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Идиомы на букву H

• have one's head in the clouds
  мечтать, "витать в облаках"

  Julia has her head in the clouds and doesn't care about anything.
• 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 one's heart go out to someone
  испытывать сострадание к кому-либо

  I had my heart go out to the man who had lost his whole family in an air crash.
• have one's heart in the right place
  иметь добрые намерения, быть добрым, отзывчивым человеком

  His daughters were plain, disinterested girls, but they had their hearts in the right place.
• have one's heart set against (something)
  быть решительно против чего-либо

  Clare's mother had her heart set against her daughter's marriage.
• have one's heart set on (something)
  очень хотеть чего-либо, настроиться на что-либо

  I have my heart set on going on a trip to London.
• have one's nose in (something)
  совать нос во что-либо

  "Look here, Ann! I hate to have your nose in my business. Please, abate your curiosity."
• have one's nose in a book
  читать книгу, "уткнуться в книгу"

  Whenever I see Liz, she always has her nose in a book.
• have one's nose in the air
  важничать, "задирать нос"

  I don't think much of Gina; she is very conceited and has her nose in the air.
• have one's nose to the grindstone
  усердно работать, быть занятым чем-либо

  Jack has his nose to the grindstone; he is working hard at his thesis.
• have one's work cut out for one
  иметь трудное задание, большой объём работы

  They had their work cut out for them when they began to rebuild the house.
• have oneself something
  съесть что-либо, потреблять что-либо

  Sweanson decided to have himself a hot-dog as he was a little bit hungry.
• have other/bigger fish to fry
  иметь другие дела, иметь более важные дела

  He probably has other fish to fry that's why he rejected our invitation.
• 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.
• have rocks in one's head
  быть глупым, не иметь здравого смысла

  Ann definitely has rocks in her head. Otherwise she wouldn't have rented that awful apartment.
• have second thoughts about (someone or something)
  испытывать сомнения по поводу кого-либо \ чего-либо

  I have second thoughts about marrying Ronald.
• have seen better days
  отслужить своё, выйти из употребления

  Judy has had her car for ten years, and it has seen better days.
• have stars in one's eyes
  глаза сверкают от счастья

  The figure skater had stars in his eyes when he won a gold medal at the Olympics.
• have sticky fingers
  воровать

  The man was fired from the supermarket because he had sticky fingers.
• 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 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."
• have the courage of one's convictions
  иметь достаточно мужества и решимости, чтобы преследовать свои цели

  I have much respect for Derek; the man has the courage of his convictions, and he will never do what he doesn't feel right.
• have the devil to pay
  иметь много неприятностей

  He will have the devil to pay if he doesn't hand in his term paper on the appointed day.
• have the feel of (something)
  привыкнуть к чему-либо

  As soon as I had the feel of the airplane, the instructor let me fly it.
• have the floor
  взять слово (для выступления)

  Adam decided to have the floor and speak about the problems their firm was facing.
• have the gall to (do something)
  иметь наглость сделать что-либо

  "You have let me down, and now you have the gall to ask me to help you."
• have the gift of the gab
  иметь дар красноречия

  My sister has the gift of the gab and is able to talk to others easily.
• have the inside track
  иметь преимущество (досл. бежать по внутренней дорожке)

  Gilda knew several foreign languages and had the inside track when she applied for the job of a company secretary.
• have the last laugh
  поставить того, кто смеялся над вами, в глупое положение

  Marion had the last laugh when she passed the test and her friend failed it.
• have the makings of (something)
  иметь необходимые качества, иметь задатки

  This young singer had the makings of a pop star.
• have the Midas touch
  уметь легко делать деньги

  Moses has the Midas touch; he has the ability of making money easily.
• have the presence of mind to (do something)
  уметь действовать разумно в трудной ситуации

  "I believe you have the presence of mind to reject his invitation."
• have the right to (do something)
  иметь право делать что-либо

  "You don't have the right to poke your nose into my private affairs!"
• have the right-of-way
  иметь право ехать в каком-либо ряду

  The car had the right-of-way, but nevertheless it was hit by a large truck anyway.
• have the time of one's life
  очень хорошо проводить время

  I had the time of my life at my friend's birthday party which was on Saturday.