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• hold water
  быть хорошей идеей, звучать убедительно

  Your suggestion of sailing across the Atlantic in winter doesn't hold water.
• hand down a decision
  огласить решение

  The judge was to have handed down a decision on Monday, but the hearing of the case had been put off.
• have a keen interest in (someone or something)
  быть очень заинтересованным в ком-либо \ чём-либо

  Thomas Pane had a keen interest in painting.
• hand (something) down to (someone)
  передавать что-либо кому-либо по наследству

  The estate had been handed down from father to son.
• hit bottom
  прийти в упадок, достичь низжей точки

  The budget of the factory hit bottom last month.
• holy terror
  очень непослушный ребёнок

  Simon's little boy is a very disobedient child; he is a regular holy terror.
• hold down a job
  удержаться на работе

  Rick had a serious drinking problem that's why he couldn't hold down a job.
• hard-nosed
  упрямый, непримиримый

  I told my husband to take a hard-nosed position while selling our house.
• hand down (something)
  передать что-либо по наследству

  The enormous estate was handed down to Miss Triber's nephew.
• have never had it so good
  никогда раньше не быть в столь благоприятной ситуации

  They have never had it so good since they moved to a new house.
• have a hunch about (something)
  иметь предчувствие о чём-либо

  Detective Fisher had a hunch about the mystery which would remain unsolved.
• have it coming (to someone)
  заслужить наказание

  Angela really deserves punishment for her pranks, and she has it coming to her.
• hung jury
  суд присяжных, который не смог вынести решение

  The jury was unable to agree on a verdict and the trial ended in a hung jury.
• have (something) in stock
  иметь что-либо в наличии (в продаже)

  I am not sure if they have any discs in stock in that computer shop.
• have an in with (someone)
  иметь хорошие отношения с кем-либо

  Unfortunately I don't have an in with my superviser so I can hardly ever ask him for a favor.
• higher education
  высшее образование

  I would like to get higher education that's why I am going to enter a university.
• have it
  услышать новости, понять

  "I have it that you declined their job offer. Is that so?"
• have one's eye on (something)
  присмотреть что-либо

  I went shopping for clothes and had an eye on a nice pair of jeans.
• hang on to (something)
  крепко держать что-либо

  A strong wind was blowing and we had to hang on to our hats and coats.
• head above water
  не иметь проблем \ неприятностей

  Zilbert can hardly make both ends meet; he works hard, but he is not able to keep his head above water.
• have come a long way
  добиться многого

  Juan has accomplished much; he has come a long way since he started his new business.
• have (something) going for one
  иметь способности \ талант к чему-либо

  Sue has a lot going for her and I am sure she will get the grant she applied for.
• have (something) on the ball
  быть умным, толковым, умелым

  "If I were you, I wouldn't employ Sara; she doesn't have much on the ball."
• headhunt
  поиск квалифицированных кадров

  The president of our firm sent a committee to the colleges and universities to do some headhunt in the hope of finding some young talent.
• 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.
• hold back
  прятать, держать в тайне, задерживать

  When a man is called on to give evidence, he shouldn't hold back anything.
• have a stake in (something)
  иметь долю собственности в чём-либо

  Our computer company has a stake in a few similar companies.
• have a lot of promise
  иметь многообещающее будущее

  The young gymnast has a lot of promise and will probably be a winner in the future.
• have growing pains
  иметь трудности роста

  When I was a teenager, I had a lot of growing pains.
• hammer out (an agreement or a deal)
  выработать что-либо в результате дебатов

  Unfortunately the union and the chief executives were not able to hammer out an agreement.
• hold up (as an example)
  ставить в пример

  The boy was held up before the whole school as an example of neatness and diligence.
• hang out one's shingle
  объявить об открытии, сделать вывеску

  Dr. Rayan decided to notify the public of the opening of his surgery, so he hung out his shingle.
• head-on
  лобовой, фронтальный

  Sam Beevers had a head-on crash on the highway yesterday.
• have none of (something)
  не выносить \ не переносить что-либо; не позволять

  "I will have none of your talking to me like that."
• 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.