Идиомы на букву H

  • hang a left
    повернуть налево, сделать левый поворот
    I asked the policemen the way to the gas station and he told me to hang a left from the supermarket.
  • hold off
    задерживать, откладывать
    Our flight was delayed; it was held off till ten p. m.
  • heart is set against (something)
    быть настроенным против чего-либо
    Sandra's heart was set against her daughter's marriage.
  • heart is dead set against (something)
    быть решительно настроенным против чего-либо
    My heart was dead set against buying a secondhand car.
  • hold good
    оставаться в силе, длиться
    The weather was unusually hot that autumn and the demand for air conditioners held good from September till the beginning of November.
  • hook, line and sinker
    вне всякого сомнения, полностью
    Lola trusted her new friend hook, line and sinker.
  • have a scrape with (someone or something)
    иметь неприятный разговор с кем-либо \ о чём-либо
    Mark had a scrape with the Dean because he had missed a lot of lectures.
  • heavy hand (of something)
    большая власть над кем-либо \ чем-либо
    The heavy hand of the law is tremendous power over those people who commit crimes.
  • have the wherewithal to (do something)
    иметь необходимые средства или энергию, чтобы делать что-либо
    The man does not have the wherewithal to start his own business.
  • highway robbery
    очень высокая цена, "чистый грабёж"
    The price that I had to pay for the airline tickets was highway robbery.
  • head-hunting
    поиск квалифицированных работников
    They use a head-hunting company to search for qualified workers to fill certain positions in their office.
  • heavy going
    трудное дело
    Moving into a new apartment was heavy going.
  • hard feelings
    горькие, злые чувства
    Even though my sister and I quarreled I don't have any hard feelings toward her.
  • hold true
    быть правдой
    It doesn't hold true that he is the most influential person in the company.
  • hold out on (someone)
    отказываться соглашаться с кем-либо
    The employees are holding out on the Board of Directors and won't sign their contracts.
  • high life
    роскошная жизнь
    Ms. Bonfire had been living the high life when her husband left her for a younger woman.
  • head off (something)
    остановить что-либо, не допустить
    They were not able to head off the leakage of the information about their research.
  • hang a right
    повернуть направо, сделать правый поворот
    I drove along the main street and hung a right at the crossing.
  • 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.
  • head for (someone or something)
    двигаться в направлении кого-либо\ чего-либо
    The hurricane was heading for one of the islands in the Pacific.
  • have to live with (something)
    переносить что-либо, терпеть
    Anna has had rheumatism for a number of years and she has to live with it.
  • holier-than-thou
    благочестиво-показной, самодовольный человек
    I do not like your holier-than-thou attitude toward your family and friends.
  • hold over (something)
    откладывать, держать в резерве
    The judge said he would hold over Julia's case till the next sitting of the court.
  • handwriting is on the wall
    плохой или знаменательный знак
    The handwriting was on the wall. Business was slack; he had to consider moving to another town.
  • hit the skids
    снизиться в цене
    The prices of fruit and vegetables usually hit the skids in early autumn.
  • hang (someone) in effigy
    повесить чучело ненавистного человека
    Jill hated her ex-husband that's why she hung him in effigy.
  • hold forth
    предлагать
    The principal held forth a proposal to build a new lab for the chemistry department.
  • hang up (something)
    повесить что-либо на крючок \ вешалку
    "Will you please hang up your coats before you enter the room?"
  • had best (do something)
    я бы предпочла (сделать что-либо)
    I had best leave this work till tomorrow; I don't feel like doing it now.
  • hell-bent for leather
    вести себя безрассудно; мчаться во весь опор
    He rode hell-bent-for-leather down the mountain path.
  • hit parade
    рейтинг песен
    This singer is very popular; he is number one on the hit parade.
  • hang-up
    задержка в чем-либо, нервная реакция на что-либо
    There was a hang-up in the delivery of the goods to the grocery store.
  • hammer away at (someone or something)
    упорно работать над чем-либо
    I have been hammering away at my homework exercises nearly all day.
  • hot and heavy
    серьёзные страсти или эмоции
    The battle scenes in the action film were hot and heavy.
  • have a run-in with (the law/someone)
    иметь столкновение с законом
    The young man had a run-in with the law several times for speedy driving.