| Hang together |
support one another |
Tine two statements delivered by the leader of the party do not hang together. |
| Hanky Panky |
jugglery |
None of this hanky-panky, tefl me the truth. |
| Hard and Fast |
strict |
No hard and fast rule is laid down about being regular in the college. |
| Hard nosed attitude |
aggressive |
I don?t know why my teacher always has a hard nosed attitude towards me. |
| Head and shoulder |
superior |
Shri Atal Behari Vajpayee is head and shoulder above his predecessors. |
| Heart and soul |
devotedly |
He took part in the annual function heart and soul. |
| Helter skelter |
here and there |
When the police arrived the rioters ran helter skelter. |
| Herculean task |
very difficult |
It is a Herculean task to root out corruption in India. |
| High and mighty |
proud persons |
The high and mighty forget that everything in the world is transient. |
| Hit below the belt |
to deal unfairly |
He hit his friend below the belt when he revealed his business secrets to his rivals. |
| Hit the jack pot |
unexpected success |
He hit the jack pot by investing his money in shares. |
| Hobson's choice |
no alternative |
The employees in the private sector have hobson?s choice because they are forced to accept what they are ordered to do. |
| Hold at bay |
to prevent enemy from coming |
Maharana Partap could not hold the Mughal army at bay for long. |
| Hold in abeyance |
postpone |
For lack of funds the district administration has held the construction of road in abeyance. |
| Hold water |
sound, tenable |
His statement will not hold water as it is not based on facts. |
| Hole and corner |
secret |
I have come to know of your hole and corner method of dealing with people. |
| Hornet?s nest |
raise controversy |
The speaker stirred up hornet's nest by referring to impending changes in the rules. |
| Hush money |
a bribe |
He managed to escape punishment by paying hush money. |
