H
Idioms beginning with "H"
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[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-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 […]
[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 […]
[heavy heart] {n. phr.}
A feeling of being weighed down with sorrow; unhappiness.
They had very heavy hearts as they went to the funeral.
[hedge about] or [hedge in]
1. To surround with a hedge or barrier; protect or separate by closing in.
The house is hedged about with hushes and trees.
The little garden is hedged in to keep the chickens out.
2. To keep from getting out or […]