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Letter: h

Total idioms: 9858 - currently selected: 576 (50 per page)

Hole in one

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hole in one (plural holes in one)
1. (golf) A hole that is completed by sinking the ball in a single shot or attempt, with one hit.
2. (by extension, idiomatic) Any rare, wonderful, or remarkable accomplishment.
? If we can get the entire thing moved over in a day, it'll be a hole in one with the customer.

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Holier-than-thou

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The attitude of people who consider themselves to be more virtuous or morally superior to others can be called 'holier-than-thou'.

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I can't stand the holier-than-thou attitude of some political candidates.



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Hollow victory

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A victory obtained in unsatisfactory conditions, which as a result seems worthless or without significance for the winner, is called ahollow victory.

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Won in the absence of the major ski champions, his gold medal was a hollow victory.



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Hollywood moment

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Hollywood moment (plural Hollywood moments)
1. (idiomatic) An act of great drama.


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Holy cow

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holy cow!
1. (idiomatic) An exclamation of surprise or astonishment.

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Holy crap

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holy crap
1. (idiomatic, slang, vulgar) An expression of amazement: holy cow, holy shit.

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Holy crap on a cracker

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holy crap on a cracker
1. (idiomatic) Emphatic form of holy crap.


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Holy crickets

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holy crickets
1. (idiomatic) An expression of surprise or astonishment.


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Holy fuck

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Holy fuck!
1. (idiomatic, vulgar slang) Expression of terror, awe, surprise, shock, etc., often at something seen for the first time or remembered immediately before using this term.


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Holy mackerel

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holy mackerel!
1. (idiomatic, humorous or euphemistic) An expression of surprise.


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Holy moley

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holy moley!
1. (idiomatic, dated, humorous or euphemistic) An expression of surprise


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Holy of holies

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Holy of Holies
1. The most sacred place within a sacred building.
2. (informal, humorous) One's private retreat, inner sanctum.

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Holy shit

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holy shit!
1. (idiomatic, vulgar, slang) Expression of terror, awe, surprise, shock, etc., often at something seen for the first time or remembered immediately before using this term.
? Holy shit, that car just exploded!

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Holy smoke

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holy smoke!
1. (idiomatic, dated) An expression of surprise.

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Home and dry

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home and dry (not comparable)
1. (idiomatic) Having safely reached one's target.

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Home and hosed

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home and hosed (not comparable)
1. (Australia, New Zealand, idiomatic) Having safely reached one's target.


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Home away from home

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home away from home (plural homes away from home)
1. (idiomatic) A place in which one is as comfortable as one's actual home.

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Home game

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home game (plural home games)
1. (idiomatic, sports) An athletic contest played in a team's own geographic area.

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Home in on

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home in on (third-person singular simple present homes in on, present participle homing in on, simple past and past participle homed in on)
1. (military, of an aircraft) To draw close to a destination, especially using radar; (of a guided misslie) to move towards a target.
2. (idiomatic) To focus or narrow down to something; to find, draw closer or move towards, as by t

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Home run

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home run (plural home runs)
1.
  • ?(baseball) A four-base hit, a homer
    ? The first baseman hit a home run to lead off the ninth.
    2. (idiomatic) The portion of a journey that ends at home
    ? I'm on the home run.
    3. (idiomatic) A success; especially, a popular success.
    ? The product wa

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    • Home stretch

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    home stretch (plural home stretches)
    1. The final part of a race course from the last curve to the finish line.
    2. (idiomatic) The final part of a distance or the final effort needed to finish.
    ? I think we're finally on the home stretch with this project.

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    Home sweet home

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    home sweet home (uncountable)
    1. (idiomatic) One's home, especially a nice, comfortable home.

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    Home team

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    home team (plural home teams)
    1. (idiomatic, sports) The team that's playing in the usual area that they play in, as opposed to the visitor team.

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    Home truths

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    If you tell somebody some home truths, you tell them some unpleasant facts about themselves which are often difficult to accept.

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    David needs to be told some home truths, whether he likes it or not!



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    Homeless dumping

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    homeless dumping (uncountable)
    1. (idiomatic) The practice of hospital employees or emergency workers releasing homeless patients on the streets instead of placing them into the custody of a relative or shelter or retaining them in a hospital where they may require expensive medical care.


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    Homer nods

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    Homer nods
    1. (idiomatic) Even a great person makes mistakes.


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    Honest injun

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    honest injun
    1. (idiomatic, humorous) A phrase used to emphasize the truth of something.
    honest injun (plural honest injuns)
    1. (humorous) One who is honest.

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    Honey do list

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    honey do list (plural honey do lists)
    1. (US, idiomatic) a collection of requests, usually by a spouse for a partner to perform a series of tasks, assignments, or jobs dealing with the maintenance of a household.

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    Honey trap

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    honey trap (plural honey traps)
    1. (idiomatic) The use of a seductive woman to entice a man into revealing secret information

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    Honey-mouthed

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    honey-mouthed (comparative more honey-mouthed, superlative most honey-mouthed)
    1. (idiomatic) Having a sweet and smooth voice

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    Honorable mention

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    honorable mention (plural honorable mentions)
    1. (idiomatic) An award or recognition given to something that does not make it to a higher standing but is worth mentioning in an honorable way.


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    Hook in

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    hook in
    1. Used other than as an idiom: hook in.
    2. (transitive) To deceive.

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    Hook someone up

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    hook someone up (third-person singular simple present hooks someone up, present participle hooking someone up, simple past and past participle hooked someone up)
    1. (idiomatic, slang) To supply someone with goods or services.
    ? That guy told me he didn't get his ticket, can you hook him up for me?
    ? Hey man, can you hook me up with some weed?

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    Hook, line and sinker

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    hook, line and sinker
    1. (idiomatic) Completely; (of belief or acceptance) naively or unquestioningly.
    ? I told him you were just a friend, and he fell for it hook, line and sinker.

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    Hoover up

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    hoover up (third-person singular simple present hoovers up, present participle hoovering up, simple past and past participle hoovered up)
    1. (transitive) To suck (something) into a vacuum cleaner, irrespective of brand
    ? Don't worry about the mess on the carpet - I'll hoover it up later.
    2. (transitive, idiomatic) To eat (food) quickly, especially by taking i

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    Hop joint

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    hop joint (plural hop joints)
    1. (idiomatic) Place where opium is smoked.


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    Hop to it

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    hop to it
    1. (idiomatic) To hurry up, to get moving.
    ? You'd best hop to it if you want to arrive on time.

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    Hop up

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    hop up
    1. (transitive, idiomatic) to make something, especially a machine, better (faster, bigger etc.)

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    Hop, skip, and a jump

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    hop, skip, and a jump (uncountable)
    1. (idiomatic) a short distance
    ? It's just a hop, skip, and a jump from the library.

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    Hope against hope

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    hope against hope
    1. (idiomatic) To continue to hope, even when what is hoped for seems unlikely or impossible.

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    Hopped up

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    hopped up (not comparable)
    1. (idiomatic) Drugged; intoxicated.
    ? You could see in his eyes that he was hopped up on goofballs.
    2. Mechanically enhanced for high performance; souped-up.

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    Hopping mad

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    hopping mad
    1. (idiomatic) Extremely angry; furious to the point of outburst.
    ? He was hopping mad when he came home and discovered that she had gotten herself a new car without consulting him.

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    Horizontal dancing

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    horizontal dancing (uncountable)
    1. (idiomatic, euphemistic) Sexual intercourse.

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    Horizontal jogging

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    horizontal jogging (uncountable)
    1. (idiomatic, slang) sexual intercourse


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    Horizontal mambo

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    horizontal mambo (plural horizontal mambos)
    1. (idiomatic, euphemistic) Sexual intercourse.


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    Horizontally challenged

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    horizontally challenged (comparative more horizontally challenged, superlative most horizontally challenged)
    1. (idiomatic, humorously politically correct, euphemistic, of a person) Fat, obese.

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    Hormone therapy

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    hormone therapy (usually uncountable, plural hormone therapies)
    1. Used other than as an idiom: see hormone,‎ therapy.
    2. hormone replacement therapy

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    Hornet's nest

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    If you stir up a hornet's nest, you do something which causes a commotion and provokes criticism and anger.

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    His letter to the Board stirred up a real hornet's nest.



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    Horns of a dilemma

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    If you are on the horns of a dilemma, you are faced with a choice between two equally unpleasant options.

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    I'm on the horns of a dilemma; I have to choose between a boring job with a good salary or a more interesting job with a lower salary.



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    Horror story

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    horror story (plural horror stories)
    1. (idiomatic) An unpleasant or distressing experience told as a story.

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