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Makkai Adam

[hear the beat] or [see the beat]{v. phr.}, {dialect} To hear of or to see someone or something better or surpassing. — Usually used in negative or interrogative sentences and often followed by "of". •/I never heard the beat! John swam all the way across the river. Did you ever hear the beat of it?/ •/The juggler spun a table around on the tip of his finger. I never saw the beat of that./

[heart in one’s mouth] or [heart in one’s boots] A feeling of great fear or nervousness. — Often considered trite. •/Charles got up to make his first speech with his heart in his mouth./ •/My heart was in my mouth as I went into the haunted house./ •/When the bear came out of the woods towards us, our hearts were in our mouths./ Compare: HAIR STAND ON END.

[heart is in the right place] or [have one’s heart in the right place] To be kind-hearted, sympathetic or well-meaning; have good intentions. •/All the tramps and stray dogs in the neighborhood knew that Mrs. Brown’s heart was in the right place./ •/Tom looks very rough but his heart is in the right place./

[heart miss a beat] See: HEART SKIP A BEAT.

[heart of gold]{n. phr.} A kind, generous, or forgiving nature. •/John has a heart of gold. I never saw him angry at anyone./ •/Mrs. Brown is a rich woman with a heart of gold./ Compare: GOOD AS GOLD, HEART IN THE RIGHT PLACE.

[heart of stone]{n. phr.} A. nature without pity. •/Mr. Smith has a heart of stone. He whipped his horse until it fell down./

[heart-searching] See: SEARCH ONE’S HEART.

[heart set] See: SET ONE’S HEART ON.

[heart sink] To lose hope, courage, or eagerness; be very disappointed. •/The soldiers' hearts sank when they saw that they were surrounded by Indians./ •/The children were happy because they were going to the beach to swim, but their hearts sank when it began to rain./

[heart skip a beat] or [heart miss a beat] 1. The heart leaves out or seems to leave out a beat; the heart beats hard or leaps from excitement or strong feeling. — Often considered trite. •/When Paul saw the bear standing in front of him, his heart skipped a beat./ 2. To be startled or excited from surprise, joy. or fright. •/When Linda was told that she had won, her heart missed a beat./

[heart stand still]{v. phr.} To be very frightened or worried. •/Johnny’s heart stood still when he saw his dog run into the street in front of a car./ •/Everybody’s heart stood still when the President announced that war was declared./ Compare: HAIR STAND ON END.

[heart-to-heart]{adj.} Speaking freely and seriously about something private. •/The father decided to have a heart-to-heart talk with his son about smoking./ •/She waited until they were alone so she could have a heart-to-heart talk with him./ Compare: MAN-TO-MAN.

[hearty] See: HALE AND HEARTY.

[heat] See: CANNED HEAT.

[heave in sight]{v. phr.} To seem to rise above the horizon at sea and come into sight; come into view; become visible. — Usually used of ships. •/A ship hove in sight many miles away on the horizon./

[heaven] See: MOVE HEAVEN AND EARTH, WOULD THAT or WOULD HEAVEN.

[heaven knows] or [heaven only knows] See: GOD KNOWS.

[heavenly days!]{interj.}, {informal} Exclamation of amazement and disbelief with negative coloring. •/Heavenly days! Look what happened! The dog did it again on the Persian carpet!/ Compare: GOOD GRIEF!

[heave to]{v.} To bring a ship to a stop; bring a sailing ship to a standstill by setting the sails in a certain way. •/"Heave to!" the captain shouted to his crew./ •/We fired a warning shot across the front of the pirate ship to make her heave to./

[heave up] See: THROW UP.

[heavy] See: HANG HEAVY or HANG HEAVY ON ONE’S HANDS, HOT AND HEAVY.

[heavy-duty]{adj.} Made for long or hard use; very strong. •/The lumberman used heavy-duty trucks for hauling logs down the mountains./ •/The workers in the steel mill have heavy-duty gloves for handling hot steel./ •/Mrs. Carlson bought a heavy-duty cleanser to clean her greasy oven./

[heavy-footed]{adj.} 1. Slow and clumsy in walking or movement; awkward in using your feet. •/The fat man tried to dance, but he was too heavy-footed./ •/Martha is not fat, but she is heavy-footed and walks noisily./ 2. Awkward in choice and order of words; not smooth and graceful; clumsy. •/In Mary’s compositions, the words seem to dance, but John’s compositions are always heavy-footed./ 3. or [lead-footed]{informal} Likely to drive an automobile fast. •/Jerry is a bad driver because he is too heavy-footed./ Compare: STEP ON IT.

[heavy-handed]{adj.} 1. Not skillful or graceful; clumsy. •/George is heavy-handed and seldom catches the ball./ •/My sister plays the piano badly; she is too heavy-handed./ •/Tim told a heavy-handed joke about the principal’s baldness that embarrassed everyone./ 2. Likely to hit or punish hard; harsh or cruel in making (someone) obey. •/Years ago many fathers were heavy-handed bosses in their homes./ •/Many American colonists believed that the English tax collectors were too heavy-handed./ 3. See: HAM-HANDED.