrite.Rate it:

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hold with the hare and run with the houndsTo remain neutral by attempting to placate two factions or both sides of a controversy.Rate it:

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hold yew hardWait for a moment. Be patient.Rate it:

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

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hold your fireDo not discharge your weapon. Used originally for weapons needing a spark or lighting of a fuse to ignite gunpowder, now sometimes used to mean any weapon launching a projectile.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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hold-up playA play where an attacker retains possession of the ball, while the teammates can move up the field.Rate it:

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holder newtStand by, Stand Fast!, Don't Move, Hold EverythingRate it:

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home sweet homeOne's home, especially a nice, comfortable home.Rate it:

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hook someone upTo supply someone with goods or services.Rate it:

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hook upTo form an association someone.Rate it:

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hook upTo supply someone with goods or services.Rate it:

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hop to it!A welcome to someone's verve and their confidence. Suggest to another to go after it.Rate it:

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horse's mouthSource; someone who directly experienced or witnessed something.Rate it:

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hot on someone's heelsClose behind; pursuing or following closely.Rate it:

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house warmingPresented as a way of welcoming someone to a home into which he or she recently moved.Rate it:

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how can you sleep at nightA rhetorical question, used to tell someone that they should feel guilty about something.Rate it:

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how do you like them applesDirected jestingly or mockingly at someone who has received surprising information, ridiculing the situation.Rate it:

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how many siblings do you haveUsed to ask how many brothers or sisters someone has.Rate it:

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how much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?a tongue twister; if spoken over and over this phrase is hard to say without making a mistakeRate it:

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how rude!something said to emphasize or point out that someone has just said or done something rudeRate it:

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how's thatUsed to ask someone to explain somethingRate it:

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how's thatUsed to ask someone to repeat somethingRate it:

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how's that againUsed to ask someone to repeat somethingRate it:

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how's the weather up thereAsked to tall people or someone that is at a high vantage point, either literally or metaphorically.Rate it:

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hunch overTo slouch, stoop, curl, or lean.Rate it:

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hungry hungry hippoAn expression used to say you are very hungry; also hungry hippo, for short; also the name of a children's board game (Hungry Hungry Hippo) produced by Hasbro under its subsidiary, Milton BradleyRate it:

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hunker downTo stubbornly hold to a position.Rate it:

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hurt someone's feelingsTo offend or hurt someone.Rate it:

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

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hutch upto move slightly, in order to make room for someone; for example to move in a bed to make room for someone else to lie, or to move sideways on on a seat so as to allow someone room to sit and share that same seat.Rate it:

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i am what i amI can't help the way I am. The underlying meaning is that I am not going to change either.Rate it:

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I can't hear you over the sound ofSaid to dismiss what the interlocutor is saying.Rate it:

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i could eat a horseI am very hungry; short form of "I'm so hungry, I could eat a horse."Rate it:

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i could have been a contenderSomething said when would you or someone could have been good at something--good enough to be a professional and compete with others.Rate it:

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i find your lack of x disturbingIndicates disapproval at someone lacking X.Rate it:

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I hate youExpression of hatred, or intense disdain or dislike directed at someone.Rate it:

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I have a bridge to sell youAn indirect way of expressing someone is gullible.Rate it:

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i have many bridges to sell you.You've been very naive.Rate it:

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I hope you're happySaid to scold someone who did something wrong, after seeing the consequences.Rate it:

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i loved you, than i still love you todayThat you haven't stopped loving someoneRate it:

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