This page gathers the 4,686 dictionary entries of which at least one sense is labelled “Idiomatic” by Wiktionary. The definition shown is that sense; each word leads to its full entry. Page 19 of 47: from “hang out” to “hell or high water”.
- hang out verb To spend time with somebody; to regularly meet with somebody.
- hang out to dry verb To abandon someone who is in need or in danger, especially a colleague or one dependent.
- hang the moon verb To place the moon in the sky: used as an example of a superlative act attributed to someone viewed with uncritical or excessive awe…
- hang tight verb To wait, without attempting to address a challenging, alarming, or dangerous situation, until a later point in time.
- hang together verb To be connected.
- hang tough verb To remain strong-willed or brave, especially when experiencing duress or adversity.
- hang up verb To terminate a telephone call, originally by hanging the receiver on its hook or cradle thereby automatically disconnecting the line.
- hang up one's hat verb To end one's career.
- hang upon verb To depend upon.
- hangar queen noun A grounded aircraft which is kept so that its parts can be used in other aircraft.
- happily ever after adv Chiefly preceded by he, she, they, etc., lived: often used as a formulaic ending in fairy tales, stories for children, and similar works…
- happy landings noun Successful outcome or outcomes.
- happy place noun A mental visualization of a pleasant location, performed in order to avoid thinking or dealing with something unpleasant or painful.
- hard as nails adj Very unsympathetic; callous.
- hard cheese intj An unsympathetic retort to someone suffering misfortune.
- hard nut to crack noun A problem that is challenging to solve.
- hard pass noun An unequivocal rejection with no possibility of a later change of mind.
- hard pill to swallow noun Synonym of bitter pill to swallow.
- hard-nosed adj Hardheaded, stubborn.
- hard-pressed adj Barely able; having difficulty doing something.
- haroun noun The Daraawiish government.
- hash slinger noun A cook or food server in a cheap restaurant, especially one who is discourteous or inattentive to customers.
- hatchet man noun A male who carries out brutal and unpleasant duties on behalf of another, such as firing dead wood employees.
- haul ass verb To hurry; to move quickly, especially to leave.
- have noun A wealthy or privileged person.
- have a fine finger verb To be exceptionally gifted at a task requiring delicate, expert manual dexterity.
- have a fit verb To experience an epileptic seizure.
- have a go verb To attack someone physically; to have a fight.
- have a good one verb To enjoy an event or occasion, especially a holiday or one's birthday.
- have a handle on verb To understand or grasp.
- have a laugh verb To joke; kid around.
- have a mind of one's own verb To form one's personal opinions and choose one's actions without being governed by the views or choices of others; to be independently…
- have a moment verb To reach a high level of popularity during a specific time.
- have a seat verb A polite directive to sit down
- have a tiger by the tail verb To be in a difficult or dangerous situation in which one ideally should not remain, but from which one cannot withdraw.
- have an accident verb To urinate or defecate somewhere other than a toilet.
- have another think coming verb To be deluded, to be mistaken; to need to rethink something one has determined; to need to reconsider one's plans or expectations.
- have at verb To attack; to engage in combat with.
- have done with verb To finish; to give up or stop dealing with.
- have eyes bigger than one's stomach verb To take more food on one's plate than one can eat; to be greedy.
- have got verb To have.
- have had it verb To have endured all that one can.
- have had it up to here verb To have become very frustrated or angry; to have reached the limit of one's patience or forbearance.
- have it all verb To lead a successful life.
- have it going on verb To be attractive or socially successful or have an aura of success.
- have it made verb To have accomplished all there is to do; to have no further work or difficulty.
- have legs verb To have endurance; to have prospects to exist or go on for a long time.
- have no time for verb To dislike.
- have one foot on a banana peel verb To be in an unstable situation with a high risk of sudden negative change, facing difficulty, or appearing foolish.
- have one's cake and eat it too verb To benefit by having two things which are mutually incompatible (such as eating a piece of cake and yet still possessing that piece for…
- have one's ducks in a row verb To be organized; to have one's affairs in order; specifically, to have a multiperson effort coordinated towards the exact same goal.
- have one's ears pinned back verb To be strongly scolded, reprimanded or admonished.
- have one's head read verb To have one's mental health assessed, to receive a psychiatric examination.
- have one's name on verb To be reserved for someone.
- have one's name written all over verb To be typical of a particular individual, particularly with respect to a crime or scheme.
- have one's way verb To obtain the circumstances one wishes for; to do what one wishes to do, or to have others do what one wishes them to do.
- have one's way with verb To engage (as the more active or dominant partner) in sexual intercourse with, especially without the consent of one's partner; rape.
- have seen one's day verb Of a person, thing, idea, etc., to be at the point in a life cycle or career of no longer being useful or effective; to be worn-out.
- have seen this movie verb To have experienced a situation which is the same as or similar to the current situation, especially with a sense of the unpleasantness or…
- have several seats phrase A directive for someone to calm down or modify their attitude, and to refrain from speaking about an issue in which they have limited…
- have someone by the short hairs verb To have someone in a difficult situation in which he or she is without alternatives and can be controlled.
- have someone's head verb To punish someone severely, as by sacking (firing), imprisonment, or similarly harsh penalties.
- have someone's number verb To understand a person's character, capabilities, or situation.
- have the right time verb To know the correct time of day.
- have the tiger by the tail verb To be in a difficult or dangerous situation in which one ideally should not remain, but from which one cannot withdraw.
- have the wolf by the ear verb To be in a dangerous situation from which one cannot disengage, but in which one cannot safely remain.
- have time on one's side verb To not be rushed; to have plenty of time to do something.
- have words verb To argue, to have an argument.
- have-not noun A poor or underprivileged person.
- head and shoulders adv To a considerable degree.
- head for the hills verb To go to a safe place; to seek refuge; to flee.
- head loss noun A loss of self-control leading to poor conduct.
- head of steam noun A significant amount of energy, vigour or momentum, sufficient to make progress or succeed in a task.
- head start noun An advantage consisting in starting a competition or task earlier than might be expected; given (or taken), for example, prior to the…
- head to toe adv Entirely; completely; over one's full body.
- head-on adj Direct, abrupt, blunt or unequivocal; not prevaricating; uncompromising
- head-scratching adj Confusing, perplexing, puzzling.
- heads or tails noun The practice of flipping a coin in the air, to choose between two alternatives based on which side lands face up.
- heads up intj Used as an informal warning, caution, or call for attention; pay attention!
- headwind verb To impede or reverse progress.
- hear out verb To listen to someone until that person has finished speaking; to thoroughly consider all aspects of someone's argument.
- hear the end of it verb To cease to be told about, or nagged because of, something.
- hear the grass grow verb To have an extremely sensitive sense of hearing.
- hear things verb To imagine that one hears sounds that are not actually real; to have auditory hallucinations.
- hear voices verb Have the experience of hearing voices which are not audible to others; to experience auditory hallucinations.
- heart balm noun Something that soothes a person's fears or emotions.
- heart of glass noun A heart (or by extension, person) in a very fragile romantic state: one that is easily made broken-hearted.
- heart to heart noun A sincere, serious, or personal conversation.
- heat wave noun A period of exceptionally hot weather.
- heavy equipment noun Any of a diverse class of large machines used in construction and mining for earthmoving tasks (e.g., digging, grading), logging, and other…
- heavy foot noun A habit of driving fast.
- heavy going noun Something that is boring; difficult to make progress on, or tedious
- heavy hand noun The act of exercising power, rules, or discipline in an overly strict, domineering, or tyrannical way.
- heavy hitter noun Someone or something of considerable importance; a person who is a major decision maker or capable achiever; an especially significant…
- heavy lifting noun The most demanding part of an endeavour; work requiring the most effort, resources, or consideration.
- hedge one's bets verb To reduce the risk of making a mistake by keeping one's options open.
- heffalump trap noun A situation where an attempt to trap or outwit someone ends up backfiring on the original schemer.
- hell intj Used to emphasize.
- hell mend someone intj Expressing exasperation at someone whose behavior is likely to result in trouble but who will not heed warnings.
- hell or high water noun Highly adverse circumstances; acts of God.