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home away from home

Definition: (also home from home) a place where you are at ease as if you were at home. Discuss this Idiom in …

hold your horses

Definition: Be patient. Discuss this Idiom in the comments below.

hocus pocus

Definition: In general, a term used in magic or trickery. Discuss this Idiom in the comments below.

hit the sack

Definition: To go to bed. Discuss this Idiom in the comments below.

hit the sack

Definition: Go to bed or go to sleep. Discuss this Idiom in the comments below.

hit the roof

Definition: to become angry and start shouting. Discuss this Idiom in the comments below.

hit the road

Definition: To leave. Discuss this Idiom in the comments below.

hit the panic button

Definition: (also press or push the button)to panic suddenly. Discuss this Idiom in the comments below.

hit the nail on the head

Definition: said to describe exactly a situation or a problem. Discuss this Idiom in the comments below.

hit the hay

Definition: Go to bed or go to sleep.? Discuss this Idiom in the comments below.

hit the ceiling

Definition: to become very angry and start shouting. Discuss this Idiom in the comments below.

hit the books

Definition: To study, especially for a test or exam.? Discuss this Idiom in the comments below.

hit a home run

Definition: to be successful. Discuss this Idiom in the comments below.

high on the hog

Definition: Living in Luxury. Discuss this Idiom in the comments below.

high man on the totem pole

Definition: the most important person in a hierarchy or organization. (Opposite: low man on the totem pole) Discuss this Idiom in the …

high five

Definition: Slapping palms above each others heads as celebration gesture.? Discuss this Idiom in the comments below.

help a lame dog over a stile

Definition: said about someone who helps people who are in difficulty or trouble. Discuss this Idiom in the comments below.

hell in a handbasket

Definition: Deteriorating and headed for complete disaster.? Discuss this Idiom in the comments below.

head over heels

Definition: completely in love. Discuss this Idiom in the comments below.

he lost his head

Definition: Angry and overcome by emotions.? Discuss this Idiom in the comments below.

have other fish to fry

Definition: (Also have bigger fish to fry;have more important fish to fry)to have other things to do;to have more important things to …

have money to burn

Definition: to be very rich and spend a lot of money on unnecessary things. Discuss this Idiom in the comments below.

have kittens

Definition: (also have a cow) to be very worried, upset or angry about something. Discuss this Idiom in the comments below.

have bigger fish to fry

Definition: (also have other fish to fry;have more important fish to fry) to have other things to do;to have more important things …

have big ears

Definition: to be nosy and listen to other people’s private conversations. Discuss this Idiom in the comments below.

have an axe to grind

Definition: to have a strong opinion about something. Discuss this Idiom in the comments below.

have a cow

Definition: (also have kittens) to be very worried, upset or angry about something Discuss this Idiom in the comments below.

have a blast

Definition: To have a good time or to enjoy oneself. Discuss this Idiom in the comments below.

hat trick

Definition: When one player scores three goals in the same hockey game. This idiom can also mean three scores in any other …

haste makes waste

Definition: Quickly doing things results in a poor ending.? Discuss this Idiom in the comments below.

hale and hearty

Definition: in a good health. Discuss this Idiom in the comments below.

gut feeling

Definition: A personal intuition you get, especially when feel something may not be right.? Discuss this Idiom in the comments below.

grin like a cheshire cat

Definition: (Also smile like Cheshire cat.) To smile very broadly. This is an allusion to a fictional cat popularised by Lewis Carroll’s …

green-eyed monster

Definition: envy, jealousy, covetousness Discuss this Idiom in the comments below.

green with envy

Definition: consumed by envy;envious to the point where it is noticeable to others. Discuss this Idiom in the comments below.

green room

Definition: The waiting room, especially for those who are about to go on a tv or radio show. Discuss this Idiom in …

green light

Definition: permission to go ahead with something such as a project. Discuss this Idiom in the comments below.

great minds think alike

Definition: Intelligent people think like each other. Discuss this Idiom in the comments below.

graveyard shift

Definition: Working hours from about 12:00 am to 8:00 am. The time of the day when most other people are sleeping. Discuss …

good samaritan

Definition: Someone who helps others when they are in need, with no discussion for compensation, and no thought of a reward. Discuss …

good fences make good neighbors

Definition: (also good walls make good neighbors) this means that people should respect other people’s property and privacy and mind their own …