H
Idioms beginning with "H"
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Contents of H:
[head off] {v.}
1. To get in front of and stop, turn back, or turn aside.
The sheriff said to head the cattle thieves off at the pass.
2. To block; stop; prevent.
He will get into trouble if someone doesn't head him off.
[head-on] {adj.} or {adv. phr.}
1. With the head or front pointing at; with the front facing; front end to front end.
Our car skidded into a head-on crash with the truck.
In the fog the boat ran head-on into a log.
* /There is a head-on view […]
[head out] {v.}
1. To go or point away.
The ship left port and headed out to sea.
The car was parked beside the house. It was headed out towards the street.
2. {informal}
Leave; start out.
* /I have a long way to go before dark. I'm going […]
[head over heels] also [heels over head]
1a. In a somersault; upside down; head first.
It was so dark Bob fell head over heels into a big hole in the ground.
Compare: [UPSIDE DOWN].
1b. In great confusion or disorder; hastily.
* /The […]
[headshrinker] {n.}, {slang}, {informal}
A psychoanalyst, also called a shrink.
Forrester is falling apart; his family physician sent him to a head shrinker (to a shrink).
[head start] {n.}
1. A beginning before someone; lead or advantage at the beginning.
The other racers knew they couldn't catch Don if he got too big a head start.
Joe has a head start. He began to study earlier than we did.
2. A good […]
[heads or tails] {n. phr.}
The two sides of a coin, especially when the coin is tossed in the air in order to decide which of two alternatives are to be followed.
Tom tossed a quarter in the air and said, "Tails, I win; heads you win."
[heads up] {interj.}, {informal}
Keep your head up and be careful or ready. — Used as a warning to prepare for something or clear the way
"Heads up!" said the waiter carrying the hot food.
Heads up, boys! A train is coming.
* /Heads up, now! […]
[heads-up] {adj.}, {informal}
Wide-awake; alert; watchful; intelligent.
You must play hard, heads-up baseball to win this game.
Compare: [ON ONE'S TOES], [ON THE BALL].