H
Idioms beginning with "H"
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Contents of H:
[hard-nosed] {adj.}, {slang}
Tough or rugged; very strict; not weak or soft; stubborn, especially in a fight or contest.
Joe's father was a hard-nosed army officer who had seen service in two wars.
* /Pete is a good boy; he plays hard-nosed […]
[hard nut to crack] also [tough nut to crack] {n. phr.}, {informal}
Something difficult to understand or to do.
Tom's algebra lesson was a hard nut to crack.
Mary found knitting a hard nut to crack.
Compare: [HARD ROW TO HOE].
[hard of hearing] {adj.}
Partially deaf.
Some people who are hard of hearing wear hearing aids.
[hard put] or [hard put to it] {adj.}
In a difficult position; faced with difficulty; barely able.
John was hard put to find a good excuse for his lateness in coming to school.
The scouts found themselves hard put to it to find the way home.
[hard row to hoe] or [tough row to hoe] {n. phr.}
A hard life to live; a very hard job to do.
She has a hard row to hoe with six children and her husband dead.
* /Young people without enough education will have a tough row to hoe when they have to […]
[hard sell] {n.}, {informal}
A kind of salesmanship characterized by great vigor, aggressive persuasion, and great eagerness on the part of the person selling something; opposed to "soft sell".
* /Your hard sell turns off a lot of people; try the soft […]
[hard sledding] or [rough sledding] or [tough sledding] {n.}, {informal}
Difficulty in succeeding or making progress.
Jane had hard sledding in her math course because she was poorly prepared.
* /When Mr. Smith started his new business, he had […]
[hard-top] {n.}
1. A car that has a metal roof; a car that is not a convertible.
Every spring Mr. Jones sells his hard-top and buys a convertible.
2. or [hardtop convertible]
A car with windows that can be completely lowered with no partitions […]
[hard up] {adj.}, {informal}
Without enough money or some other needed thing.
Dick was hard up and asked Lou to lend him a dollar.
The campers were hard up for water because their well had run dry.
Compare: [UP AGAINST IT].