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Идиомы на букву H

• hit-and-miss
  как попало, беспорядочно, бессистемно

  Tim's reading has always been hit-and-miss.
• have (someone or something) on one's mind
  много думать о ком-либо \ чём-либо

  Linda had a lot of problems on her mind.
• have a fit
  расстроиться, упасть в обморок, быть поражённым или возмущённым

  My friend had a fit when she saw what her little brother had done to her computer.
• have a leg up on (someone)
  иметь преимущество перед кем-либо

  Rita knows two foreign languages and she has a leg up on the other applicants for the job.
• handle with kid gloves
  бережное обращение \ обхождение

  Sue is difficult to deal with, so you'd better handle her with kid gloves when you speak to her.
• have (something) in mind
  иметь что-либо в виду, запомнить

  I wonder what Jeremy had in mind when he had asked me to help him.
• have the cheek to do something
  иметь наглость сделать что-либо

  "You have broken my camera and now you have the cheek to tell me that you didn't do it."
• hard to stomach (someone or something)
  трудно вытерпеть (кого-либо \ что-либо)

  I find some of my colleagues and their attitude to work hard to stomach.
• have a bone to pick with (someone)
  улаживать неприятное дело с кем-либо, сводить счёты

  Miss Kenglow had a bone to pick with her neighbor whose dog had nearly killed her cat.
• have a mind like a steel trap
  иметь острый и живой ум

  Although Timothy is seventy-five he has a mind like a steel trap and his memory is very good.
• help oneself to (something)
  угощаться чем-либо

  "Help yourself to some salad, please."
• have foot-in-mouth disease
  смущаться

  Sally is very shy; she blushes easily. I think that she has foot-in-mouth disease.
• have a hollow leg
  быть в состоянии много есть и пить

  Tim is very fat; he definitely has a hollow leg.
• hold out (one's hand)
  протягивать (руку)

  Mirna held out her hand to get hold of the rope.
• hard sell
  навязывать покупку

  The sales person gave us a hard sell on the new computer so we decided not to buy it from him.
• have it in for (someone)
  испытывать неприязнь к кому-либо

  I don't like Rick; he is ill-mannered that's why I have it in for him.
• have/keep one's finger on the pulse
  быть в курсе дела, держать руку на пульсе

  I am aware what's going on in the office; I am keeping my finger on the pulse.
• have a brainstorm
  внезапная идея (пришла в голову)

  "Listen to me, I've just had a brainstorm, and I believe I have found the solution to our problem."
• He who pays the piper calls the tune
  тот кто платит, тот и распоряжается

  He who pays the piper calls the tune, so it is for the owner of the cafe to decide who will work there and who won't.
• head and shoulders above (someone or something)
  намного лучше чего-либо; на голову выше кого-либо

  Peter is an excellent tennis player; he is head and shoulders above the other players in his town.
• have eyes bigger than one's stomach
  быть жадным (в еде); "одни глаза не сытые"

  Shiela always has a desire for more food than she can eat; she has eyes bigger than her stomach.
• have a brush with the law
  соприкасаться с законом

  At fourteen Joe had a brush with the law because he had tried to hijack a car.
• hard up
  быть в затруднительном финансовом положении

  I am not surprised that Paul is hard up for money again. He is such a spendthrift.
• have clean hands
  быть не виноватым, иметь "чистые руки"

  George had nothing to do with the stock cheating; he had clean hands and did not need to worry about the scandal.
• have the last laugh
  поставить того, кто смеялся над вами, в глупое положение

  Marion had the last laugh when she passed the test and her friend failed it.
• heavy heart
  чувство печали, "с тяжёлым сердцем"

  Her father was very sick, and Nina had a heavy heart because of it.
• hold one's nose
  неохотно соглашаться

  My boss asked me to stay after office hours and I had to hold my nose though I had other fish to fry that evening.
• have a lot on one's mind
  иметь много забот

  I have had a lot on my mind with my children recently.
• have one's hands full (with someone or something)
  быть полностью занятым кем-либо \ чем-либо

  I always have my hands full with household jobs.
• have seen better days
  отслужить своё, выйти из употребления

  Judy has had her car for ten years, and it has seen better days.
• have nothing between the ears
  быть глупым

  Sara seems to have nothing between the ears as she often makes silly mistakes.
• have one's nose in the air
  важничать, "задирать нос"

  I don't think much of Gina; she is very conceited and has her nose in the air.
• have the devil to pay
  иметь много неприятностей

  He will have the devil to pay if he doesn't hand in his term paper on the appointed day.
• have a stroke
  внезапный приступ, частичный или полный паралич

  My Granddad had a stroke and died soon after it.
• have (something) in one's hands
  иметь что-либо в руках (документы); иметь контроль или ответственность за что-либо

  "I will let you know when I have a visa to the USA in my hands."