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Heard through the grapevine
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A secret means of spreading or receiving
information. Information that is not received
from the original source. |
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Heart in one's mouth
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Heart is in one's mouth, One's
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one suddenly feels very nervous or frightened in case something does or does not happen as one expects: feeling very emotional. |
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Heart of stone
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a person devoid of feeling or compassion. |
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Heart to heart talk, A
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an intimate conversation |
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Heeler, A
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a political follower of low character ; one who follows at the heels of his leader. |
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Hell is paved with good intentions, The road to
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good intentions do not secure good results; good intentions don't always lead to good actions. |
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Help (someone) out
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give assistance to someone: provide help. |
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Helping hand, A
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help (usually means when a person is offering or giving help to someone). |
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Here we go again
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try again. Repeat an action. |
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Hewing Rock/Line
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or, hew or cut to the exact line To be precise, following directions.. |
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Hey-day
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The time of greatest health, vigor, beauty,
prosperity; the best period or stage of a person
or thing; the time of greatest excellence. |
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Hickey
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Just as Bro. Branham describes it - "a little
drop in the chain", "a gap".
In the dictionary reference: a coupling or
connection |
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High brow, A
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a person aggressively intellectual or supposedly so. |
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High Church
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The group in the Anglican Church that exalts the authority of the church and emphasizes the value of ritual. |
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High horse, To ride the
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High Seas, The
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the ocean waters outside the jurisdiction of any country. (The expression, "like a bunch of sailors on a high sea" refers to someone having a good time with very little restraint.) |
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Highways and byways
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(on/along) all the roads, large and small, of a country, area, etc. |
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Hill of beans
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a very small amount; very little; a trifle. (even a small amount). |
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Hit all the things
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cover the entire subject; get everything that is in the subject. |
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Hit and miss
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sometimes you win, sometimes you lose: not accurate: inexact, random. |
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Hit home
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to drive down a point; to make an impact. |
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Hit it off (with sb)
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informal quickly form or have a good relationship with someone; to enjoy one another's company: be happy and comfortable in each other's presence. |
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Hit on 16 cylinders
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referring to a cylinder in an internal combustion engine. Using the full capacity of all cylinders. |
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Hit the bull's eye
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to aim at the center of a target with a weapon; be completely correct; identify or solve a problem exactly: doing things correctly. |
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Hit the high spots
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Briefly considering or mentioning only the more
important or significant parts of something. |
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Hit the nail on the head
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say or do something which is exactly right; provide a true explanation: get something exactly right; to speak or act in the most appropriate way. |
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Hit the road
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Start a road journey: drive off: start off |
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Hit the sawdust trail
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"come to the altar" or "go to the altar".
Refers to tent meetings where sawdust was spread
on the bare ground inside the tent. |
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Hit/strike home
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hit the intended target. |
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really understand something. |
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