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give give someone a reputation (for doing something ) give give someone a ring give give someone a rough idea (about something ) give give someone a rough idea (of something ) give give someone a shellacking give give someone a slap on the wrist give give someone a start give give someone a swelled head give give someone a tongue-lashing give give someone carte blanche give give someone credit (for something ) give give someone free rein give give someone goose bumps give give someone goose pimples give give someone gray hair(s) give give someone hell give give someone pause give give someone some skin give give someone the air give give someone the ax give give someone the benefit of the doubt give give someone the boot give give someone the brush-off give give someone the bum’s rush give give someone the business give give someone the cold shoulder give give someone the creeps give give someone the devil give give someone the eye give give someone the gate give give someone the glad hand give give someone the go-ahead give give someone the go-by give give someone the green light give give someone the hard sell give give someone the high sign give give someone the low-down (on someone or something ) give give someone the once-over give give someone the red-carpet treatment give give someone the runaround give give someone the sack give give someone the shirt off one’s back give give someone the slip give give someone the third degree give give someone the willies give give someone the works give give someone tit for tat give give someone to understand something give give someone what for give give something a lick and a promise give give something a shot give give something a whirl give give something one’s best shot give give the bride away give give the devil her due give give the devil his due give give the game away give give up the ghost give give vent to something give give voice to something give not give a hang (about someone or something ) give not give a hoot (about someone or something ) give not give it another thought give not give someone the time of day give not give two hoots (about someone or something ) give would give one’s right arm (for someone or something ) given given to doing something given given to understand given a given glad get the glad hand glad give someone the glad hand glance at first glance glass (as) smooth as glass glass have a glass jaw glass smooth as glass glitters All that glitters is not gold. glory in one’s glory gloss gloss something over glove fit like a glove glove hand in glove (with someone ) gloves handle someone with kid gloves glow feel a glow of something glutton glutton for punishment gnash gnash one’s teeth go all systems (are) go go buy something to go go Don’t let it go any further. go easy come, easy go go enough to go (a)round go from the word go go get something to go go get the go-ahead go get the go-by go get-up-and-go go give someone the go-ahead go give someone the go-by go go about one’s business go go against the grain go go all out go go all the way (with someone ) go go along for the ride go go a long way in doing something go go a long way toward doing something go go along (with someone or something ) go go ape (over someone or something ) go go (a)round in circles go go (a)round the bend go go around with someone go go astray go go at it hammer and tongs go go at it tooth and nail go go at someone or something go go away empty-handed go go AWOL go go back on one’s word go go bad go go bananas go go begging go go broke go go by the board go go by the book go go chase oneself Go Go climb a tree! NTC’s American Idioms Dictionary 502 go go cold turkey go go crazy go go down fighting go go downhill go go down in history go go Dutch go go easy (on someone or something ) go go fifty-fifty (on something ) Go Go fly a kite! go go for broke go go for it go go for someone or something go go from bad to worse Go Go fry an egg! go go great guns go go haywire go go hog-wild go go in a body go go in for something go go in one ear and out the other go go into action go go into a nosedive go go into a tailspin go go into detail go go into effect go go into hiding go go into hock go go into one’s song and dance (about something ) go go into orbit go go into something go go it alone Go Go jump in the lake! go go like clockwork go good to go go go off go go on go go out (for something ) go go out of fashion go go out of one’s way (to do something ) go go out of style go go (out) on strike go go out (with someone ) go go over go go places Go Go play in the traffic go go right through someone go go scot-free go go sky-high go go so far as to say something go go someone one better go go ( somewhere ) by shank’s mare go go stag go go steady (with someone ) go go stir-crazy go go straight go go the distance go go the extra mile go go the limit go go through go go to any length go go to bat for someone go go to bed go go to Davy Jones’s locker go go together go go to (hell) go go to hell in a handbasket go go too far go go to pieces go go to pot go go to rack and ruin go go to seed go go to someone ’s head go go to the bathroom go go to (the devil) go go to the dogs go go to the expense (of doing something ) go go to the lavatory go go to the limit go go to the toilet go go to the trouble (of doing something ) go go to the trouble (to do something ) go go to the wall go go to town go go to waste go go to wrack and ruin go go under go go up in flames go go up in smoke go go whole hog go go window-shopping go go without ( something ) go go with something go go with the flow go go wrong go have a go (at something ) go have one’s heart go out to someone go have something to go go Here you go. go let go of someone or something go let go (with something ) go Let it go. go let oneself go go let someone go go make a go of it go not able to go on go on the go go order something to go go pay as you go go rarin’ to go go stop-and-go go Sunday-go-to-meeting clothes go There you go. go touch and go goat get someone’s goat goats separate the sheep from the goats God Honest to God. God an act of God goes as far as it goes goes goes to show you goes goes without saying goes Here goes nothing. goes Here (it) goes. goes How goes it (with you)? goes off someone or something goes Phrase-Finder Index 503 goes one’s heart goes out to someone goes Pride goes before a fall. goes So it goes. goes What goes around, comes around. going have a good thing going going have a lot going (for one) going have a thing going (with someone ) going have something going (for oneself ) going have something going (with someone ) going heavy going going How’s it going? going not know if one is coming or going going not know whether one is coming or going going slow going going when the going gets rough going when the going gets tough going the going gold All that glitters is not gold. gold (as) good as gold gold good as gold gold have a heart of gold gold worth its weight in gold gold a gold mine of information golly by guess and by golly gone all gone gone come and gone gone dead and gone gone gone but not forgotten gone gone goose gone gone on gone gone to meet one’s Maker. gone gone with the wind gone lost and gone forever gone to hell and gone goner a goner good all in good time good all to the good good (all) well and good good (as) good as done good (as) good as gold good as good as one’s word good do someone’s heart good good do someone a good turn good do someone good good for good good for the good of someone or something good get on the good side of someone good get out while the getting is good good get time off for good behavior good give a good account of oneself good give as good as one gets good give someone a (good) dressing-down good good and something good good as done good good as gold good good enough for someone or something good good-for-nothing good good riddance (to bad rubbish) good good to go good have a good command of something good have a good head on one’s shoulders good have a (good) mind to do something good have a good thing going good (have) never had it so good good in (all) good conscience good in good condition good in good faith good in good hands good in good repair good in good shape good in good spirits good in good time good in good (with someone ) good keep good time good kiss something good-bye good Life’s been good (to me). good look good on paper good make good as something good make good (at something ) good make good money good make good on something good make good time good make someone look good good make something good good never had it so good good No news is good news. good One good turn deserves another. good on good terms (with someone ) good put in a good word (for someone ) good put something to (good) use good run the good race good show good faith good show something to good advantage good So far, so good. good stand someone in good stead good throw good money after bad good too good to be true good too much of a good thing good turn something to good account good up to no good good well and good good What’s the good of something ? good when one is good and ready good Your guess is as good as mine. good the good old days goodness Honest to goodness. goods get the goods on someone goods sell someone a bill of goods goof goof off goose (as) silly as a goose goose cook someone’s goose goose get goose bumps goose get goose pimples goose give someone goose bumps goose give someone goose pimples goose gone goose goose silly as a goose goose someone’s goose is cooked goose a wild-goose chase gorge feel one’s gorge rise gorge make someone’s gorge rise gospel the gospel truth got Cat got your tongue? got Have I got something for you! NTC’s American Idioms Dictionary 504 got You got me there. gotten ill-gotten gains government close enough for government work gown cap and gown gown town-and-gown grab grab a bite (to eat) grabs up for grabs grace fall from grace grace grace someone or something with one’s presence grace saving grace grace say grace graced graced with something graceful (as) graceful as a swan graceful graceful as a swan grade make the grade grain go against the grain grain take something with a grain of salt grain a grain of truth Grand (as) busy as Grand Central Station Grand busy as Grand Central Station grandmother teach one’s grandmother to suck eggs granted take someone or something for granted grasp get a grasp of something grasp grasp at straws grasp within someone’s grasp grass let grass grow under one’s feet grass a snake in the grass grasshopper knee-high to a grasshopper grate grate on someone ( ‘s nerves) grave (as) quiet as the grave grave (as) silent as the grave grave carry a secret to one’s grave grave carry a secret to the grave grave dig one’s own grave grave from the cradle to the grave grave have one foot in the grave grave quiet as the grave grave roll (over) in one’s grave grave silent as the grave grave swear on one’s mother’s grave grave take it to one’s grave grave turn (over) in one’s grave gravy ride the gravy train gray get gray hair(s) gray give someone gray hair(s) gray gray area gray gray matter grease grease someone ’s palm grease use some elbow grease greased (as) quick as greased lightning greased like greased lightning greased quick as greased lightning great go great guns great in great demand great in great haste great make a great show of something great no great shakes great set great store by someone or something great take (great) pains (to do something ) great think a great deal of someone or something great to a great extent great a great deal greatest the greatest thing since sliced bread Greek Greek to me Greek It’s (all) Greek to me. green get the green light green give someone the green light green green around the gills green green with envy green have a green thumb grief come to grief grievances air one’s grievances grin grin and bear it grind grind to a halt grind have an ax to grind (with someone ) grind the daily grind grindstone keep one’s nose to the grindstone grindstone put one’s nose to the grindstone grip grip someone ’s attention grip lose one’s grip grips come to grips with something grist grist for someone ’s mill grit grit one’s teeth gritty get down to the nitty-gritty groan groan under the burden of something gross gross someone out ground break ground (for something ) ground break new ground ground cover a lot of ground ground cut the ground out from under someone ground drive something into the ground ground from the ground up ground get in (on the ground floor) ground get one’s feet on the ground ground get something off (the ground) ground give ground ground ground someone ground have one’s ear to the ground ground have one’s feet on the ground ground hold one’s ground ground keep one’s ear to the ground ground keep one’s feet on the ground ground lose ground ground one’s old stamping ground ground run something into the ground ground stand one’s ground grounded grounded in fact grounds grounds for something grow grow on someone grow grow out of something grow grow to do something grow let grass grow under one’s feet growing have growing pains grudge bear a grudge (against someone ) grudge have a grudge (against someone ) grudge hold a grudge (against someone ) grudge nurse a grudge (against someone ) gruff (as) gruff as a bear gruff gruff as a bear grunt grunt work guard catch one off one’s guard guard catch someone off guard guard guard against someone or something guard on ( one’s ) guard Phrase-Finder Index 505 guess by guess and by golly guess get another guess coming guess hazard a guess guess Your guess is as good as mine. guessed never would have guessed guest guest of honor guilty find someone guilty guinea serve as a guinea pig gulp gulp for air gum gum something up gum gum up the works gun beat the gun gun fire a gun gun give her the gun gun give it the gun gun gun for someone gun jump the gun gun pull a gun (on someone ) gun son of a gun guns go great guns guns stick to one’s guns gut bust a gut (to do something ) gut gut feeling gut gut reaction gut gut response gut my gut tells me (that) something is so guts hate someone’s guts gutter in the gutter gyp gyp someone out of something ha funny ha-ha habit break a habit habit break one’s habit habit break the habit habit kick a habit habit kick the habit habits Old habits die hard. hack hack something hackles get someone’s hackles up had had best do something had had better do something had had (just) as soon do something had (had) known it was coming had had rather do something had had sooner do something had have been had had have had enough had have had its day had have had it (up to here) had (have) never had it so good had never had it so good hail hail-fellow-well-met hail hail from somewhere hailing within hailing distance hair curl someone’s hair hair get in someone’s hair hair hang by a hair hair let one’s hair down hair make someone’s hair curl hair make someone’s hair stand on end hair neither hide nor hair hair part someone’s hair hair tear one’s hair (out) hair the hair of the dog that bit one haired fair-haired boy hair’s by a hair(‘s breadth) hairs get gray hair(s) hairs give someone gray hair(s) hairs split hairs hale hale and hearty half at half-mast half go off half-cocked Half Half a loaf is better than none. half half-and-half half have half a mind to do something half have half a notion to do something half not half bad half one’s better half half six of one and half a dozen of the other halfhearted halfhearted (about someone or something ) halfway meet someone halfway halt grind to a halt ham ham something up hamburger make hamburger out of someone or something hammer fight someone or something hammer and tongs hammer go at it hammer and tongs hammer hammer away (at someone or something ) hammer hammer something home hammer hammer something out hand at hand hand bite the hand that feeds one hand bound hand and foot hand can’t see one’s hand in front of one’s face hand close at hand hand do something by hand hand force someone’s hand hand from hand to hand hand get a free hand (with someone or something ) hand get a hand with something hand get the glad hand hand get the upper hand (on someone ) hand give someone a free hand (with something ) hand give someone a hand (for something ) hand give someone a hand (with someone or something ) hand give someone the glad hand hand hand in glove (with someone ) hand hand in hand Hand Hand it over. hand hand it to someone hand hand-me-down hand hand over fist hand hand over hand hand hand something down (to someone ) hand hat in hand hand have a hand in something hand have one’s hand in the till hand have something at hand hand have something in hand hand in hand hand keep one’s hand in ( something ) hand know someone or something like the back of one’s hand hand know someone or something like the palm of one’s hand NTC’s American Idioms Dictionary 506 hand lend a hand (to someone ) hand lend ( someone ) a hand hand lift a hand (against someone or something ) hand live from hand to mouth hand near at hand hand not lift a hand (to help someone ) hand on (the) one hand hand on the other hand hand out of hand hand put one’s hand to the plow hand raise a hand (against someone or something ) hand show one’s hand hand take a hand in something hand try one’s hand (at something ) hand wait on someone hand and foot hand (with) hat in hand hand with one hand tied behind one’s back hand an old hand at doing something hand A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. handbasket go to hell in a handbasket handed catch someone red-handed handed caught red-handed handed come away empty-handed handed go away empty-handed handed pay someone a back-handed compliment handed pay someone a left-handed compliment handful by the handful handle fly off the handle handle get a handle on something handle handle someone with kid gloves handle have a handle on something handling postage and handling handling shipping and handling hands by a show of hands hands change hands hands dirty one’s hands hands do something hands down hands eat out of someone’s hands hands fold one’s hands hands get one’s hands dirty hands get one’s hands on someone or something hands hands down Hands Hands off! Hands Hands up! hands have clean hands hands have one’s hands full (with someone or something ) hands have one’s hands tied hands have someone or something in one’s hands hands have someone or something on one’s hands hands have someone’s blood on one’s hands hands in good hands hands join hands hands keep one’s hands off ( someone or something ) hands lay one’s hands on someone or something hands leave someone or something in one’s hands hands Many hands make light work. hands play into someone’s hands hands put one’s hand(s) on something hands putty in someone’s hands hands shake (hands) on something hands shake hands (with someone ) hands sit on its hands hands sit on one’s hands hands soil one’s hands hands take the law into one’s own hands hands throw one’s hands up in despair hands throw one’s hands up in horror hands tie someone’s hands hands wash one’s hands of someone or something hands with both hands tied behind one’s back hands a show of hands handwriting read the handwriting on the wall handwriting see the (hand)writing on the wall handy come in handy hang get the hang of something hang hang a left hang hang a right hang hang around (with someone ) hang hang back hang hang by a hair hang hang by a thread hang hang fire hang hang in the balance hang hang in there hang hang loose hang hang one’s hat (up) somewhere hang hang on someone’s coattails hang hang on someone’s every word hang hang on (to someone or something ) hang hang out ( somewhere ) hang hang out (with someone ) hang hang someone in effigy hang hang tough hang hang up hang let it all hang out hang not give a hang (about someone or something ) hang somewhere to hang (up) one’s hat hang a place to hang one’s hat hanging have something hanging over one’s head hanging keep someone or something hanging in midair hanging leave someone or something hanging in midair happen can’t wait (for something to happen) happen happen (up)on someone or something happen have a hunch (that) something will happen happen sit back and let something happen happens in case something happens happens in the unlikely event that something happens happens just in case ( something happens ) happens no matter what happens happens the minute something happens happier couldn’t be happier happily live happily ever after happy (as) happy as a clam happy (as) happy as a lark happy (as) happy as can be happy fat and happy happy find a happy medium happy happy as a clam happy happy as a lark happy happy as can be happy hit a happy medium happy strike a happy medium harbinger a harbinger of things to come hard (as) hard as a rock Phrase-Finder Index 507 hard (as) hard as nails hard (as) hard as stone hard between a rock and a hard place hard cold, hard cash hard come down hard on someone or something hard do something the hard way hard drive a hard bargain hard find ( something ) out the hard way hard get the hard sell hard give someone a hard time hard give someone the hard sell hard hard-and-fast hard hard as a rock hard hard as nails hard hard as stone hard hard of hearing hard hard on someone’s heels hard hard pressed (to do something ) hard hard put (to do something ) hard hard up (for something ) hard have a hard time hard hit someone hard hard learn ( something ) the hard way hard no hard feelings hard Old habits die hard. hard play hard to get hard take a hard line (with someone ) hard a hard nut to crack hard A little (hard) work never hurt anyone. hard A little (hard) work never killed anyone. hardly hardly have time to breathe hardly hardly have time to think hare (as) mad as a March hare hare mad as a March hare harken hark(en) back to something harm No harm done. harness get back into harness harp harp on something harping keep harping on something Harry (every) Tom, Dick, and Harry Harry Tom, Dick, and Harry has Every cloud has a silver lining. has Every dog has his day. has Every dog has its day. has the moment everyone has been waiting for has The worm (has) turned. hash hash something over Haste Haste makes waste. haste in great haste hasty beat a (hasty) retreat hat at the drop of a hat hat eat one’s hat hat hang one’s hat (up) somewhere hat hat in hand hat keep something under one’s hat hat old hat hat pass the hat hat pull something out of a hat hat somewhere to hang (up) one’s hat hat take off one’s hat (to someone ) hat talk through one’s hat hat toss one’s hat into the ring hat wear more than one hat hat (with) hat in hand hat a place to hang one’s hat hatband (as) tight as Dick’s hatband hatband tight as Dick’s hatband hatch count one’s chickens before they hatch hatch down the hatch hatches batten down the hatches hatchet bury the hatchet hate hate someone’s guts hate someone’s pet hate hatter (as) mad as a hatter hatter mad as a hatter haul haul someone in haul haul someone over the coals haul haul up ( somewhere ) haul over the long haul haul over the short haul have and what have you have as luck would have it have do not have a care in the world have do not have a leg to stand on have do not have all one’s marbles have eat one’s cake and have it too have hardly have time to breathe have hardly have time to think have have a bad effect (on someone or something ) have have a ball have have a bee in one’s bonnet have have a big mouth have have a blowout have have a bone to pick (with someone ) have have a brush with something have have a case (against someone ) have have a change of heart have have a chip on one’s shoulder have have a clean conscience (about someone or something ) have have a clear conscience (about someone or something ) have have a close call have have a close shave have have a clue (about something ) have have a conniption (fit) have have a crack at something have have a familiar ring have have a feeling about something have have a feeling (that) have have a field day have have a finger in the pie have have a fit have have a foot in both camps have have a frog in one’s throat have have a glass jaw have have a go (at something ) have have a good command of something have have a good head on one’s shoulders have have a (good) mind to do something have have a good thing going have have a green thumb have have a grudge (against someone ) have have a hand in something NTC’s American Idioms Dictionary 508 have have a handle on something have have a hard time have have a head for something have have a heart have have a hold on someone have have a hunch about something have have a hunch (that) something will happen have have a keen interest in something have have a look for someone or something have have a lot going (for one) have have a lot of promise have have a lot on one’s mind have have a low boiling point have have a mind like a steel trap have have an accident have have an ace up one’s sleeve have have an ax to grind (with someone ) have have an ear for something have have a near miss have have an eye for someone or something have have an eye on someone or something have have an eye out (for someone or something ) have have an in (with someone ) have have an itch for something have have an itching palm have have an itch to do something have have an itchy palm have have a nose for something have have an out have have a one-track mind have have a passion for someone or something have have a peep have have a penchant for doing something have have a pick-me-up have have a price on one’s head have have a right to do something have have a rough time (of it) have have arrived have have a run-in with someone have have a run of bad luck have have a run of something have have a say (in something ) have have a score to settle (with someone ) have have a scrape (with someone or something ) have have a screw loose have have a shot at something have have a smoke have have a snowball’s chance in hell have have a soft spot in one’s heart for someone or something have have a spaz have have a stroke have have a sweet tooth have have a taste for something have have a thing going (with someone ) have have a try at something have have at someone or something have have a vested interest in something have have a voice (in something ) have have a way with someone or something have have a weakness for someone or something have have a whale of a time have have a word with someone have have back at someone have have bats in one’s belfry have have bearing on something have have been around have have been had have have been through the mill have have been to hell and back have have bigger fish to fry have have broad shoulders have have clean hands have have cold feet have have come a long way have have contact with someone have have designs on someone or something have have dibs on something have have egg on one’s face have have eyes bigger than one’s stomach have have eyes in the back of one’s head have have feet of clay have have foot-in-mouth disease have have growing pains have have had enough have have had its day have have had it (up to here) have have half a mind to do something have have half a notion to do something have have hell to pay Have Have I got something for you! Have Have I made myself clear? have have it all over someone or something have have it both ways have have it in for someone have have method in one’s madness have have mixed feelings (about someone or something ) have have money to burn have have more important fish to fry have (have) never had it so good have have no business doing something have have none of something have have no staying power have have nothing on someone or something have have nothing to do with someone or something have have one foot in the grave have have one for the road have have oneself something have have one’s back to the wall have have one’s cake and eat it too have have one’s druthers have have one’s ear to the ground have have one’s feet on the ground have have one’s finger in the pie have have one’s finger in too may pies have have one’s hand in the till have have one’s hands full (with someone or something ) have have one’s hands tied have have one’s head in the clouds have have one’s heart go out to someone have have one’s heart in the right place have have one’s heart on one’s sleeve have have one’s heart set against something have have one’s heart set on something Phrase-Finder Index 509 have have one’s heart stand still have have one’s luck run out have have one’s nose in a book have have one’s nose in the air have have one’s sights trained on something have have one’s words stick in one’s throat have have one’s work cut out for one have have other fish to fry have have precedence over someone or something ; have have pull with someone have have rocks in one’s head have have second thoughts about someone or something have have seen better days have have so have have someone or something in one’s hands have have someone or something in tow have have someone or something on one’s hands have have someone or something on one’s mind have have someone’s blood on one’s hands have have someone’s hide have have someone dead to rights have have someone in one’s pocket have have someone on the string have have someone over have have someone pegged as something have have something at hand have have something at one’s fingertips have have something coming (to one ) have have something doing have have something down pat have have something going (for oneself ) have have something going (with someone ) have have something hanging over one’s head have have something in common (with someone or something ) have have something in hand have have something in stock have have something in store (for someone ) have have something made have have something on have have something out (with someone ) have have something stick in one’s craw have have something to go have have something to spare have have sticky fingers have have the ball in one’s court have have the best of both worlds have have the cards stacked against one have have the courage of one’s convictions have have the deck stacked against one have have the devil to pay have have the feel of something have have the gall to do something have have the gift of gab have have the makings of something have have the Midas touch have have them rolling in the aisles have have the patience of a saint have have the presence of mind to do something have have the right-of-way have have the right to do something have have the shoe on the other foot have have the time of one’s life have have the wherewithal (to do something ) have have to do with someone or something have have to live with something have have too have have turned the corner have have two strikes against one have have what it takes Have Have you been keeping busy? have I just have this feeling have let someone have it (with both barrels) have never would have guessed have only have eyes for someone have scarcely have time to breathe have should have stood in bed have Walls have ears. have What have you been up to? have Who would have thought? have would like (to have) someone or something have The chickens have come home to roost. having feel like (having) something havoc play havoc with someone or something havoc raise havoc with someone or something havoc wreak havoc with something haw hem and haw (around) hawk watch someone or something like a hawk hay hit the hay hay That ain’t hay. haystack like looking for a needle in a haystack haywire go haywire hazard at hazard hazard hazard a guess hazard hazard an opinion haze in a haze He He laughs best who laughs last. He He who laughs last, laughs longest. He He who pays the piper calls the tune. head able to do something standing on one’s head head bang one’s head against a brick wall head beat one’s head against the wall head beat something into someone’s head head bite someone’s head off head bring something to a head head bury one’s head in the sand head come to a head head drum something into someone ( ‘s head) head fall head over heels head from head to toe head get a head start (on someone or something ) head get one’s head above water head get someone or something out of one’s head head get something into someone’s thick head head give someone a head start (on someone or something ) head give someone a swelled head head go over someone’s head head go to someone’s head head have a good head on one’s shoulders head have a head for something head have a price on one’s head head have eyes in the back of one’s head head have one’s head in the clouds head have rocks in one’s head NTC’s American Idioms Dictionary 510 head have something hanging over one’s head head head and shoulders above someone or something head head for someone or something head head for the last roundup head head over heels in debt head head over heels in love (with someone ) head head someone or something off head head something up head hide one’s head in the sand head hit the nail (right) on the head head hold one’s head up head in over one’s head head keep a civil tongue (in one’s head) head keep one’s head head lose one’s head (over someone or something ) head make someone’s head spin head make someone’s head swim head need something like a hole in the head head off the top of one’s head head on someone’s head head out of one’s head head over someone’s head head per head head put ideas into someone’s head head put one’s head on the block (for someone or something ) head rear its ugly head head run around like a chicken with its head cut off head talk someone’s head off head touched (in the head) head trouble one’s head about someone or something head turn someone’s head head use one’s head head a head heads can’t make heads or tails (out) of someone or something heads heads or tails Heads Heads up! heads heads will roll heads knock some heads together heads to count heads health get a clean bill of health health give someone a clean bill of health health in the best of health health nurse someone back to health healthy Early to bed, early to rise(, makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.) hear hear a peep out of someone hear hear of something hear hear someone out hear like to hear oneself talk hear Now hear this! hear so quiet you could hear a pin drop hear so still you could hear a pin drop hear will not hear of something heard another country heard from heard make oneself heard hearing hard of hearing heart break someone’s heart heart cross one’s heart (and hope to die) heart die of a broken heart heart do someone’s heart good heart eat one’s heart out heart find it in one’s heart (to do something ) heart follow one’s heart heart from the bottom of one’s heart heart from the heart heart get at the heart of the matter heart get to the heart of the matter heart have a change of heart heart have a heart heart have a soft spot in one’s heart for someone or something heart have one’s heart go out to someone heart have one’s heart in the right place heart have one’s heart on one’s sleeve heart have one’s heart set against something heart have one’s heart set on something heart have one’s heart stand still heart heart and soul heart know something by heart heart learn something by heart heart lose heart heart one’s heart goes out to someone heart one’s heart is (dead) set against something heart one’s heart is in one’s mouth heart one’s heart is in the right place heart one’s heart is set on something heart one’s heart misses a beat heart one’s heart skips a beat heart one’s heart stands still heart open one’s heart (to someone ) heart pour one’s heart (out to someone ) heart set one’s heart against something heart set one’s heart on something heart take heart heart take something to heart heart warm the cockles of someone’s heart heart wear one’s heart on one’s sleeve heart with a heavy heart heart with all one’s heart and soul heart an aching heart heartbeat be a heartbeat away from something heartbeat do something in a heartbeat heart’s to one’s heart’s content hearty hale and hearty heat in a dead heat heat in heat heat put the heat on ( someone ) heat turn the heat up (on someone ) heave get the (old) heave-ho heave give someone or something the (old) heave-ho heaven in heaven heaven in seventh heaven heaven move heaven and earth to do something heaven smell to high heaven heaven stink to high heaven heavy heavy going heavy hot and heavy heavy with a heavy heart heck for the heck of it hedge hedge one’s bets heed take heed heeled well-heeled Phrase-Finder Index 511 [...]... of time in the dark (about someone or something ) in the doghouse in the doldrums in the driver’s seat in the event of something in the family in the final analysis in the first instance 5 19 NTC’s American Idioms Dictionary in in in in in in in in in in in in in in in in in in in in in in in in in in in in in in in in in in in in in in in in in in in in in in in in in in in in in in in in in in in in... with a trowel lay lay low lay lay off (someone or something ) lay lay one’s cards on the table lay lay one’s hands on someone or something lay lay over (somewhere ) lay lay someone away 5 29 NTC’s American Idioms Dictionary lay lay someone off lay lay someone up lay lay something by lay lay something in lay lay something on someone lay lay something on the line lay lay something to rest lay lay something... coming or going if sound as if if what if ifs no ifs, ands, or buts about it ignorant play ignorant ill fall ill ill ill at ease ill ill-disposed to doing something I’ll I’ll drink to that! 515 NTC’s American Idioms Dictionary ill ill-gotten gains I’ll I’ll (try to) catch you later ill ill will ill speak ill of someone ill take ill I’ll You scratch my back and I’ll scratch yours I’m I’m awful at names I’m... something in a (constant) state of flux in a coon’s age in addition (to something ) in a dead heat in advance in a family way in a fix in a flash in a fog in a fool’s paradise in agreement 517 NTC’s American Idioms Dictionary in in in in in in in in in in in in in in in in in in in in in in in in in in in in in in in in in in in in in in in in in in in in in in in in in in in in in in in in in in in in.. .NTC’s American Idioms Dictionary heels cool one’s heels heels dig one’s heels in heels down-at-the-heels heels fall head over heels heels hard on someone’s heels heels head over heels in debt heels head over heels... in horror tie someone (up) in knots tongue-in-cheek touched (in the head) tune (something ) in turn in turn (over) in one’s grave up in arms up in the air (about someone or something ) 521 NTC’s American Idioms Dictionary in up in years in up to one’s ears (in something ) in up to one’s eyeballs (in something ) in up to one’s neck (in something ) in use every trick in the book in waiting in the wings... One’s bark is worse than one’s bite is one’s heart is (dead) set against something is one’s heart is in one’s mouth is one’s heart is in the right place is one’s heart is set on something 523 NTC’s American Idioms Dictionary is one’s name is mud is one’s nose is in the air is one’s number is up is one’s work is cut out for one is Pretty is as pretty does is provided that something is so is Put your money... and no play makes Jack a dull boy Jack before you can say Jack Robinson jack jack someone up jack jack something up jack a jack-of-all-trades jackpot hit the jackpot jam get into a jam 525 NTC’s American Idioms Dictionary jam get out of a jam jam get someone out of a jam jam in a jam jam in(to) a jam January (as) slow as molasses in January January slow as molasses in January January slower than molasses... the kill kill kill the fatted calf kill kill time kill kill two birds with one stone killed Curiosity killed the cat killed killed outright killed A little (hard) work never killed anyone 527 NTC’s American Idioms Dictionary killing make a killing kilter out of kilter kin kith and kin kin next of kin kind in kind kind kind of something kind let out some kind of sound kind nothing of the kind kind two... put a hold on something hold put someone or something on hold holding leave someone holding the bag holds no holds barred hole ace in the hole hole hole up (somewhere ) hole in the hole 513 NTC’s American Idioms Dictionary hole Money burns a hole in someone’s pocket hole need something like a hole in the head hole out of the hole hole punch a hole in something hole someone’s ace in the hole hole a hole . broke go go by the board go go by the book go go chase oneself Go Go climb a tree! NTC’s American Idioms Dictionary 502 go go cold turkey go go crazy go go down fighting go go downhill go go. rise gospel the gospel truth got Cat got your tongue? got Have I got something for you! NTC’s American Idioms Dictionary 504 got You got me there. gotten ill-gotten gains government close enough. the back of one’s hand hand know someone or something like the palm of one’s hand NTC’s American Idioms Dictionary 506 hand lend a hand (to someone ) hand lend ( someone ) a hand hand lift