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Идиомы на букву H

• have bats in one's belfry
  быть не в своём уме, "винтика не хватает"

  I think Molly has bats in her belfry; she always talks gibberish.
• have (someone) eating out of (the palm of) your hand
  быть согласным на всё, "готовый есть из рук"

  Hilda had her boy friend eating out of the palm of her hand.
• hit close to home
  затрагивать интересы, задевать за живое

  Mike asked me to join their team and my refusal hit close to home.
• horse sense
  здравый смысл, мудрость в принятии решений

  I can never rely on his horse sense; he is not wise enough to make a proper decision.
• have the Midas touch
  уметь легко делать деньги

  Moses has the Midas touch; he has the ability of making money easily.
• have an ace up one's sleeve
  иметь козырь "про запас"

  Frieda had an ace up her sleeve which she could use against her opponent.
• have the best of both worlds
  быть способным справляться с противоположными возможностями

  Orientiering is a good sport; one can have the best of both worlds - physical exercise and the outdoors.
• have a heart of stone
  быть холодным и неприветливым; "сердце как камень"

  Ricardo has a heart of stone; he is cold and unfriendly.
• have a mind of one's own
  поступать по своему разумению

  Tim has always had a mind of his own, so there is no use trying to convince him how to behave in the situation.
• have a leg to stand on
  иметь поддержку, оправдание, свидетельство чего-либо

  Robert did not have a leg to stand on in the explanation of his behavior.
• half-baked
  глупая \ ый

  "I don't really want to listen to your half-baked ideas about quitting the job."
• have a foot in both camps
  поддерживать каждую из оппозиционных групп, "и нашим, и вашим"

  I suspect that the governor had a foot in both camps of opposing parties.
• have to (do something)
  нужно, приходится

  I don't have to go to work at the weekends.
• have a heart
  быть щедрым, уметь прощать

  Sally is generous and forgiving; she has a heart and everybody likes her.
• holy cats
  Боже мой! (выражение удивления, удовольствия или гнева)

  "Holy cats, the rain is pouring! I can't leave the house."
• hold one's horses
  ждать, быть терпеливым, "попридержи коней"

  "Hold your horses!" Mr. Smith said to Ron when the latter said he would call the police.
• have had its day
  устареть отслужить своё, выйти из употребления

  I am afraid my computer has had its day and I have to buy a new one.
• head is buzzing
  думать сразу о многом, иметь много дел, забот, волнений; "голова идёт кругом"

  My head has been buzzing since we moved to a new apartment.
• have a lead foot
  слишком быстро водить машину

  I am afraid to go in Adam's car because he has a lead foot.
• have a time
  испытывать большие трудности \ иметь неприятности

  I really had a time in the shop when I had left my credit card behind.
• have one foot in the grave
  быть при смерти, "быть одной ногой в могиле"

  The woman was very sick and had one foot in the grave.
• hot under the collar
  рассердившийся, взбешённый, возмущенный

  Lionel had the knack of leaving everybody hot under the collar and he knew it.
• hand-me-down
  обноски

  Cinderella had to wear hand-me-down clothes when she lived in her stepmother's house.
• Holy mackerel!
  Боже мой! Не может быть! Ну и ну! (выражение удивления, удовольствия или гнева)

  "Holy mackerel!" cried the woman when she saw a kitten sitting under the table. "How did it get here?"
• have a big heart
  быть добрым, щедрым, великодушным

  Tamara had a big heart and was always ready to help her relatives and friends.
• have the floor
  взять слово (для выступления)

  Adam decided to have the floor and speak about the problems their firm was facing.
• have a familiar ring
  иметь знакомое звучание

  The name of the girl has a familiar ring; it seems I have heard it before.
• hard of hearing
  плохо слышащий

  My grandfather, who is nearly ninety, is almost blind and hard of hearing.
• have pull with (someone)
  иметь влияние на кого-либо

  I don't have pull with my younger brother; he won't listen to my advice.
• handle with kid gloves
  бережное обращение \ обхождение

  Sue is difficult to deal with, so you'd better handle her with kid gloves when you speak to her.
• have nothing to do with (someone or something)
  не иметь ничего общего с кем-либо \ чем-либо

  Desmond Finch was not involved in the fraud and had nothing to do with the members of that group.
• hand (something) to (someone) on a silver platter
  дать кому-либо что-либо не заслуженно

  Ken is used to being handed everything to him on a silver platter.
• hold a candle to (someone or something)
  не идти ни в какое сравнение с кем-либо\ чем-либо; играть подчинённую роль

  Their new house can't hold a candle to their old one. It is bigger and more beautiful.
• have one's head screwed on right/straight
  быть разумным, принимать правильные решения

  Henry seems to have his head screwed on straight; his decisions are always right.
• have the cheek to do something
  иметь наглость сделать что-либо

  "You have broken my camera and now you have the cheek to tell me that you didn't do it."