| Idiom | Meaning | Example |
| half the battle |
half of the task completed, half of the job done
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You've done the research for the report. That's half the battle.
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| half-there |
idiotic, stupid, nitwit
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I couldn't think. My words sounded like grunts. People must have thought I was only half-there.
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| ham |
humorous person, comedian, joker
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When you imitate John Candy, you're quite a ham.
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| ham hands |
large hands, huge hands
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When the coach saw my big hands he called me Ham Hands.
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| ham it up |
act funny and tell jokes, play the ham
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Robbie likes to ham it up when he talks to a group - he tells jokes.
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| hammer and tongs |
angrily, furiously, fight tooth and nail
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The two men were arguing - going at it hammer and tongs.
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| hammered |
very drunk, pissed, sloshed
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You were hammered, so I took your keys and drove you home.
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| hand down |
told by the elders to the children
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The story about the loon was handed down for generations.
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| hand in |
give to the teacher or manager, turn in
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If we hand in an essay before it's due, teacher gives us a 5% bonus.
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| hand in hand |
related, together
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Math and science go hand in hand. They're related subjects.
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