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hangar queenA grounded aircraft which is kept so that its parts can be used in other aircraft.Rate it:

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happy camperOne who is thoroughly content or satisfied.Rate it:

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hard and fastAn expression of maritime origin. The vessel lodged hard and fast. Hard-grounded upon the hidden reef! An individual expressing an extreme tightly held position relative the topic at hand.Rate it:

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hard nut to crackUsed other than as an idiom: see hard, nut, crack.Rate it:

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harp on one stringTo dwell on a single subject with disagreeable or wearisome persistence.Rate it:

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harpoon is good for the whale, painful for humans.The phrase usually refers to how people treat each other. Borrowed from native tribes, it translates to how people feel when they meet similar fate as that of their nemesis.Rate it:

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harsh one's mellowTo get on one's nerves.Rate it:

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

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harsh one's mellowTo annoy or irritate; to bother.Rate it:

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harsh one's mellowDisturbing someone otherwise in a state of calm.Rate it:

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hash slingerA cook or food server in a cheap restaurant, especially one who is discourteous or inattentive to customers.Rate it:

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haste makes wasteOne makes mistakes when being too hasty.Rate it:

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Hat in HandTo apologize or act humble, to ask for a pardon or a favorRate it:

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hat in handWith humility; in an apologetic or self-effacing fashion.Rate it:

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haunted houseUsed other than as an idiom: see haunted, house.Rate it:

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have a brick in one's hatto be drunkRate it:

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have a frog in one's throatTo feel the need to cough; to have a tickle in one's throat; to have a scratchy or uneven voice.Rate it:

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have a good oneTo enjoy an event or occasion, especially a holiday or one's birthday.Rate it:

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have a good oneformula used when parting.Rate it:

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have a mind of one's ownTo form one's personal opinions and choose one's actions without being governed by the views or choices of others; to be independently minded; to think for oneself.Rate it:

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have a nice dayUsed other than as an idiom: see have, a, nice, day.Rate it:

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have a sayTo voice one's opinion.Rate it:

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have a tiger by the tailTo be in a difficult or dangerous situation in which one ideally should not remain, but from which one cannot withdraw.Rate it:

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have a word with oneselfTo think about one's attitudes or behaviour with a view to reform.Rate it:

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have another think comingTo be deluded, to be mistaken; to need to rethink something one has determined; to need to reconsider one's plans or expectations.Rate it:

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have ants in one's pantsTo be sexually excited.Rate it:

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have ants in one's pantsTo be agitated and constantly fidgeting.Rate it:

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have bats in one's belfryTo be crazy or eccentric.Rate it:

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have blood on one's handsTo be responsible for a violent act.Rate it:

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have butterflies in one's stomachTo be nervous, uncertain, or anxious.Rate it:

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have egg on one's faceTo suffer embarrassment or humiliation; to damage one's reputation.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 had itTo have endured all that one can.Rate it:

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have had it up to hereTo have become very frustrated or angry; to have reached the limit of one's patience or forbearance.Rate it:

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have had one's chipsTo be dead or finished.Rate it:

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have in towIn one's charge or close guidance; along with one.Rate it:

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have it comingTo deserve or merit, as the consequences of one's actions.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 act togetherTo be serious, organized, worthwhile, etc.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 one's cake and eat it tooTo seek to have two things which are mutually incompatible (such as eating a piece of cake and yet still possessing that piece for future use).Rate it:

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have one's ducks in a rowTo be organized; to have one's affairs in order; specifically, to have a multi-person effort coordinated towards the exact same goal.Rate it:

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have one's ears loweredTo get a haircut.Rate it:

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have one's eye onto seek, pursueRate it:

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have one's fingers in many piesto be involved in many different things.Rate it:

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have one's hand in the tillTo embezzle, to steal from one's place of business.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 hands fullTo be busy or thoroughly preoccupied.Rate it:

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