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gum upTo make non-functional; to interfere with or put into a state of disorder; to ruin.Rate it:

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hack intoTo reduce something to by hacking with a cutting instrument.Rate it:

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hack intoTo gain unauthorized entry to, particularly by exploiting little-known weaknesses.Rate it:

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hands downWithout question.Rate it:

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hang by a threadTo be in danger, calling for precise caution. To be in a precarious situation.Rate it:

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he who smelt it dealt it(colloquial, originally) A person who calls attention to or complains about a fart is likely trying to pretend it wasn't his or her own.(colloquial, by extension) Used to suggest that a person calling attention to or complaining about a given problem may in fact be the source of the problem.Rate it:

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heavy hitterA player with a favorable batting average who is especially good at hitting the ball deep into the outfield or farther.Rate it:

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hell in a hand basketto go to one's doom, to deteriorate quickly, to proceed on a course to disaster. The phrase go to hell in a handbasket is an American phrase which came into general use during the American Civil War, though its popularity has spread into other countries.Rate it:

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hell weekThe week during which new members are required to undergo undignified rites of initiation or gruelling discipline in order to be accepted into a fraternity, sorority, secret society, military group, etc.Rate it:

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herd togetherTo push people or animals into a group, as a herd.Rate it:

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here's your signA sarcastic remark and gesture that is said and done when someone says something stupid. This is said while holding the back of your right hand in a fist to your forehead with the index finger and thumb extended to form an "L" for "Loser." This is done and said to someone when they ask an obvious question and they should have known the answer; it points out to someone how dumb the question was that they just asked.Rate it:

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hit the nail on the head!To do something perfectly, to give a textbook answer to a question that shows you grasp the concept at hand.Rate it:

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ho una domandaI have a questionRate it:

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hoc loco exsistit quaestio, quaeriturat this point the question arises.Rate it:

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homeless dumpingThe practice of hospital employees or emergency workers releasing homeless patients on the streets instead of placing them into the custody of a relative or shelter or retaining them in a hospital where they may require expensive medical care.Rate it:

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honey trapThe use of a seductive woman to entice a man into revealing secret information.Rate it:

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hoover upInto a vacuum cleaner, irrespective of brand.Rate it:

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hoover upQuickly, especially by taking it into the mouth directly from the plate rather than using cutlery.Rate it:

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hors de questionC’est hors de question, marque de refus catégorique.Rate it:

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house warmingPresented as a way of welcoming someone to a home into which he or she recently moved.Rate it:

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housewarmingA party to celebrate moving into a new home.Rate it:

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how can you sleep at nightA rhetorical question, used to tell someone that they should feel guilty about something.Rate it:

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how do i get to carnegie hallA set phrase, spoken as a rhetorical question, which is answered "Practice, practice, practice!" or sometimes with the humorous literal directions to Seventh Avenue between 56th and 57th.Rate it:

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how do you doa greeting used meeting somebody. Alternatives are pleased to meet you and nice to meet you. Often not actually meant as a question.Rate it:

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how long is a piece of stringUsed as a response to a question such as "How long will it take?" or "How big is it?" when the length or size is unknown, infinite, or variable.Rate it:

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how old are youUsed to question the mental age of the interlocutor.Rate it:

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I don't knowA phrase used in response to a question or command in which the target person does not know the answer to or how to respond.Rate it:

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I don't supposeUsed to introduce a question, implying that eliciting an affirmative answer from the interlocutor would be unlikely yet desirable for the speaker.Rate it:

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I have a questionIndicates that the speaker wants to ask a questionRate it:

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I just work hereIndicates that the speaker cannot answer their interrogator's question, because of lack of experience with or knowledge on the topic.Rate it:

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I thought you'd never askan answer of acceptance to an eagerly-awaited questionRate it:

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ich habe eine FrageI have a questionRate it:

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il a donné tête baissée dans le piège (panneau)He ran headlong into the trap.Rate it:

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il a fait une sortieHe flew into a passion.Rate it:

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il a reculé pour mieux sauter1. He waited for something better. 2. (ironic.) He avoided a small evil to fall into a greater.Rate it:

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il bue che dice cornuto all'asinopot calling the kettle blackRate it:

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il m'a posé cette question à brûle-pourpointHe asked me that question quite unexpectedly.Rate it:

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il n'y a pas d'amitié qui tienneFriendship has nothing to do with the question; It must be done in spite of friendship.Rate it:

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il prend sur son sommeil pour étudierHe works far into the night.Rate it:

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il s'agit de...The question is...; The point is...Rate it:

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il s'est jeté à corps perdu dans cette affaireHe threw himself headlong (or, with might and main) into the matter.Rate it:

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il vient d'être bombardé membre de ce clubHe has just been pitchforked into that club (over the heads of more deserving people).Rate it:

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ils se sont mis dans la gueule du loupThey rushed into the lion’s mouth.Rate it:

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in alicuius manus incidereto fall unexpectedly into some one's hands.Rate it:

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in alicuius manus venire, pervenireto come into some one's hands.Rate it:

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in carcerem conicere aliquemto throw some one into prison.Rate it:

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in duas partes discedere (Sall. Iug. 13. 1)to divide into two factions.Rate it:

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in exsilium eicere or expellere aliquemto banish a person, send him into exile.Rate it:

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in exsilium ire, pergere, proficiscito go into exile.Rate it:

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in ipsam or intimam Graeciam penetrareto penetrate into the heart of Greece.Rate it:

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