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[hatter] See: MAD AS A HATTER.

[haul] See: LONG HAUL.

[haul down]{v.}, {informal} 1. To catch (as a ball) usually after a long run. •/Willie hauled down a long fly to center field for the third out./ •/The star halfback hauled down the pass for a touchdown./ 2. To tackle in football. •/Ted was hauled down from behind when he tried to run with the ball./

[haul down one’s colors] or [strike one’s colors]{v. phr.} 1. To pull down a flag, showing you are beaten and want to stop fighting. •/After a long battle, the pirate captain hauled down his colors./ 2. To admit you are beaten; say you want to quit. •/After losing two sets of tennis, Tom hauled down his color./

[haul in] or [haul up] or [pull in]{v.}, {slang} To bring before someone in charge for punishment or questioning; arrest. •/John was hauled in to court for speeding./ •/The tramp was hauled up for sleeping on the sidewalk./ Compare: CALL ON THE CARPET.

[haul in one’s horns] See: PULL IN ONE’S HORNS.

[haul off]{v.} To move suddenly. — Used with "and" usually before a verb like "hit" or "kick". •/Ed hauled off and hit the other boy in the nose./ •/Lee hauled off and threw a touchdown pass./

[haul over the coals] or [rake over the coals]{v. phr.} To criticize sharply; rebuke; scold. •/The sergeant raked the soldier over the coals for being late for roll call./ Syn.: DRESS DOWN.

[have] See: CAT HAS NINE LIVES, ONE’S CAKE AND HAVE IT TOO, EVERY CLOUD HAS A SILVER LINING, EVERY DOG HAS HIS DAY, HAVE NOTHING ON or HAVE ANYTHING ON, LITTLE PITCHERS HAVE BIG EARS, or an important word after this in the sentence.

[have] or [get] or [develop a crush on]{v. phr.} To be infatuated with someone. •/Walter has a terrible crush on his English teacher, but she is a lot older and doesn’t take it seriously./

[have a ball]{v. phr.}, {slang} Enjoy yourself very much; have a wonderful time. •/Johnny had a ball at camp./ •/Mary and Tim have a ball exploring the town./ •/After their parents left, the children had a ball./ Syn.: HAVE A TIME(2).

[have a bone to pick] See: BONE TO PICK.

[have a care]{v. phr.}, {formal} To be careful what you do. •/Jane, have a care what you’re doing with that valuable glass./ •/The judge told him to have a care what he said in court./

[have a field day]{v. phr.} To enjoy great success or unlimited opportunity. •/The visiting basketball team was so weak that our school had a field day scoring one point after another./

[have a finger in the pie] See: FINGER IN THE PIE.

[have a fit] or [have fits] or [throw a fit]{v. phr.} 1. To have a sudden illness with stiffness or jerking of the body. •/Our dog had a fit yesterday./ 2. {informal} To become angry or upset. •/Father will throw a fit when he sees the dent in the car./ •/Howard will have a fit when he learns that he lost the election./ •/When John decided to drop out of college, his parents had fits./

[have a go at]{v. phr.}, {informal} To try, especially after others have tried. •/Bob asked Dick to let him have a go at shooting at the target with Dick’s rifle./ •/She had a go at archery, but did not do very well./

[have a good head on one’s shoulders]{v. phr.} To be smart; intelligent; well educated. •/Rob is not the handsomest guy in the world but the girls appreciate him because he has a good head on his shoulders./

[have a (good) head for]{v. phr.} To have a special talent in a certain area. •/Joan has quite a good head for business administration./

[have a (good) mind to]{v. phr.} To consider doing; intend to with a high degree of probability. •/I have a good mind to tell my boss that he doesn’t know how to run our enterprise./

[have a hand in]{v. phr.} To have a part in or influence over; to be partly responsible for. •/Sue’s schoolmates respect her and she has a hand in every important decision made by the Student Council./ •/Ben had a hand in getting ready the Senior play./ Compare: FINGER IN THE PIE.

[have a heart]{v. phr.}, {informal} To stop being mean; be kind, generous, or sympathetic. •/Have a heart, Bob, and lend me two dollars./ •/Have a heart, Mary, and help me with this lesson./ •/He didn’t know if the teacher would have a heart and pass him./

[have a heart-to-heart talk]{v. phr.} To confide in someone with great intimacy. •/Jill and her mother had a heart-to-heart talk before she decided to move in with Andrew./

[have all one’s buttons] or [have all one’s marbles]{v. phr.}, {slang} To have all your understanding; be reasonable. — Usually used in the negative or conditionally. •/Mike acts sometimes as if he didn’t have all his buttons./ •/He would not go to town barefooted if he had all his marbles./

[have a mind of one’s own]{v. phr.} To be independent in one’s thinking and judgment. •/Tow has always had a mind of his own so there is no use trying to convince him how to vote./