H
Idioms beginning with "H"
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Contents of H:
[have a fit] or [have fits] or [throw a fit] {v. phr.}
1. To have a sudden illness with stiffness or jerking of the body.
Our dog had a fit yesterday.
2. {informal}
To become angry or upset.
* /Father will throw a fit when he sees the dent in […]
[have a go at] {v. phr.}, {informal}
To try, especially after others have tried.
Bob asked Dick to let him have a go at shooting at the target with Dick's rifle.
She had a go at archery, but did not do very well.
[have a good head on one's shoulders] {v. phr.}
To be smart; intelligent; well educated.
Rob is not the handsomest guy in the world but the girls appreciate him because he has a good head on his shoulders.
[have a hand in] {v. phr.}
To have a part in or influence over; to be partly responsible for.
Sue's schoolmates respect her and she has a hand in every important decision made by the Student Council.
* /Ben had a hand in getting ready the Senior […]
[have a heart] {v. phr.}, {informal}
To stop being mean; be kind, generous, or sympathetic.
Have a heart, Bob, and lend me two dollars.
Have a heart, Mary, and help me with this lesson.
* /He didn't know if the teacher would have a heart and […]
[have a heart-to-heart talk] {v. phr.}
To confide in someone with great intimacy.
Jill and her mother had a heart-to-heart talk before she decided to move in with Andrew.
[have a mind of one's own] {v. phr.}
To be independent in one's thinking and judgment.
Tow has always had a mind of his own so there is no use trying to convince him how to vote.