Tuesday 12 April 2011

IDIOMS

Hairy at the heel: A dangerous or untrustworthy person.

Hale and hearty: A healthy person.

Half a loaf is better than no bread: It is better to get only a part of something that you need or want than not get anything at all.

Half a mind: To think about doing something but have yet to reach a decision about it.

Half-baked: Something which is unplanned.

Hand in glove: People who are hand in glove are as close as a hand is to a glove.

Hand in hand: To do things together, in a well-coordinated manner.

Hand to mouth: To be very poor.

Hang by a thread: To have a very small chance of survival or success.

Hard act to follow: When something is a hard act to follow, it means it is too good for anyone else to match or impossible to
replace.

Hard as nails: To be very tough, especially used for a hard-hearted person.
b Bad or hard luck.

Hard of hearing: To have a hearing problem or be a bit deaf.

Hard on someone’s heels: To closely follow or chase someone.

Hard sell: To hard sell is to put a lot of pressure on someone to do or buy something.

Hard to come by: When something is difficult to find.

Hard up: To be short of money.

Haste makes waste: When something is done quickly and without proper planning, it is likely to go to waste or not according to your desire.

Haul someone over the coals: To reprimand someone severely.

Have a blast: To have a lot of fun.

Have a ripper: To have a ripper of a time is to enjoy yourself

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