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hard linesExpressed to someone suffering misfortune.Rate it:

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harden someone's heartTo make someone more resistant to something.Rate it:

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harsh one's mellowTo make someone feel bad emotionally.Rate it:

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harsh one's mellowDisturbing someone otherwise in a state of calm.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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hate someone's gutsTo despise; to hate intensely or passionately.Rate it:

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haul somebody over the coalsTo express anger with someone in no uncertain terms when they do something wrong.Rate it:

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haul someone over the coalsTo express anger with someone in no uncertain terms when they do something wrong.Rate it:

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have a thingto have a crush, or a soft spot for someone.Rate it:

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have a wordTo speak to someone in private, often with a negative implication.Rate it:

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have eyes forTo be romantically interested in [someone].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 more chins than a Chinese phone bookTo be exceedingly fat, especially under the chin (as in a "double chin").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 name on itTo be reserved for someone.Rate it:

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have one's number on itTe be destined for someone.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 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 someone by the ballsTo exercise total control over someone.Rate it:

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have someone by the short and curliesto exercise total control over someone.Rate it:

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have someone by the short hairsTo have someone in a difficult situation in which he or she is without alternatives and can be controlled.Rate it:

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have someone goingTo temporarily convince someone of a falsehood.Rate it:

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have someone goingTo cause someone to be excited, aroused, or upset.Rate it:

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have someone goingUsed other than as an idiom: See have, go.Rate it:

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have someone on toastTo have somebody in one's power, or in a compromising or helpless position.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 someone's blood on one's headTo be responsible for someone's death, pain, or misfortune.Rate it:

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have someone's guts for gartersTo reprimand severely.Rate it:

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have someone's hideTo punish or subdue someone.Rate it:

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have someone's numberTo understand a person's character, capabilities, or situation.Rate it:

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have the hots forTo be attracted (sexually or romantically) to (someone).Rate it:

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hay is for horsessaid as a retort to someone saying hey, used to indicate that the speaker disapproves of the usage of the word "hey", perhaps due to a dislike of informal speech.Rate it:

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hay ropa tendidasomeone is within earshot; someone might be listening in to the conversationRate it:

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hazard payAdditional compensation provided to employees who perform perilous or high-risk duties or work under considerable physical hardship or constraintsRate it:

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he could be her fatherOne could be someone's parent, said of a man older than a woman.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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he shoots, he scoresSaid as someone accomplishes something.Rate it:

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he shoots, he scoresSaid as someone scores a goal.Rate 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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he/she is on fireWhen someone is described as being 'on fire' they are performing at their absolute best, they're unstoppable, unbelievable, very impressiveRate it:

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Head and Shoulders above SomeoneTo be superior in something, to be better in quality and talent than othersRate it:

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Head in the CloudsSomeone who is distracted and preoccupied, scatterbrained, lost in thoughtsRate 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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heads I win, tails you loseSaid to describe a conflict in which someone has a particular advantage from the start.Rate it:

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heap onTo give someone a lot of, especially moreso than is appropriate or that the recipient can handle.Rate it:

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

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