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Идиомы на букву H

• here, there and everywhere
  везде, повсюду

  The cockroaches were here, there, and everywhere when I entered the old building.
• hide one's face in shame
  стыдиться, испытывать неловкость

  When Anita blurted out the truth, everybody looked at her as she tried to hide her face in shame.
• hide one's head in the sand
  стараться не видеть неприятной или опасной ситуации, "прятать голову в песок"

  Willy keeps from knowing something unpleasant; he prefers to hide his head in the sand.
• high and dry
  отвергнутый, покинутый

  Joe had been working for their firm for many years, but they left him high and dry when they moved the business to Spain.
• high and low
  везде, повсюду

  I was looking high and low for my car keys, but then I remember that my son had taken my car to work.
• high life
  роскошная жизнь

  Ms. Bonfire had been living the high life when her husband left her for a younger woman.
• high man on the totem pole
  глава организации

  My husband is the high man on the totem pole in his office.
• high on (something)
  быть одурманенным чем-либо

  When the police finally arrested him, the young man was high on cocaine.
• high seas
  открытое море, океан

  Captain Alison likes to sail on the high seas.
• high-and-mighty
  высокомерный, надменный

  Zena always acts high-and-mighty as if she were the boss.
• high-handed
  любящий распоряжаться, властный

  A teacher shouldn't take a high-handed approach when dealing with her pupils.
• higher education
  высшее образование

  I would like to get higher education that's why I am going to enter a university.
• hightail it out of (somewhere)
  быстро убежать откуда-либо

  They decided to hightail it out of the beach because of the coming tide.
• highway robbery
  очень высокая цена, "чистый грабёж"

  The price that I had to pay for the airline tickets was highway robbery.
• hinge on (something)
  зависеть от чего-либо

  Whether or not they can buy a new house hinges on their having enough money for the purchase.
• hire out (someone)
  нанять кого-либо на работу, наняться на работу

  While still a student, Marion hired herself out as a tourist guide.
• hire out (something)
  сдать что-либо в аренду

  Ms. Brown hires out her cottage to those tenants, who are ready to pay high price for it.
• hit (someone) below the belt
  нанести кому-либо предательский удар, удар ниже пояса

  Alan hit me below the belt when he told everybody about my problems.
• hit (someone) hard
  задевать кого-либо эмоционально, сказываться на

  The murder of the woman's husband hit her very hard.
• hit (someone) like a ton of bricks
  удивить или шокировать кого-либо

  His unexpected arrival in the middle of the night hit me like a ton of bricks.
• hit (someone) right between the eyes
  произвести сильное впечатление на кого-либо

  Her unbelievable attire hit me right between the eyes.
• hit (someone) up for (something)
  попросить кого-либо о чём-либо

  I hit my Mom up for 200 dollars but she said no.
• hit a plateau
  достичь высокого положения

  The sales hit a plateau and then declined.
• hit a snag
  натолкнуться на проблему

  The negotiations to finish the miner's strike hit a snag.
• hit bottom
  прийти в упадок, достичь низжей точки

  The budget of the factory hit bottom last month.
• hit close to home
  затрагивать интересы, задевать за живое

  Mike asked me to join their team and my refusal hit close to home.
• hit home
  произвести впечатление, дойти до, понять

  The news of their engagement suddenly hit home.
• hit it off (with someone)
  ладить с кем-либо

  I am happy that we hit it off with my mother-in-law.
• hit on/upon (something)
  случайно подумать о чём-либо

  Tina hit upon the idea of aranging a garage sale, as she had a lot of things she didn't need.
• hit parade
  рейтинг песен

  This singer is very popular; he is number one on the hit parade.
• hit pay dirt
  обнаружить что-либо ценное

  Gloria hit pay dirt while looking through the things in the garret.
• hit the books
  серьёзно готовиться к занятиям

  I had to read for my History exam, so I stayed home and hit the books.
• hit the bottle
  слишком много выпить, "прикладываться к бутылке"

  Nancy goes to pubs and hits the bottle almost every evening.
• hit the bricks
  выйти на улицы, забастовать

  The construction workers hit the bricks. They demanded that they be paid decent money for their jobs.
• hit the bulls-eye
  попасть в точку, в цель

  Samantha hit the bull's-eye when she spoke about the problems in the office.