English Idioms - letter H

Idiom	Definition	Usage
had better	should	You had better go now or you will be late for class.
hair stand on end	She became frightened	Her hair would stand on end every time she watched a horror movie.
hale and hearty	well and strong	My uncle is a hale and hearty fellow who never gets sick.
half-baked	foolish	She did not really like his half-baked idea.
half the battle	difficult	Getting them to come to the meeting will be half the battle.
hammer out	agree to	The union and managers were able to hammer out a new plan.
hand down	arrange to give after death	She plans to hand down her jewelry to her daughter.
hand in	submit	I went to the company early to hand in my job application.
hand it to	give credit to	You have to hand it to her because she worked hard and was successful.
hang a left	Make a left turn	Hang a left at the next corner
hang a right	Make a right turn	Hang a right at the next corner
hang in there	continue despite difficulties	She plans to hang in there even though she is taking eight classes this semester.
hang loose	relax	Just hang loose for another few days.
hang out	come to	Do you always hang out at this park?
hang tough	stick with	We need to hang tough on our decision.
hang up	quit	I have decided to hang up my teaching job.
hard sell	pressure	The used car salesman used a hard sell to get us to purchase this car.
have a buzz on	was slightly intoxicated	I had a buzz on after the third martini.
have good vibes	feel good about	I have good vibes about our new secretary.
have it all together	feel mentally all there	Recently I don't have it all together.
heads will roll	people will be punished	Some heads will roll when the boss looks at the costs this month.
hole up	hide	I had to hole up for three days because my boyfriend was looking for me.
home free	a definite success	The new promotion plan is home free.

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high road do things ethically, morally, or legally She took the high road and decided not to overcharge her clients.