| Idiom | Meaning | Example |
| a hollow leg |
space for a lot of drink, room for a lot of beer
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Parl drank six bottles of beer. He must have a hollow leg!
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| a holy pile |
a lot, very much, tons
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To feed 20 people, you need a holy pile of spaghetti.
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| a hoot |
a time of laughter, a good time, a riot
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Last night we went to Maude's party. It was a hoot.
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| a horse of a different color |
a different matter, a separate issue
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If he wants to buy the land, that's a horse of a different color.
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| a horse's ass [B] |
a fool, a jerk
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After three drinks he was acting like a horse's ass.
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| a hot hand |
lucky in card games or at gambling
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Walter's got a hot hand tonight. He's won four games of poker.
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| a hot number |
a couple (or topic) that everyone is talking about
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Paul and Rita are a hot number now. They're in love.
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| a hot ticket |
a popular item, a product that people want
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Anything with James Dean's picture on it is a hot ticket.
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| a hot topic |
popular topic, the talk of the town
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Sex is a hot topic. Sex will get their attention.
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| a hotdog |
one who plays only for the crowd, a show-off
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Eddie was a hotdog - always trying to excite the crowd.
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