H
Idioms beginning with "H"
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[head off] {v.}
1. To get in front of and stop, turn back, or turn aside.
The sheriff said to head the cattle thieves off at the pass.
2. To block; stop; prevent.
He will get into trouble if someone doesn't head him off.
[head out] {v.}
1. To go or point away.
The ship left port and headed out to sea.
The car was parked beside the house. It was headed out towards the street.
2. {informal}
Leave; start out.
* /I have a long way to go before dark. I'm going […]
[head over heels] also [heels over head]
1a. In a somersault; upside down; head first.
It was so dark Bob fell head over heels into a big hole in the ground.
Compare: [UPSIDE DOWN].
1b. In great confusion or disorder; hastily.
* /The […]
[head start] {n.}
1. A beginning before someone; lead or advantage at the beginning.
The other racers knew they couldn't catch Don if he got too big a head start.
Joe has a head start. He began to study earlier than we did.
2. A good […]
[head up] {v.}, {informal}
1. To be at the head or front of.
The elephants headed up the whole parade.
2. To be the leader or boss of.
Mr. Jones will head up the new business.
* /The class planned a candy sale, and they elected Mary to head […]
[head-hunting] {n.}, {slang}, {informal}
1. The custom of seeking out, decapitating, and preserving the heads of enemies as trophies.
2. A search for qualified individuals to fill certain positions.
* /The president sent a committee to the colleges […]
[head-on] {adj.} or {adv. phr.}
1. With the head or front pointing at; with the front facing; front end to front end.
Our car skidded into a head-on crash with the truck.
In the fog the boat ran head-on into a log.
* /There is a head-on view […]
[heads or tails] {n. phr.}
The two sides of a coin, especially when the coin is tossed in the air in order to decide which of two alternatives are to be followed.
Tom tossed a quarter in the air and said, "Tails, I win; heads you win."