H
Idioms beginning with "H"
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Contents of H:
[have an ear for] {v. phr.}
To have a keen perception; have a taste or a talent for; be sensitive to something.
I have no ear whatsoever for foreign languages or music.
[have an edge on] {v. phr.}, {informal}
1. To have an advantage over someone or something else in the course of an evaluative comparison.
I can't beat you at tennis, but I have an edge on you in ping-pong.
2. To be mildly intoxicated; to have had […]
[have an eye for] {v. phr.}
To be able to judge correctly of; have good taste in.
She has an eye for color and style in clothes.
He has an eye for good English usage.
[have an eye on] or [have one's eye on] {v. phr.}, {informal}
1. To look at or think about (something wanted); have a wish for; have as an aim.
I bought ice cream, but Jimmy had his eye on some candy.
* /John has his eye on a scholarship so he can […]
[have been around] {v. phr.}, {informal}
Have been to many places and done many things; know people; have experience and be able to take care of yourself.
Uncle Willie is an old sailor and has really been around.
* /Betty likes to go out with […]
[have dibs on] or [put dibs on] {v. phr.}, {slang}
To demand a share of something or to be in line for the use of an object usable by more than one person.
Don't throw your magazine away! I put (my) dibs on it, remember?