H
Idioms beginning with "H"
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Contents of H:
[hollow out] {v.}
To cut or dig out or to cut or dig a hole in; make a cut or cave in; excavate.
The soldier hollowed out a foxhole in the ground to lie in.
The Indians used to hollow out a log to make a canoe.
* /Joe's father hollowed out a […]
[holy cats] or [holy cow] or [holy mackerel] or [holy Moses] {interj.}, {informal}
- Used to express strong feeling (as astonishment, pleasure, or anger); used in speech or when writing conversation.
"Holy cats! That's good pie!" said Dick.
* […]
[holy terror] {n.}, {informal}
A very disobedient or unruly child; brat.
All the children are afraid of Johnny because he's a holy terror.
[home]
See:
[AT HOME],
[BRING HOME],
[BRING HOME THE BACON],
[CHICKENS COME HOME TO ROOST],
[CLOSE TO HOME],
[CONVALESCENT HOME] or [NURSING HOME] or [REST HOME],
[KEEP THE HOME FIRES BURNING],
[MAKE ONESELF AT HOME],
[NOBODY HOME],
[WRITE HOME […]
[home brew] {n. phr.}
A beer or other malt liquor made at home, not in a brewery.
Home brew reached its greatest popularity in America during national prohibition.
[home on] or [home in on] {v.}
To move toward a certain place by following a signal or marker.
The airplane homed in on the radio beacon.
The ship homed on the lights of New York harbor.
[home plate] {n.}
The base in baseball where the batter stands and that a runner must touch to score.
The runner slid across home plate ahead of the tag to score a run.
[home run] {n.}
A hit in baseball that allows the batter to run around all the bases and score a run.
Frank hit a home run over the left field wall in the second inning.