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IDIOM: hard feelings (n)
MEANING: bad feelings; anger; animosity;
bitter feelings
EXAMPLE: "I'm sorry that we got into an
argument. Please, let's have no hard feelings over this."
IDIOM: (be) hard-headed (adj)
MEANING: to be unwilling to change; stubborn;
inflexible
EXAMPLE: "Jason will never change his mind.
He's really hard-headed sometimes!"
IDIOM: a hassle (n)
MEANING: a bothersome situation; something
troublesome that interrupts the normal routine
EXAMPLE: "What a hassle! My supervisor wants
to have all of the reports finished by the end of the week."
IDIOM: to hassle (v)
MEANING: to bother; annoy; interrupt a normal
routine
EXAMPLE: "My boss is hassling me to finish
these reports before Friday."
IDIOM: to have (one's) hands full
MEANING: to be very, very busy
EXAMPLE: "I'd love to help you, but I've
got my hands full moving this weekend. Sorry!"
IDIOM: to have (something) down pat
MEANING: to know something completely; or
understand something thoroughly
EXAMPLE: The students had the lesson down
pat, and they all passed the test.
RELATED: to have something down pat / to
know something inside out
IDIOM: head honcho (n)
MEANING: the top boss; the person in charge
EXAMPLE: "Who's the head honcho of this
division?"
IDIOM: to hit the books
MEANING: to study
EXAMPLE: "I've got to hit the books because
there's an exam in class tomorrow."
IDIOM: to hit the hay / hit the sack
MEANING: to go to bed; go to sleep
EXAMPLE: It's getting late. I'm going to
hit the hay. / I'm going to hit the sack.
IDIOM: How come?
MEANING: a different way to ask "Why?"
EXAMPLE: "How come you didn't do your homework?"
COMING SOON:
hang out with
hard nut to crack
has-been
have (one's) hands full
have a ball
have a bone to pick with someone
have a lump in one's throat
have an ax to grind
have someone wrapped around your little
finger
heart-to-heart talk
high and low
high off the hog
hit
hit it off
hit the bottle
hit the ceiling
hold one's tongue
hold your horses
horse around
horse of a different color
hot air
hot under the collar
hustler