H
Idioms beginning with "H"
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[hit the sauce] {v. phr.}, {slang}
To drink alcoholic beverages — especially heavily and habitually.
When Sue left him, Joe began to hit the sauce.
[hit the spot] {v. phr.}, {informal}
To refresh fully or satisfy you; bring back your spirits or strength. — Used especially of food or drink.
A cup of tea always hits the spot when you are tired.
* /Mother's apple pie always hits the spot with […]
[hit-and-run] {adj.}
1. Of or about an accident after which a motorist drives away without giving his name and offering help.
Judges are stern with hit-and-run drivers.
2. Striking suddenly and leaving quickly.
* /The bandits often made […]
[hit-or-miss] also [hit-and-miss] {adj.}
Unplanned; uncontrolled; aimless; careless.
John did a lot of hit-or-miss reading, some of it about taxes.
Mary packed her bag in hurried, hit-or-miss fashion.
[hitch one's wagon to a star] {v. phr.}
To aim high; follow a great ambition or purpose.
In trying to be a famous pianist, Mary had hitched her wagon to a star.
John hitched his wagon to a star and decided to try to become President.
[hither and thither] or [hither and yon] {adv. phr.}, {literary}
In one direction and then in another.
Bob wandered hither and thither looking for a playmate.
Compare: [HERE AND THERE].