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  • hedge one's bets
    уменьшать потери, уравновешивать
    We decided to hedge our bets and go to the beach instead of camping out.
  • hell and high water
    испытать неприятности и трудности;
    The life-guards went through hell and high water trying to save the people in the rough sea.
  • hell on earth
    очень неприятная ситуация, "ад кромешный"
    The water was rising high, and the flood made the small village hell on earth.
  • hell-bent for leather
    вести себя безрассудно; мчаться во весь опор
    He rode hell-bent-for-leather down the mountain path.
  • hell-on-wheels
    вспыльчивый, придирчивый, раздражительный (человек)
    Uncle Ben is a very short-tempered person; he is hell-on-wheels all the time.
  • help oneself to (something)
    угощаться чем-либо
    "Help yourself to some salad, please."
  • help out with (something)
    помогать чем-либо
    I helped out with cleaning the house.
  • helter-skelter
    в беспорядке, разбросанный как попало
    The documents were scattered helter-skelter on the table.
  • hem (someone or something) in
    окружать кого-либо \ что-либо, поймать в ловушку
    We tried to get to the stadium but were hemmed in by the crowd of people.
  • here and now
    точь же час, немедленно
    The dean told Mark to come to the Dean's office here and now.
  • here and there
    там и сям
    We went here and there, looking for a cheap hotel.
  • Here goes nothing.
    Вряд ли получится!
    "Here goes nothing. I have applied for a new job, but I am not sure I'll get it."
  • Here goes.
    Была не была!
    "Well, here goes. I am going to take up treasure hunting as a hobby."
  • here, there and everywhere
    везде, повсюду
    The cockroaches were here, there, and everywhere when I entered the old building.
  • high and dry
    отвергнутый, покинутый
    Joe had been working for their firm for many years, but they left him high and dry when they moved the business to Spain.
  • high and low
    везде, повсюду
    I was looking high and low for my car keys, but then I remember that my son had taken my car to work.
  • high life
    роскошная жизнь
    Ms. Bonfire had been living the high life when her husband left her for a younger woman.
  • high man on the totem pole
    глава организации
    My husband is the high man on the totem pole in his office.
  • high on (something)
    быть одурманенным чем-либо
    When the police finally arrested him, the young man was high on cocaine.
  • high seas
    открытое море, океан
    Captain Alison likes to sail on the high seas.
  • high-and-mighty
    высокомерный, надменный
    Zena always acts high-and-mighty as if she were the boss.
  • hightail it out of (somewhere)
    быстро убежать откуда-либо
    They decided to hightail it out of the beach because of the coming tide.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • hit (someone) hard
    задевать кого-либо эмоционально, сказываться на
    The murder of the woman's husband hit her very hard.
  • hit (someone) like a ton of bricks
    удивить или шокировать кого-либо
    His unexpected arrival in the middle of the night hit me like a ton of bricks.
  • hit (someone) up for (something)
    попросить кого-либо о чём-либо
    I hit my Mom up for 200 dollars but she said no.
  • hit a plateau
    достичь высокого положения
    The sales hit a plateau and then declined.
  • hit a snag
    натолкнуться на проблему
    The negotiations to finish the miner's strike hit a snag.
  • hit bottom
    прийти в упадок, достичь низжей точки
    The budget of the factory hit bottom last month.
  • hit close to home
    затрагивать интересы, задевать за живое
    Mike asked me to join their team and my refusal hit close to home.
  • hit home
    произвести впечатление, дойти до, понять
    The news of their engagement suddenly hit home.
  • hit on/upon (something)
    случайно подумать о чём-либо
    Tina hit upon the idea of aranging a garage sale, as she had a lot of things she didn't need.
  • hit parade
    рейтинг песен
    This singer is very popular; he is number one on the hit parade.