H
Idioms beginning with "H"
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Contents of H:
[head]
See:
[ACID HEAD],
[BEAT INTO ONE'S HEAD],
[BEAT ONE'S HEAD AGAINST A WALL],
[BIG HEAD],
[COUNT HEADS],
[EYES IN THE BACK OF ONE'S HEAD],
[FROM HEAD TO FOOT],
[GET THROUGH ONE'S HEAD],
[GOOD HEAD ON ONE'S SHOULDERS],
[GO TO ONE'S HEAD],
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[head above water] {n. phr.}
out of difficulty; clear of trouble.
How are your marks at school? Are you keeping your head above water?
Business at the store is bad. They can't keep their heads above water.
[head and shoulders] {adv. phr.}
1. By the measure of the head and shoulders.
The basketball player is head and shoulders taller than the other boys.
2. By far; by a great deal; very much.
* /She is head and shoulders above the rest of the class […]
[head for] {v. phr.}
To go in the direction of.
We left early in the morning and headed for Niagara Falls.
[head for the hills] {v. phr.}, {informal}
To get far away in a hurry; run away and hide. — Often used imperatively.
Head for the hills. The bandits are coming.
He saw the crowd chasing him, so he headed for the hills.
* /When they saw the […]
[head-hunting] {n.}, {slang}, {informal}
1. The custom of seeking out, decapitating, and preserving the heads of enemies as trophies.
2. A search for qualified individuals to fill certain positions.
* /The president sent a committee to the colleges […]