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Идиомы на букву H

• hammer (something) home
  заставить понять, "вдолбить в голову"

  The mother tried to hammer home to her son the importance of doing his best at school.
• have one's ass in a sling
  быть в затруднительном \ невыгодном положении

  Olaf had his ass in a sling because he had quit his job and didn't find another one so far.
• have one's hands tied
  руки связаны"

  "I would help you in your trouble if I didn't have my hands tied."
• hard to call
  трудно решить, определить что-либо

  The marathon was hard to call, and nobody knew who was going to win.
• have a near miss
  чуть было не попасть в аварию или столкнуться с чем-либо

  The two cars had a near miss on the highway because one of them had exceeded the speed limit.
• have been through the mill
  много испытать в жизни, пройти суровую школу

  She had for him the fellow feeling of one who had been through the same mill.
• hand over (someone or something) to (someone)
  передавать что-либо кому-либо

  The woman wanted Jim to hand over the documents to her.
• head
  на одну персону, на одного

  The bus fare was two dollars a head.
• have bearing on (something)
  иметь влияние \ действовать на что-либо

  I am sorry, but I have no bearing on the company's policy of employing workers.
• hold one's head up
  иметь чувство собственного достоинства, "высоко держать голову"

  Though John lost his case in court, he didn't lose his dignity and held his head up.
• have a lot going (for one)
  иметь многое, что работает на благо кого-либо

  The student has a lot going for her and she should do well in her studies.
• hold a meeting
  устраивать собрание

  It was announced that the apartment owners would hold a meeting next week.
• hold water
  быть хорошей идеей, звучать убедительно

  Your suggestion of sailing across the Atlantic in winter doesn't hold water.
• have the makings of (something)
  иметь необходимые качества, иметь задатки

  This young singer had the makings of a pop star.
• have (someone's) hide
  ругать или наказывать кого-либо

  My Granny promised to have my hide if I don't behave.
• hand in (something)
  вручить что-либо

  The postman handed in a telegram to me.
• have a rough time (of it)
  терпеть лишения, испытывать нужду

  I am having a rough time because I am very short of money.
• have an out
  отговорка, предлог

  Johnny is to see his doctor tomorrow so he has an out to stay away from school.
• handle (someone) with kid gloves
  обращаться с кем-либо бережно и осторожно

  Sue is difficult to deal with, so you'd better handle her with kid gloves when you speak to her.
• have been to hell and back
  пережить много трудностей\ испытаний

  -I have survived a great deal of trouble in recent years; I think I have been to hell and back.
• heart bleeds for (someone)
  сочувствовать кому-либо, сердце кровью обливается за кого-либо

  My heart bleeds for the victims of the war in Ossetia.
• hang in the balance
  не принявший решения, "быть в подвешенном состоянии"

  The future of the company is hanging in the balance; they haven't decided yet what to do.
• have the inside track
  иметь преимущество (досл. бежать по внутренней дорожке)

  Gilda knew several foreign languages and had the inside track when she applied for the job of a company secretary.
• hoof it
  идти пешком, прогуляться

  My car got broken, so I had to hoof it.
• have a blowout
  большая вечеринка или распродажа

  I am going shopping today; one of the shops has a blowout.
• have a keen interest in (someone or something)
  быть очень заинтересованным в ком-либо \ чём-либо

  Thomas Pane had a keen interest in painting.
• hold down a job
  удержаться на работе

  Rick had a serious drinking problem that's why he couldn't hold down a job.
• head shrinker
  психиатр

  Wanda is being very strange lately, and I advised her to go and see a head shrinker.
• have it both ways
  иметь \ делать что-либо одно

  "You can't have it both ways. You have to choose either this camera or that one."
• hold back (someone)
  сдерживать кого-либо, мешать делать что-либо

  During the anti-war demonstration the police were trying to hold back the crowd of people.
• hold up
  поднять, останавливать

  "Will you please hold up your hands those who want to go on a student trip to the mountains?"
• 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.
• have mixed feelings about (someone or something)
  иметь смешанные чувства по поводу кого-либо \ чего-либо

  I have been offered a new job, but I have mixed feelings about accepting it.
• 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.
• hand (something) down to (someone)
  передавать что-либо кому-либо по наследству

  The estate had been handed down from father to son.