H
Idioms beginning with "H"
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Contents of H:
[hardly ever] or [scarcely ever] {adv. phr.}
Very rarely; almost never; seldom.
It hardly ever snows in Florida.
Johnny hardly ever reads a book.
[hare]
See:
[MAD AS A HATTER] or
[MAD AS A MARCH HARE],
[RUN WITH THE HARE AND HUNT (RIDE) WITH THE HOUNDS].
[harebrained] {adj.}
Thoughtless; foolish.
Most of the harebrained things Ed does may be attributable to his youth and lack of experience.
[hark back] {v.}, {literary}
1. To recall or turn back to an earlier time or happening.
Judy is always harking back to the good times she had at camp.
2. To go back to something as a beginning or origin.
* /The cars of today hark back to the […]
[harp away at] or [harp away on] {v.}
To mention again and again.
In his campaign speeches, Jones harps on his rival's wealth and powerful friends.
[harum-scarum] (1) {adv.}, {informal}
In a careless, disorderly or reckless way.
Jim does his homework harum-scarum, and that is why his schoolwork is so poor.
[harum-scarum] (2) {adj.}, {informal}
Careless, wild, or disorderly in one's acts or performance; reckless.
Jack is such a harum-scarum boy that you can never depend on him to do anything right.
[hash house] {n.}, {slang}
An eating place where cheap meals are served.
Joe and his friends went to a hash house around the corner after the game.