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hit outTo react viciously (towards someone/something).Rate it:

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hit the bricksTo participate in a workplace strike or other job action; to participate in a public protest, especially one involving picketing.Rate it:

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hit the bricksMove on to street, highway, road; begin to travel, leave one venue, move on.Rate it:

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hit the ceilingTo be explosively angry. To lose one's temper.Rate it:

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Hit the JackpotTo get something great, to achieve something remarkableRate it:

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hit the jackpotSometimes one can gamble and win BIG!Rate it:

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hit the nail on the headTo identify something exactly; to arrive at exactly the right answer.Rate it:

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hit the nail on the head!To do something perfectly, to give a textbook answer to a question that shows you grasp the concept at hand.Rate it:

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Hit the RoadTo begin to travel, to leave or set out for somethingRate it:

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hit the rockTo make a gesture to show celebration, friendship, or to be part of a secret handshake by one person raising their fist so the fist is pointing at the person and the other person lightly punches the fist.Rate it:

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hit the rocksTo be at a low point in one's pursuits.Rate it:

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hold all the acesTo be in a strong position when one is competing with someone else, having all the advantages.Rate it:

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hold itTo wait to excrete when one needs to.Rate it:

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hold it togetherSynonym of cope : to remain calm in adversity, to successfully manage one's difficulties.Rate it:

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hold my beerI am about to do something crazy or difficult.Rate it:

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hold on to your seatPrepare for: something exciting or unexpected, e.g. a bumpy ride, a shocking revelation, “you may want to avert your eyes”Rate it:

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hold oneself togetherTo maintain one's emotional composure; to keep it together.Rate it:

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hold outTo set something aside or save it for later.Rate it:

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hold someone's feet to the fireTo maintain personal, social, political, or legal pressure on someone in order to induce him or her to comply with one's desires; to hold someone accountable for his or her actions.Rate it:

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hold that thoughtUsed to acknowledge that one's attention needs to be diverted from what an speaker was saying.Rate it:

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hold that thought a momentIn conversation which flows rapidly and is complicated or heavily detailed, one' may be asked to retain the just spoken remark so as to avoid confusion and loss of reasoned progress in the matter at hand.Rate it:

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Hold the FortTo guard and look after something with care, be watchful of somethingRate it:

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hold the lineTo firmly maintain one's viewpoint, principles, or situation; to refuse to change one's practices or plans.Rate it:

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

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hollow outTo make something hollow.Rate it:

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hollow outTo reduce the power or influence of something.Rate it:

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Holy of HoliesOne's private retreat, inner sanctum.Rate it:

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home and hosedHaving safely reached one's target.Rate it:

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home is where the heart isOne's true home is where one feels happiest.Rate it:

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home truthsTo be honest about something and tell it as it is, without holding anything back.Rate it:

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homo plebeius, de plebeone of the people.Rate it:

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honest injunA phrase used to emphasize the truth of something.Rate it:

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honey holeSweet spot. An abundance in one specific area.Rate it:

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honorable mentionAn award or recognition given to something that does not make it to a higher standing but is worth mentioning in an honorable way.Rate it:

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honoris causa aliquem nominare or appellareto speak of some one respectfully.Rate it:

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hook upTo connect to something like a power supply or a signal source.Rate it:

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Horse of a Different ColourTotally different from something, to come out different from what is being observedRate it:

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

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horses for coursesA person suited for one job may not be suited for another job, regardless of their expertise in the former job.Rate it:

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hospital passExempting one from regular activities, to instead visit a hospital.Rate it:

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hospitio aliquem accipere or excipere (domum ad se)to welcome a man as a guest in one's house.Rate it:

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hot lunchA sexual act in which a pouch of clingfilm or similar material filled with faeces is placed in one of the participants' mouth and subsequently penetrated by the second participant.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 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 repeat somethingRate it:

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

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

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huckleberry above a persimmonSomething better than something else.Rate it:

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hullabaloosomething that seems to be of great importance or a big deal that is perhaps unnecessary.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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