Словарь американских идиом (8000 единиц)
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[hell] See: COME HELL OR HIGH WATER, GO THROUGH HELL AND HIGH WATER, HELL-ON-WHEELS, LIKE HELL, TO HELL WITH, UNTIL HELL FREEZES OVER, WHEN HELL FREEZES OVER.
[hell and high water] <n. phr.> Troubles or difficulties of any kind. * /After John's father died he went through hell and high water, but he managed to keep the family together./ Compare: COME HELL OR HIGH WATER.
[hell-on-wheels] <n.>, <slang> A short-tempered, nagging, or crabby person especially one who makes another unhappy by constantly criticizing him even when he has done nothing wrong. * /Finnegan complains that his wife is hell on wheels; he is considering getting a divorce./
[help] See: CAN HELP, CAN'T HELP BUT or CANNOT BUT, SO HELP ME.
[help oneself] <v. phr.> To take what you want; take rather than ask or wail to be given. * /Help yourself to another piece of pie./ * /John helped himself to some candy without asking./
[help out] <v.> 1. To be helpful or useful; help sometimes or somewhat. * /Mr. Smith helps out with the milking on the farm./ * /Tom helps out in the store after school./ 2. To help (someone) especially in a time of need; aid; assist. * /Jane is helping out Mother by minding the baby./ * /When John couldn't add the numbers, the teacher helped him out./
[helter-skelter] <adv.> 1. At a fast speed, but in confusion. * /The hatted ball broke Mr. Jones's window, and the boys ran away helter-skelter./ * /When the bell rang, the pupils ran helter-skelter out of the door./ 2. In a confusing group; in disorder. * /The movers piled the furniture helter-skelter in the living room of the new house./ * /Mary fell down and her books, papers, and lunch landed helter-skelter over the sidewalk./ Compare: EVERY WHICH WAY.
[he-man] <n.>, <informal> A man who is very strong, brave, and healthy. * /Larry was a real he-man when he returned from service with the Marines./
[hem and haw] <v. phr.> 1. To pause or hesitate while speaking, often with little throat noises. * /The man was a poor lecturer because he hemmed and hawed too much./ 2. To avoid giving a clear answer; be evasive in speech. * /The principal asked Bob why he was late to school, and Bob only hemmed and hawed./ Compare: BEAT AROUND THE BUSH.
[hem in] or [hem around] or [hem about] <v.> 1. To put something around, or to be placed around; surround. * /Mountains hemmed the town in on all sides./ * /As soon as Tom and Bob started to fight, they were hemmed around by other boys./ 2. See: FENCE IN.
[hen] See: MAD AS A HORNET or MAD AS HOPS or MAD AS A WET HEN.
[hen party] <n. phr.>, <informal> A party to which only women or girls are invited. * /The sorority gave a hen party for its members./ Contrast: STAG PARTY. See: GO STAG.
[Henry] See: JOHN HANCOCK or JOHN HENRY.
[her] See: GIVE IT THE GUN or GIVE HER THE GUN.
[herd] See: RIDE HERD ON.
[here] See: ALL THERE or ALL HERE, NEITHER HERE NOR THERE, SAME HERE.
[here and now(1)] <adv. phr.> At this very time and place; right now; immediately. * /I want my dime back, and I want it here and now./ Compare: THEN AND THERE.
[here and now(2)] <n.> The present time and place; today. * /He enjoys the pleasures of the here and now and never worries about the future./ * /"I want my steak here and now!"/
[here and there] <adv. phr.> 1. In one place and then in another. * /I looked here and there for my pen, but I didn't look everywhere./ * /Here and there in the yard little yellow flowers had sprung up./ 2. In various directions. * /We went here and there looking for berries./ Compare: HITHER AND THITHER.
[here goes] <interj.>, <informal> I am ready to begin; I am now ready and willing to take the chance; I am hoping for the best.
– Said especially before beginning something that takes skill, luck, or courage. * /"Here goes!" said Charley, as he jumped off the high diving board./ * /"Here goes!" said Mary as she started the test./
[here goes nothing] <interj.>, <informal> I am ready to begin, but this will be a waste of time; this will not be anything great; this will probably fail.
– Used especially before beginning something that takes skill, luck or courage. * /"Here goes nothing," said Bill at the beginning of the race./
[hide] See: HAVE ONE'S HIDE, TAN ONE'S HIDE.
[hide one's face] or [hide one's head] <v. phr.> 1. To lower your head or turn your face away because of shame or embarrassment. * /The teacher found out that Tom had cheated, and Tom hid his head./ * /When Bob said how pretty Mary was, she blushed and hid her face./ 2. To feel embarrassed or ashamed. * /We will beat the other team so badly that they will hide their heads in shame./
[hide one's head in the sand] or [bury one's head in the sand] or [have one's head in the sand] To keep from seeing, knowing, or understanding something dangerous or unpleasant; to refuse to see or face something. * /If there is a war, you cannot just bury your head in the sand./
[hide one's light under a bushel] <v. phr.> To be very shy and modest and not show your abilities or talents; be too modest in letting others see what you can do. * /When Joan is with her close friends she has a wonderful sense of humor, but usually she hides her light under a bushel./ * /Mr. Smith is an expert in many fields, but most people think he is not very smart because he hides his light under a bushel./ * /All year long Tommy hid his light under a bushel and the teacher was surprised to see how much he knew when she read his exam paper./
[hide or hair] or [hide nor hair] <n. phr.>, <informal> A sign or trace of someone that is gone or lost; any sign at all of something missing. Usually used in negative or interrogative sentence. * /Tommy left the house this morning and I haven't seen hide or hair of him since./ * /A button fell off my coat and I could find neither hide nor hair of it./
[hide out] <v. phr.> To go into hiding, as in the case of a criminal on the run. * /He tried to hide out but the police tracked him down./