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Идиомы на букву H

• 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.
• have a passion for (something)
  иметь страсть к чему-либо

  Joe wants to become an artist because he has a passion for painting.
• have a hold on (someone)
  иметь сильное влияние на кого-либо

  The instructor had a very strong hold on the members of the group.
• have sticky fingers
  воровать

  The man was fired from the supermarket because he had sticky fingers.
• have a heart
  быть щедрым, уметь прощать

  Sally is generous and forgiving; she has a heart and everybody likes her.
• 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.
• 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.
• half-baked
  глупая \ ый

  "I don't really want to listen to your half-baked ideas about quitting the job."
• 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 taste for (something)
  желать \ хотеть чего-либо особенного

  I have always had a taste for good wine.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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 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.
• hot under the collar
  рассердившийся, взбешённый, возмущенный

  Lionel had the knack of leaving everybody hot under the collar and he knew it.
• 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.
• 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.
• hole in one
  попасть с первого удара

  Lionel is a skilled golfer, and he got a hole in one during his first round.
• have a heart of stone
  быть холодным и неприветливым; "сердце как камень"

  Ricardo has a heart of stone; he is cold and unfriendly.
• holy cats
  Боже мой! (выражение удивления, удовольствия или гнева)

  "Holy cats, the rain is pouring! I can't leave the house."
• 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/keep one's finger on the pulse
  быть в курсе дела, держать руку на пульсе

  I am aware what's going on in the office; I am keeping my finger on the pulse.
• hit-and-miss
  как попало, беспорядочно, бессистемно

  Tim's reading has always been hit-and-miss.
• 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.
• have had it up to here with (someone or something)
  испытывать чьё-либо терпение

  Miss Warner is a very patient person, but she has had it up to here with Nick who is always discupting the class.
• 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 a lead foot
  слишком быстро водить машину

  I am afraid to go in Adam's car because he has a lead foot.
• He who pays the piper calls the tune
  тот кто платит, тот и распоряжается

  He who pays the piper calls the tune, so it is for the owner of the cafe to decide who will work there and who won't.
• 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 a fit
  расстроиться, упасть в обморок, быть поражённым или возмущённым

  My friend had a fit when she saw what her little brother had done to her computer.
• 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 to (do something)
  нужно, приходится

  I don't have to go to work at the weekends.
• hard of hearing
  плохо слышащий

  My grandfather, who is nearly ninety, is almost blind and hard of hearing.
• 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 the floor
  взять слово (для выступления)

  Adam decided to have the floor and speak about the problems their firm was facing.