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Hold your horsesIf someone tells you to hold your horses, you are doing something too fast and they would like you to slow down.Hold your ownIf you can hold your own, you can compete or perform equally with other people.Hold your tongueIf you hold your tongue, you keep silent even though you want to speak.Holier-than-thouSomeone who is holier-than-thou believes that they are morally superior to other people.Hollow legSomeone who has a hollow leg eats what seems to be more than his stomach can hold.Hollow victoryA hollow victory is where someone wins something in name, but are seen not to have gained anything by winning.Holy smoke!This is a way of expressing surprise: "Holy smoke! Look at all of those geese!"Home and hearth'Home and hearth' is an idiom evoking warmth and security.Home is where you lay your hatWherever you are comfortable and at ease with yourself is your home, regardless where you were born or brought up.('Home is where you lay your head' and 'Home is where you hang your hat' are also used.)Home stretchThe home stretch is the last part of something, like a journey, race or project.Home sweet homeThis is said when one is pleased to be back at one's own home.Home, James(UK) This is a cliched way of telling the driver of a vehicle to start driving. It is supposed to be an order to a chauffeur (a privately employed driver). The full phrase is 'Home, James, and don't spare the horses'.Honest as the day is longSomeone who is as honest as the day is long is very trustworthy or honest.Honest truthIf someone claims that something is the honest truth, they wish to sound extra-sincere about something.Honor among thievesIf someone says there is honor among thieves, this means that even corrupt or bad people sometimes have a sense of honor or integrity, or justice, even if it is skewed. ('Honour among thieves' is the British English version.)Honours are evenIf honours are even, then a competition has ended with neither side emerging as a winner.Hook, line, and sinkerIf somebody accepts or believes something hook, line, and sinker, they accept it completely.HookedYou're hooked when you're obsessed with or addicted to something.Hop, skip, and a jumpIf a place is a hop, skip, and a jump from somewhere, it's only a short distance away.Hope against hopeIf you hope against hope, you hope for something even though there is little or no chance of your wish being fulfilled.Hope in hellIf something hasn't got a hope in hell, it stands absolutely no chance of succeeding.Hopping madIf you're hopping mad, you are extremely angry.Hornets' nestA hornets' nest is a violent situation or one with a lot of dispute. (If you create the problem, you 'stir up a hornets' nest'.)Horns of a dilemmaIf you are on the horns of a dilemma, you are faced with two equally unpleasant options and have to choose one.Horse of a different color(USA) If something is a horse of a different color, it's a different matter or separate issue altogether.Horse tradingHorse trading is an idiom used to describe negotiations, especially where these are difficult and involve a lot of compromise.Horses for coursesHorses for courses means that what is suitable for one person or situation might be unsuitable for another.Hostile takeoverIf a company is bought out when it does not want to be, it is known as a hostile takeover.Hot airLanguage that is full of words but means little or nothing is hot air.Hot as blue blazesIf something's as hot as blue blazes, it's extremely hot.Hot as HadesIf something's as hot as Hades, it's extremely hot.Hot button(USA) A hot button is a topic or issue that people feel very strongly about.Hot footIf you hot foot it out of a place, you leave very quickly, often running.Hot potatoA problem or issue that is very controversial and no one wants to deal with is a hot potato.Hot ticket(USA) A hot ticket is something that is very much in demand at the moment.Hot to trotIf someone is hot to trot, they are sexually aroused or eager to do something.Hot under the collarIf you're hot under the collar, you're feeling angry or bothered.Hot waterIf you get into hot water, you get into trouble.Hot-bloodedSomeone who is hot-blooded is easily excitable or passionate.Hot-headedA hot-headed person gets angry very easily. (The noun 'hothead' can also be used.)Hour of needA time when someone really needs something, almost a last chance, is their hour of need.House of cardsSomething that is poorly thought out and can easily collapse or fail is a house of cards.How comeIf you want to show disbelief or surprise about an action, you can ask a question using 'how come'. How come he got the job? (You can't believe that they gave the job to somebody like him)How do you like them apples(USA) This idiomatic expression is used to express surprise or shock at something that has happened. It can also be used to boast about something you have done.How long is a piece of stringIf someone has no idea of the answer to a question, they can ask 'How long is a piece of string?' as a way of indicating their ignorance.How's tricks?This is used as a way of asking people how they are and how things have been going in their life.Hue and cryHue and cry is an expression that used to mean all the people who joined in chasing a criminal or villain. Nowadays, if you do something without hue and cry, you do it discreetly and without drawing attention.Humming and harringIf someone is humming and harring,they are unsure about a decision and can't nake their mind up.Hung the moonIf you refer to someone as having hung the moon, you think they are extremely wonderful, or amazing, or good.Hungry as a bearIf you are hungry as a bear, it means that you are really hungry.
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