H
Idioms beginning with "H"
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Contents of H:
[help out] {v.}
1. To be helpful or useful; help sometimes or somewhat.
Mr. Smith helps out with the milking on the farm.
Tom helps out in the store after school.
2. To help (someone) especially in a time of need; aid; assist.
* /Jane is […]
[helter-skelter] {adv.}
1. At a fast speed, but in confusion.
The hatted ball broke Mr. Jones's window, and the boys ran away helter-skelter.
When the bell rang, the pupils ran helter-skelter out of the door.
2. In a confusing group; in […]
[hem and haw] {v. phr.}
1. To pause or hesitate while speaking, often with little throat noises.
The man was a poor lecturer because he hemmed and hawed too much.
2. To avoid giving a clear answer; be evasive in speech.
* /The principal asked […]
[hem in] or [hem around] or [hem about] {v.}
1. To put something around, or to be placed around; surround.
Mountains hemmed the town in on all sides.
As soon as Tom and Bob started to fight, they were hemmed around by other boys.
2. See: […]
[hen party] {n. phr.}, {informal}
A party to which only women or girls are invited.
The sorority gave a hen party for its members.
Contrast: [STAG PARTY].
See: [GO STAG].