H
Idioms beginning with "H"
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[ham it up] {v. phr.}, {slang}
To do more than look natural in acting a part; pretend too much; exaggerate.
When Tom told the teacher he was too sick to do homework, he really hammed it up.
* /The old-fashioned movies are funny to us because the […]
[hammer and tongs] {adv. phr.}
Violently.
Mr. and Mrs. Smith have been at it all day, hammer and tongs.
[hammer at] or [hammer away at] {v.}
1. To work steadily at; keep at.
That lesson is not easy, but hammer away at it and you will get it right.
2. To talk about again and again; emphasize.
The speaker hammered at his opponent's ideas.
[hammer out] {v.}
1. To write or produce by hard work.
The President sat at his desk till midnight hammering out his speech for the next day.
2. To remove, change, or work out by discussion and debate; debate and agree on (something).
* /Mrs. […]
[hand]
See:
[AT HAND],
[BIRD IN THE HAND IS WORTH TWO IN THE BUSH],
[BITE THE HAND THAT FEEDS ONE],
[CLEAN HANDS],
[DIRTY ONE'S HANDS],
[EAT OUT OF ONE'S HAND],
[FORCE ONE'S HAND],
[FREE HAND],
[FROM HAND TO HAND],
[GLAD HAND],
[HAM-HANDED],
[…]
[hand and foot] {adv. phr.}
1. So that the hands and feet cannot be used. — Used with "bind" or a synonym.
The robbers bound him hand and foot and left him on the floor.
2. So that no tree action is possible. — Used with "bind" or a synonym.
* […]
[hand down] {v.}
To arrange to give or leave after, death.
Joe will have his father's gold watch because it is handed down in the family.
In old times, property was usually handed down to the oldest son at his father's death.
Compare: [PASS […]