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Идиомы на букву H

• have a taste for (something)
  желать \ хотеть чего-либо особенного

  I have always had a taste for good wine.
• have the Midas touch
  уметь легко делать деньги

  Moses has the Midas touch; he has the ability of making money easily.
• have sticky fingers
  воровать

  The man was fired from the supermarket because he had sticky fingers.
• have bats in one's belfry
  быть не в своём уме, "винтика не хватает"

  I think Molly has bats in her belfry; she always talks gibberish.
• have a leg to stand on
  иметь поддержку, оправдание, свидетельство чего-либо

  Robert did not have a leg to stand on in the explanation of his behavior.
• have the best of both worlds
  быть способным справляться с противоположными возможностями

  Orientiering is a good sport; one can have the best of both worlds - physical exercise and the outdoors.
• horse sense
  здравый смысл, мудрость в принятии решений

  I can never rely on his horse sense; he is not wise enough to make a proper decision.
• have a mind of one's own
  поступать по своему разумению

  Tim has always had a mind of his own, so there is no use trying to convince him how to behave in the situation.
• hold one's horses
  ждать, быть терпеливым, "попридержи коней"

  "Hold your horses!" Mr. Smith said to Ron when the latter said he would call the police.
• have a heart of stone
  быть холодным и неприветливым; "сердце как камень"

  Ricardo has a heart of stone; he is cold and unfriendly.
• have an ace up one's sleeve
  иметь козырь "про запас"

  Frieda had an ace up her sleeve which she could use against her opponent.
• have a heart
  быть щедрым, уметь прощать

  Sally is generous and forgiving; she has a heart and everybody likes her.
• hot under the collar
  рассердившийся, взбешённый, возмущенный

  Lionel had the knack of leaving everybody hot under the collar and he knew it.
• half-baked
  глупая \ ый

  "I don't really want to listen to your half-baked ideas about quitting the job."
• hand-me-down
  обноски

  Cinderella had to wear hand-me-down clothes when she lived in her stepmother's house.
• head is buzzing
  думать сразу о многом, иметь много дел, забот, волнений; "голова идёт кругом"

  My head has been buzzing since we moved to a new apartment.
• holy cats
  Боже мой! (выражение удивления, удовольствия или гнева)

  "Holy cats, the rain is pouring! I can't leave the house."
• have a foot in both camps
  поддерживать каждую из оппозиционных групп, "и нашим, и вашим"

  I suspect that the governor had a foot in both camps of opposing parties.
• have had its day
  устареть отслужить своё, выйти из употребления

  I am afraid my computer has had its day and I have to buy a new one.
• 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.
• have to (do something)
  нужно, приходится

  I don't have to go to work at the weekends.
• have a lead foot
  слишком быстро водить машину

  I am afraid to go in Adam's car because he has a lead foot.
• have a time
  испытывать большие трудности \ иметь неприятности

  I really had a time in the shop when I had left my credit card behind.
• Holy mackerel!
  Боже мой! Не может быть! Ну и ну! (выражение удивления, удовольствия или гнева)

  "Holy mackerel!" cried the woman when she saw a kitten sitting under the table. "How did it get here?"
• have one foot in the grave
  быть при смерти, "быть одной ногой в могиле"

  The woman was very sick and had one foot in the grave.
• have the floor
  взять слово (для выступления)

  Adam decided to have the floor and speak about the problems their firm was facing.
• have one's head screwed on right/straight
  быть разумным, принимать правильные решения

  Henry seems to have his head screwed on straight; his decisions are always right.
• hand (something) to (someone) on a silver platter
  дать кому-либо что-либо не заслуженно

  Ken is used to being handed everything to him on a silver platter.
• hole in one
  попасть с первого удара

  Lionel is a skilled golfer, and he got a hole in one during his first round.
• hard of hearing
  плохо слышащий

  My grandfather, who is nearly ninety, is almost blind and hard of hearing.
• have a familiar ring
  иметь знакомое звучание

  The name of the girl has a familiar ring; it seems I have heard it before.
• have had it up to here with (someone or something)
  испытывать чьё-либо терпение

  Miss Warner is a very patient person, but she has had it up to here with Nick who is always discupting the class.
• have nothing to do with (someone or something)
  не иметь ничего общего с кем-либо \ чем-либо

  Desmond Finch was not involved in the fraud and had nothing to do with the members of that group.
• hit-and-miss
  как попало, беспорядочно, бессистемно

  Tim's reading has always been hit-and-miss.
• have a big heart
  быть добрым, щедрым, великодушным

  Tamara had a big heart and was always ready to help her relatives and friends.