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Hadicol
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A vitamin dietary supplement fad, peaking in
1951; a patent medicine containing vitamins,
minerals and 12% alcohol, claiming to be a cure-
all. |
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Hair in the biscuit
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something isn't right. It's a problem. |
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Hair off the dog's back
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from the belief that the bite of a dog could be
healed by applying its hair to the wound.
Therefore, cure or heal a wrong habit or trait
by doing the opposite. |
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Half baked
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Incomplete in action or belief: not well thought out. |
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Half-mast the flag
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the position of a flag lowered about halfway
down its pole as a sign of mourning, usually
signifying the death of an important or well
known person. |
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Half-rounds and three-quarter rounds
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refers to the length of the horns. The full horn of a sheep makes a full curl or "full round". |
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Hand-me-down
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Something given away after another person has no
more use for it; especially used clothing. |
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Hands are/were tied
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have no power in a situation: be unable to act on your feelings; be prevented from doing something: be unable to intervene. |
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Hands in the pie
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interferred; thinking to have a better idea. |
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Hands off
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(informal) Keep your hands off or do not interfere; leave that alone.---Used as a command. |
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Hang around here
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Hang in the balance,To
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to be in position where one's destiny could easily go one way or the other: to be in doubt; to be uncertain. |
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Hang in the destination of time
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See: Hang in the balance. |
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Hang on every word/on someone's words
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hold on to what someone says with great Faith, belief or attention. |
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Hangover
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Feeling of nausea or sickness as a result of drinking too much. |
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Happy hunting ground, A
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(humorous) a very good place to find what you want after death; a kind of “heaven”. |
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Hard of hearing
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partly deaf: unable to hear well. |
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Have (get) a chip on your shoulder
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Bear a grudge towards someone because of something that happened in the past: be aggressive or too sensitive because you believe that people treat you unfairly. |
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Have a field day
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be full of advantage or opportunity: to have great success at something; be extremely pleased by a special occasion: be able to really enjoy oneself and be free. |
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Have come a long way
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have progressed and achieved a lot. |
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Have something to crow about,To
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to have something to be proud of or to have something in which one takes pleasure or satisfaction. |
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Have/get one's own way
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to do as one pleases: to do things according to one's own will. |
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Haven't (got) the (a) nerve (to do something)
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Havoc
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to destroy; tear apart. |
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Haymarket
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the name of a street in London, England. |
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He had it coming to him
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"as though he deserved it" or "as though he was worthy of it" |
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He knows better than that/you know better/you should know better/know different;
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He (she, you, they) know what is right |
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He raised up in Paris
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the Devil set up his headquarters there. |
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Head it up
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to give it a title; to begin with the subject. |
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Head over heels
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head first: upside down: in a somersault, completely; deeply; totally. |
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