Идиомы на букву H

  • How's that?
    Что ты сказал?
    "How's that? I am sorry I didn't quite get what you said."
  • honky-tonk
    дешёвый ночной или танцевальный клуб
    "You'd better not go to a honky-tonk alone; it might be dangerous.
  • hinge on (something)
    зависеть от чего-либо
    Whether or not they can buy a new house hinges on their having enough money for the purchase.
  • hightail it out of (somewhere)
    быстро убежать откуда-либо
    They decided to hightail it out of the beach because of the coming tide.
  • hole up (somewhere)
    прятаться от людей где-либо
    I don't feel like going out tonight; I'd rather hole up in my sitting room and watch TV.
  • have got a thing going
    быть связанным с кем-либо (романтически или по-деловому)
    Captain Alison has got a thing going with Miss Abilail.
  • hold forth (on/about something)
    выступать, говорить о чём-либо, "разглагольствовать"
    Pamela likes holding forth about nothing at all; she is the most talkative woman I have ever met.
  • hire out (someone)
    нанять кого-либо на работу, наняться на работу
    While still a student, Marion hired herself out as a tourist guide.
  • hire out (something)
    сдать что-либо в аренду
    Ms. Brown hires out her cottage to those tenants, who are ready to pay high price for it.