English Idioms and Idiomatic Expressions
Alphabetical List of Idioms H, page 4
Idioms H, page 4: from: 'happy-go-lucky' to: bury the hatchet'
- happy-go-lucky
- If you are a happy-go-lucky person, you are cheerful
and carefree all the time.
"He's a happy-go-lucky sort of guy - always in good humour."
- If you are a happy-go-lucky person, you are cheerful
and carefree all the time.
- hard and fast
- Something which is hard and fast is inflexible or cannot
be altered.
"Unfortunately there are no hard and fast rules related to English spelling."
- Something which is hard and fast is inflexible or cannot
be altered.
- hard of hearing
- If someone is hard of hearing, they can't hear very
well.
"You'll have to speak louder to Mr. Jones. He's a bit hard of hearing"
- If someone is hard of hearing, they can't hear very
well.
- hard as nails
- A person who is
(as) hard as nails is unsentimental and shows no sympathy.
"Don't expect any sympathy from him. He's as hard as nails."
- A person who is
(as) hard as nails is unsentimental and shows no sympathy.
- (no) hard feelings
- If you have no hard feelings, you feel no resentment or bitterness
about something.
"When Alan was promoted instead of Steve, he said to Steve : 'No hard feelings I hope"
- If you have no hard feelings, you feel no resentment or bitterness
about something.
- hard up
- If you are hard up, you have very little money.
"We were so hard up that we had to sleep in the car."
- If you are hard up, you have very little money.
- hard time
- If you give someone a hard time, you annoy them or make
things difficult for them.
"Susan says the pupils in her new school are giving her a hard time."
- If you give someone a hard time, you annoy them or make
things difficult for them.
- hard to come by
- Something that is hard to come by is rare or difficult to
find.
"Experienced carpenters are hard to come by these days."
- Something that is hard to come by is rare or difficult to
find.
- hard to swallow
- When something is difficult to accept or believe, it is
hard to swallow.
"She invented an excuse that the teacher found hard to swallow."
- When something is difficult to accept or believe, it is
hard to swallow.
- run with the hare and hunt with the hounds
- If you run with the hare and hunt with the hounds, you
want to stay on friendly terms with both sides in a quarrel.
"Bob always wants to keep everyone happy, but he can't run with the hare and hunt with the hounds this time - the issue is too important."
- If you run with the hare and hunt with the hounds, you
want to stay on friendly terms with both sides in a quarrel.
- harebrained idea
- A is an idea or suggestion that is
considered to be silly, foolish or totally impractical.
"We'll never make any progress if you have nothing but harebrained ideas to offer!"
- A is an idea or suggestion that is
considered to be silly, foolish or totally impractical.
- harp on
- If you harp on (about) something, you tire others by
talking continuously and tediously about it.
"My parents are always harping on about my school results."
- If you harp on (about) something, you tire others by
talking continuously and tediously about it.
- hat in the ring
- If you throw or toss your hat in the ring, you announce
that you are going to enter a competition or take up a challenge.
"He finally threw his hat in the ring and announced that he was going to stand for election."
- If you throw or toss your hat in the ring, you announce
that you are going to enter a competition or take up a challenge.
- bury the hatchet
- When people who have had a disagreement decide to forget
their quarrel and become friends again, theybury the hatchet.
"I don't get on well with my mother-in-law, but to keep my wife happy I decided to bury the hatchet."
- When people who have had a disagreement decide to forget
their quarrel and become friends again, theybury the hatchet.
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