| Idiom | Meaning | Example |
| hungover |
having a headache after drinking liquor, hangover
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The next day he was hungover, so he rested and drank coffee.
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| hungry thirties |
(See dirty thirties)
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| hunk |
a gorgeous man, a very attractive male
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Matty thinks Robert Redford is a hunk. She dreams about him.
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| hunker down |
get ready to lift or work, prepare to make an effort
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To achieve our sales goals, we all have to hunker down.
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| hurl |
vomit, puke, barf, hork, woof your cookies
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After eating two raw eggs, she hurled - all over my sheepskin!
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| hurry up |
do it quickly, make it snappy
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Hurry up with the dishes. We want you to play cards with us.
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| hurt my feelings |
make me feel sad, offend me
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You hurt my feelings when you said I waddle like a duck.
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| hush up |
do not talk, be quiet, keep quiet
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"Mommy, there's the man who kissed you!" "Hush up, child."
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| hushed up |
not talked about, keep a secret
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In the 1950s, if a teen-age girl got pregnant, it was hushed up.
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| hyah |
hello, hi, hi there
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Hyah, Bill. What's new with you?
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