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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 to dryTo attach washing to a clothesline to dry.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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hangar queenAn aircraft which requires a great deal of regular maintenance and has an unfavorable ratio of maintenance time to flight time.Rate it:

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Hanging by a ThreadTo remain in insecure and risky situation, to take help of a very small to secure youRate it:

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happens once in a blue moonAn astronomical event which occurs quite infrequently and observable from the earth.Rate it:

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happy as a clamVery happy and carefree.Rate it:

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happy as a pig in slop/happy as a pig in shitExtremely happy; obviously satisfied and carefree.Rate it:

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happy as LarryExtremely happy and carefreeRate it:

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happy go luckysomeone who has a light and carefree disposition, or attitude in lifeRate it:

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Happy HolidaysA greeting used during the Christmas and winter holiday season to recognize the celebration of many holidays, including Christmas, New Year's Day, Hanukkah, and Kwanzaa, and sometimes Thanksgiving.Rate it:

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happy New YearA wish said at and before the start of a new year to wish someone well for New Year or for the new year.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-and-fastStrictly maintained.Rate it:

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hard-nosedGuided by practical experience and observation rather than by theory.Rate it:

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hard-nosedguided by practical experience and observation rather than by theoryRate it:

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hardballIn baseball, a type of ball and baseball game, as opposed to softball.Rate it:

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hardwiredIn humans and animals, genetically determined, instinctive behavior, as opposed to learned behavior.Rate it:

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has-beenA formerly popular or influential person whose popularity or effectiveness has peaked and is now in decline. Typically said of professionals or celebrities whose primary success is behind them.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 abounds, eye's awaken/ still your heart, the grounds only quakin'The cumulative mindset of our human condition and how we affect matter without even realizing it, yet we fail or refuse to see exactly what’s we/you’re doing no matter the consequences.Rate it:

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haters gonna hateCritics' opinions ultimately do not affect you and are unlikely to change, so ignore them.Rate it:

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haul downTo violently cause to fall to the ground.Rate it:

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Have a Bone to Pick with YouTo have a complaint and argument about somethingRate 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 Screw LooseTo act in an odd, foolish manner, to behave silly and weirdRate it:

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have a seatTo sit down; to take a seat.Rate it:

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have a seatA polite directive to sit down.Rate it:

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have a soft spot in your heartAn emotional outlook and an accepting attitude toward others in difficult or trying situations.Rate it:

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

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have it madeTo have accomplished all there is to do; to have no further work or difficulty; to have achieved a lifestyle characterized by good fortune and comfort.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 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 hand outTo be requesting benefits, especially if not entitled to them.Rate it:

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have one's head readTo have the bumps, indentations, and shape of one's skull examined and interpreted by a phrenologist.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 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's backTo be prepared and willing to support or defend (someone).Rate it:

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have something down patTo know something or be able to do something perfectly. Be perfect master of something.Rate it:

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have the world by the tailTo possess great influence and opportunity.Rate it:

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Have Your Cake and Eat It TooTo have something both ways, to have something in possession and be able to exploit or use itRate it:

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have/keep your finger on the pulseTo be keen on current happenings, trends, or developments in a particular place or situation; to know all the latest information about something and have a firm understanding of itRate 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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