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Идиомы на букву H

• head and shoulders above (someone or something)
  намного лучше чего-либо; на голову выше кого-либо

  Peter is an excellent tennis player; he is head and shoulders above the other players in his town.
• have (someone or something) on one's mind
  много думать о ком-либо \ чём-либо

  Linda had a lot of problems on her mind.
• have a bone to pick with (someone)
  улаживать неприятное дело с кем-либо, сводить счёты

  Miss Kenglow had a bone to pick with her neighbor whose dog had nearly killed her cat.
• have a familiar ring
  иметь знакомое звучание

  The name of the girl has a familiar ring; it seems I have heard it before.
• 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.
• have a big heart
  быть добрым, щедрым, великодушным

  Tamara had a big heart and was always ready to help her relatives and friends.
• hard sell
  навязывать покупку

  The sales person gave us a hard sell on the new computer so we decided not to buy it from him.
• have (something) in mind
  иметь что-либо в виду, запомнить

  I wonder what Jeremy had in mind when he had asked me to help him.
• have a leg up on (someone)
  иметь преимущество перед кем-либо

  Rita knows two foreign languages and she has a leg up on the other applicants for the job.
• help oneself to (something)
  угощаться чем-либо

  "Help yourself to some salad, please."
• hard to stomach (someone or something)
  трудно вытерпеть (кого-либо \ что-либо)

  I find some of my colleagues and their attitude to work hard to stomach.
• hold out (one's hand)
  протягивать (руку)

  Mirna held out her hand to get hold of the rope.
• have it in for (someone)
  испытывать неприязнь к кому-либо

  I don't like Rick; he is ill-mannered that's why I have it in for him.
• 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 one's hands full (with someone or something)
  быть полностью занятым кем-либо \ чем-либо

  I always have my hands full with household jobs.
• have a mind like a steel trap
  иметь острый и живой ум

  Although Timothy is seventy-five he has a mind like a steel trap and his memory is very good.
• have eyes bigger than one's stomach
  быть жадным (в еде); "одни глаза не сытые"

  Shiela always has a desire for more food than she can eat; she has eyes bigger than her stomach.
• hard up
  быть в затруднительном финансовом положении

  I am not surprised that Paul is hard up for money again. He is such a spendthrift.
• heavy heart
  чувство печали, "с тяжёлым сердцем"

  Her father was very sick, and Nina had a heavy heart because of it.
• have a hollow leg
  быть в состоянии много есть и пить

  Tim is very fat; he definitely has a hollow leg.
• have foot-in-mouth disease
  смущаться

  Sally is very shy; she blushes easily. I think that she has foot-in-mouth disease.
• have seen better days
  отслужить своё, выйти из употребления

  Judy has had her car for ten years, and it has seen better days.
• 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 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 a head for (something)
  хорошо понимать что-либо, иметь способность к чему-либо

  I am sorry but I have no head for figures.
• have a stroke
  внезапный приступ, частичный или полный паралич

  My Granddad had a stroke and died soon after it.
• have dibs on (something)
  претендовать на часть чего-либо \ на пользование чем-либо

  My brother has dibs on the car and would like to use it as much as possible.
• have a brainstorm
  внезапная идея (пришла в голову)

  "Listen to me, I've just had a brainstorm, and I believe I have found the solution to our problem."
• have clean hands
  быть не виноватым, иметь "чистые руки"

  George had nothing to do with the stock cheating; he had clean hands and did not need to worry about the scandal.
• have a mind of its own
  иметь собственный ум (о механизме или автомобиле)

  The car was unwilling to start as if it had a mind of its own and won't do anything that I want.
• have a brush with the law
  соприкасаться с законом

  At fourteen Joe had a brush with the law because he had tried to hijack a car.
• have a vested interest in (something)
  иметь личный интерес (часто финансовый) к чему-либо

  Everybody in the school has a vested interest in building a new playground.
• have a screw loose
  винтика в голове не хватает, "не всё дома"

  "Don't you think that Simon acts in a strange way? I am sure he has a screw loose somewhere."
• hardly have time to breathe
  быть очень занятым

  They hardly had time to breathe while they were preparing to move to a new house.
• hands off
  не вмешиваться, "руки прочь"

  "I understand your hands off approach to the problem, but I am sure it won't get you anywhere."