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• hit the ceiling
  разозлиться не на шутку, прийти в ярость, "на стену лезть"

  My Dad might hit the ceiling when he learns that I have dropped out of college.
• hit the deck
  встать с постели и начать работать

  I think I'll hit the deck and start working as soon as possible.
• hit the dirt
  лечь на землю и укрыться от огня

  The hold-up men ordered the hostages to hit the dirt.
• hit the hay
  идти спать, "отправиться на боковую"

  "I haven't the slightest intention of coming. I am tired out and I am going to hit the hay."
• hit the high spots
  затрагивать, рассматривать лишь самое важное

  "I want you to hit the high spots in your speech and talk only about important matters."
• hit the jackpot
  иметь необыкновенный успех, повезти

  Dana was very lucky; she hit the jackpot when she bought a lottery ticket last month.
• hit the nail on the head
  правильно угадать, попасть в точку

  Julian hit the nail on the head when he reported the problems to the bank manager.
• hit the road
  уехать (обычно на машине)

  They hit the road early in the morning and reached Chicago before dusk.
• hit the roof
  быть в гневе, "рвать и метать"

  Ms. Shneider hit the roof when she found out that her husband had an afair with a young woman.
• hit the sack
  заваливаться спать", "отправиться на боковую"

  It was a few minutes past midnight and it was time Jack hit the sack.
• hit the sauce
  пьянствовать

  Jim hits the sauce regularly that's why he has lost his job.
• hit the skids
  снизиться в цене

  The prices of fruit and vegetables usually hit the skids in early autumn.
• hit the spot
  освежать или удовлетворять

  Sitting on the settee at home and watching a new film on TV really hit the spot.
• hit-and-miss
  как попало, беспорядочно, бессистемно

  Tim's reading has always been hit-and-miss.
• hit-and-run
  скрыться с места происшествия

  The woman got involved in a hit-and-run accident last night; the car hit her and drove away without stopping.
• hitch one's wagon to a star
  честолюбиво стремиться к чему-либо

  Joan aims high; she wants to hitch her wagon to a star and pursue the profession of an astronaut.
• hither and thither
  туда и сюда

  Sally went hither and thither trying to find the way out of the building.
• HIV
  Human Immunodeficiency Virus - вирус иммунодефицита

  Nick is a drug edict and he most certainly has HIV infection.
• hive of activity
  людской муравейник; место, где очень много народу

  The stadium was a hive of activity during the football match.
• Hobson's choice
  вынужденный выбор, выбор поневоле

  I was given a Hobson's choice. I could buy a costume of any size but only if it was white.
• hold (someone's) attention
  удерживать чьё-либо внимание

  This actor is able to hold the attention of the audience for several hours.
• hold (someone's) hand
  держать кого-либо за руку (чтобы не было страшно)

  My daughter is afraid of injections and I have to hold her hand in the doctor's surgery.
• hold (someone) down
  препятствовать чьему-либо успеху

  "I do not intend to hold you down; in fact I want you to succeed."
• hold (someone) hostage
  держать кого-либо в заложниках

  The hijackers were holding the passengers of the plane hostage.
• hold (someone) in high regard
  относиться к кому-либо с большим уважением

  All of the patients in the hospital hold the chief doctor in high regard.
• hold (something) against (someone)
  упрекать \ винить кого-либо за что-либо

  I lost my business because of my partner so I can't but hold it against him.
• hold (something) back
  удерживать в тайне, не разглашать

  I tried to hold the news about the accident back, but the information reached his parents almost at once.
• hold a candle to (someone or something)
  не идти ни в какое сравнение с кем-либо\ чем-либо; играть подчинённую роль

  Their new house can't hold a candle to their old one. It is bigger and more beautiful.
• hold a grudge against (someone)
  держать зло на кого-либо, "иметь зуб на кого-либо"

  My partner decived me, and I have been holding a grudge against him ever since.
• hold a meeting
  устраивать собрание

  It was announced that the apartment owners would hold a meeting next week.
• hold all the aces
  иметь хороший шанс, иметь на руках козырную карту

  I am holding all the aces, and I hope to do well in the negotiations.
• hold all the aces/cards/trumps
  иметь хороший шанс, преимущество; иметь на руках козырную карту

  I am holding all the aces, and I hope to do well in the negotiations.
• hold all the cards
  быть в выгодной ситуации, иметь преимущества

  I held all the cards and was not afraid of being sacked.
• hold all the trumps
  иметь хороший шанс, иметь козырную карту

  I am holding all the trumps, and I hope to do well in my business.
• hold back
  прятать, держать в тайне, задерживать

  When a man is called on to give evidence, he shouldn't hold back anything.