| Idiom | Meaning | Example |
| a head start |
a chance to start ahead of the other runners etc.
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Give the smallest runner a head start. He can't run very fast.
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| a heavy day |
a busy day, a hard day
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At the end of a heavy day he likes to sit on the patio and read.
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| a heavy hitter |
a person who can hurt you, a heavyweight
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Al is a heavy hitter. Don't try to cheat him.
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| a heavyweight |
a person with a lot of power, a heavy hitter, a shogun, VIP
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If you're promoted to vice-president, you'll be a heavyweight -
a powerful person!
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| a hell of a time |
a difficult task, an awful time, a dickens of a time
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When he's drunk I have a hell of a time getting his car keys. He doesn't want to give me his keys.
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| a hell of a time |
a great time, a wonderful event, a blast
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"How was the party?" "I wish you had come - we had a hell of a time!"
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| a helping hand |
help with a job or task, lend a hand
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May was always ready with a helping hand.
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| a hill of beans |
a small amount, very little
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The money he lost doesn't amount to a hill of beans.
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| a hit |
a popular song or movie, an idea everybody likes
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Remember the song Michelle? It was quite a hit.
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| a hit |
a drug dose, drugs from a needle
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When she's depressed, she'll do anything for a hit.
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