H
Idioms beginning with "H"
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Contents of H:
[he laughs best who laughs last]
A person should go ahead with what he is doing and not worry when others laugh at him. When he succeeds he will enjoy laughing at them for being wrong more than they enjoyed laughing at him. — A proverb.
* /Everyone […]
[he-man] {n.}, {informal}
A man who is very strong, brave, and healthy.
Larry was a real he-man when he returned from service with the Marines.
[head]
See:
[ACID HEAD],
[BEAT INTO ONE'S HEAD],
[BEAT ONE'S HEAD AGAINST A WALL],
[BIG HEAD],
[COUNT HEADS],
[EYES IN THE BACK OF ONE'S HEAD],
[FROM HEAD TO FOOT],
[GET THROUGH ONE'S HEAD],
[GOOD HEAD ON ONE'S SHOULDERS],
[GO TO ONE'S HEAD],
[…]
[head above water] {n. phr.}
out of difficulty; clear of trouble.
How are your marks at school? Are you keeping your head above water?
Business at the store is bad. They can't keep their heads above water.
[head and shoulders] {adv. phr.}
1. By the measure of the head and shoulders.
The basketball player is head and shoulders taller than the other boys.
2. By far; by a great deal; very much.
* /She is head and shoulders above the rest of the class […]
[head for] {v. phr.}
To go in the direction of.
We left early in the morning and headed for Niagara Falls.
[head for the hills] {v. phr.}, {informal}
To get far away in a hurry; run away and hide. — Often used imperatively.
Head for the hills. The bandits are coming.
He saw the crowd chasing him, so he headed for the hills.
* /When they saw the […]