H
Idioms beginning with "H"
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Contents of H:
[hornet]
See:
[MAD AS A HORNET] or
[MAD AS HOPS] or
[MAD AS A WET HEN],
[STIR UP A HORNET'S NEST].
[horn in] {v.}, {slang}
To come in without invitation or welcome; interfere. Often used with "on".
Jack would often horn in on conversations discussing things he knew nothing about.
* /Lee horned in on Ray and Annie and wanted to dance with […]
[horns of a dilemma] {n. phr.}
Two choices possible in a situation in which neither is wanted. Usually used after "on".
* /Joe found himself on the horns of a dilemma; if he went to work, he'd miss seeing Mary; if he stayed out, he'd he too broke to […]
[horse]
See:
[BET ON THE WRONG HORSE],
[CART BEFORE THE HORSE],
[CHANGE HORSES IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREAM] or
[CHANGE HORSES IN MIDSTREAM],
[EAT LIKE A HORSE],
[HOLD ONE'S HORSES],
[IRON HORSE],
[LOCK THE BARN DOOR AFTER THE HORSE IS STOLEN],
[…]
[horsefeathers!] {n. phr.}, {slang}
1. Not true; I don't believe what you're saying.
"Horsefeathers!" Brad cried. "I can't believe a word of what you said about Jessica."
2. Exclamation of disgust.
* /"Horsefeathers!" Fred cried. "We've just […]
[horselaugh] {n. phr.}
A loud, sarcastic, and derisive laugh.
When the speaker praised politics as one of the oldest and noblest professions, his audience of college students gave him a horselaugh.
[horse around] {v.}, {slang}
To join in rough teasing; play around.
They were a hunch of sailors on shore leave, horsing around where there were girls and drinks.
John horsed around with the dog for a while when he came in from school.
[horse of a different color] or [horse of another color] {n. phr.}, {informal}
Something altogether separate and different.
Anyone can be broke, but to steal is a horse of a different color.
* /Do you mean that the boy with that pretty girl is her […]
[horse opera] {n. phr.}
A Western movie in which cowboys and horses play a major part.
John Wayne played in many horse operas.