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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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head for the hillsTo go to a safe place; to seek refuge; to flee.Rate it:

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head southAlternative form of go south; to decrease or become unfavorable; to take a turn for the worse.Rate it:

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head upTo lead or take the lead; to direct; to take charge.Rate it:

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Heart's in the Right PlaceTo have a kind heart and good intentions even in an unpleasant situationRate it:

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hedge one's betsTo place bets with a third party in order to offset potential losses.Rate it:

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help oneselfTake freely.Rate it:

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here and thereIn one place and another.Rate it:

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here be dragonsA place/thing that has not yet been ventured; unfamiliar territoryRate it:

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hereditatem adire, cernereto take possession of an inheritance.Rate it:

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hit the roadTo leave a place; to go away.Rate it:

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hive of activityA very busy place.Rate it:

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hold this lUsed to make fun of someone when they say/do something stupid; they take a "L" or a "Loss"Rate it:

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holeAn undesirable place to live or visit; a hovel.Rate it:

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holeA hollow place or cavity; an excavation; a pit; an opening in or through a solid body, a fabric, etc.; a perforation; a rent; a fissure.Rate it:

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Holy of HoliesThe most sacred place within a sacred building.Rate it:

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home away from homeA place in which one is as comfortable as one's actual home.Rate it:

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home is where you hang your hatRather than feeling nostalgic or sentimental, one should simply accept any place where one happens to reside as one's home.1948, Ruth L. Yorck, "D.P.Rate it:

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hop jointPlace where opium is smoked.Rate it:

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hot spotlively placeRate it:

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hot spotdangerous place; accident placeRate it:

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how long is a piece of stringUsed as a response to a question such as "How long will it take?" or "How big is it?" when the length or size is unknown, infinite, or variable.Rate it:

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hum and hawProcrastinate and take a long time before doing something or taking a decision.Rate it:

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human touchThe positive qualities of human beings manifested in a place or object.Rate it:

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hunker downTo take shelter; to prepare oneself for some eventuality; to focus on a task.Rate it:

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

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i take itlike saying "I conclude that..."; used to indicate one's rendering of another's action.Rate it:

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if you can't take it, don't dish it outdon't say or do something you wouldn't want said or done to youRate it:

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if you can't take the heat, get out of the kitchenIf you cannot handle the pressure, you should not be in a position where you have to deal with it.Rate it:

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ignem concipere, comprehendereto take fire.Rate it:

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il a le caractère mal faitHe cannot take a joke.Rate it:

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il a placé son argent à fonds perduHe sank his money in an annuity.Rate it:

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il entend à demi motHe can take a hint.Rate it:

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il entend à demi-motHe can take a hint.Rate it:

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il faut prendre le bénéfice avec les chargesOne must take the rough with the smooth.Rate it:

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il faut savoir se bornerOne must place limits on one’s desires.Rate it:

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il m'a mis le marché à la mainHe told me I could take it or leave it; He made me decide one way or the other.Rate it:

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il n'a garde de venirHe will take care to keep away; There is no chance of his coming.Rate it:

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il n'y a pas de petit chez soiThere is no place like home; Home is home, be it ever so humble; East, west, home is best.Rate it:

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il n'y a pas de petites économiesA penny saved is a penny earned; Take care of the pence and the pounds will take care of themselves.Rate it:

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il ne se laisse pas manger la laine sur le dosHe is not the man to let himself be made a fool of; He will not allow people to take the food out of his mouth; He will not tamely submit to any imposition.Rate it:

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il y a des claques qui se perdentUne ou plusieurs personnes qui ont un comportement ou tiennent des propos insupportables en toute impunité mériteraient d’être vertement remises à leur place.Rate it:

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imperium, regnum, tyrannidem occupareto take upon oneself absolute power.Rate it:

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in angustias adducere aliquemto place some one in an embarrassing position.Rate it:

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in bonam (malam) partem accipere aliquidto take a thing in good (bad) part.Rate it:

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in fidem recipere aliquem (B. G. 2. 15. 1)to take a person under one's protection.Rate it:

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in manus(m) sumere aliquidto take something into one's hands.Rate it:

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in meliorem spem, cogitationem aliquem inducere (Off. 2. 15. 53)to induce some one to take a brighter view of things.Rate it:

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in portum philosophiae confugereto take refuge in philosophy.Rate it:

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in possessionem alicuius rei invadereto take forcible possession of a thing.Rate it:

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