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[honestly]See: COME BY HONESTLY.

[honest to goodness]or [honest to God] {adj. phr.} , {informal} Really; truly; honestly. — Used to emphasize something said. •/ When we were in Washington, we saw the President, honest to goodness. / •/ "Honest to goodness, Jane, I think you are the messiest girl in the world," said Mother. /

[bonest-to-goodness]or [honest-to-God] {adj. phr.} , {informal} Real; genuine. — Used for emphasis. •/ She served him honest-to-goodness deep dish apple pie. / •/ It was the first honest-to-goodness baseball game he’d seen since going abroad. /

[honeymoon is over]The first happy period of friendship and cooperation between two persons or groups is over. •/ A few months after a new President is elected, the honeymoon is over and Congress and the President begin to criticize each other. / •/ The honeymoon was soon over for the new foreman and the men under him. /

[honky-tonk] {n.} A cheap nightclub or dance hall. •/ There were a number of honky-tonks near the army camp. /

[honor]See: DO THE HONORS, IN HONOR OF, ON ONE’S HONOR.

[hook]See: BY HOOK OR BY CROOK, GET THE HOOK at GET THE BOUNCE(2), GIVE THE HOOK at GIVE THE BOUNCE(2), OFF THE HOOK.

[hooked on] {adj.} 1. Addicted to a substance such as cigarettes, coffee, tea, drugs, or alcohol. •/ Fred is hooked on grass, but Tim is only hooked on tea. / 2. Enthusiastic or very supportive of something. •/ I am hooked on the local symphony. /

[hookey]See: PLAY HOOKEY.

[hook, line and sinker] {adv. phr.} , {informal} Without question or doubt; completely. •/ Johnny was so easily fooled that he fell for Joe’s story, hook, line and sinker. / •/ Mary was such a romantic girl that she swallowed the story Alice told her about her date, hook, line and sinker. / •/ Bobby trusted Jim so he was taken in by his hard-luck story hook, line and sinker. /

[hookup] {n.} A connection, electrical or otherwise, between two instruments or two individuals. •/ Edwin and Hermione are a perfect couple; they have got the right hookup. /

[hook up] {v. phr.} To connect or fit together. •/ The company sent a man to hook up the telephone. / •/ They could not use the gas stove because it had not been hooked up. /

[hoop]See: JUMP THROUGH A HOOP.

[hop]See: MAD AS A HORNET Or MAD AS HOPS.

[hop, skip and a jump]See: STONE’S THROW.

[hope]See: CROSS ONE’S HEART or CROSS ONE’S HEART AND HOPE TO DIE, IN HOPES.

[hope against hope] {v. phr.} To try to hope when things look black; hold to hope in bad trouble. •/ The mother continued to hope against hope although the plane was hours late. / •/ Jane hoped against hope that Joe would call her. /

[hop to it] {v. phr.} , {slang} To get started; start a job; get going. •/ "There’s a lot to do today, so let’s hop to it," the boss said. /

[hopped up] {adj.} , {slang} 1. Doped with a narcotic drug. •/ Police found Jones hiding in an opium den, among other men all hopped up with the drug. / 2. Full of eagerness; excited. •/ Fred was all hopped up about going over the ocean. /

[horn]See: BLOW ONE’S OWN HORN or TOOT ONE’S OWN HORN, PULL IN ONE’S HORNS or DRAW IN ONE’S HORNS, TAKE THE BULL BY THE HORNS.

[hornet]See: MAD AS A HORNET or MAD AS HOPS or MAD AS A WET HEN, STIR UP A HORNET’S NEST.

[horn in] {v.} , {slang} To come in without invitation or welcome; interfere. Often used with "on". •/ Jack would often horn in on conversations discussing things he knew nothing about. / •/ Lee horned in on Ray and Annie and wanted to dance with Annie. / Compare: BUTT IN.

[horns of a dilemma] {n. phr.} Two choices possible in a situation in which neither is wanted. Usually used after "on". •/ Joe found himself on the horns of a dilemma; if he went to work, he’d miss seeing Mary; if he stayed out, he’d he too broke to take her anywhere. /

[horror]See: THROW UP ONE’S HANDS IN HORROR.

[horse]See: BET ON THE WRONG HORSE, CART BEFORE THE HORSE, CHANGE HORSES IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREAM or CHANGE HORSES IN MIDSTREAM, EAT LIKE A HORSE, HOLD ONE’S HORSES. IRON HORSE, LOCK THE BARN DOOR AFTER THE HORSE IS STOLEN, LOOK A GIFT HORSE IN THE MOUTH, OFF ONE’S HIGH HORSE, ON ONE’S HIGH HORSE, PUT ONE’S MONEY ON A SCRATCHED HORSE, STRAIGHT FROM THE HORSE’S MOUTH.

[horsefeathers!] {n. phr.} , {slang} 1. Not true; I don’t believe what you’re saying. •/ "Horsefeathers!" Brad cried. "I can’t believe a word of what you said about Jessica." / 2. Exclamation of disgust. •/ "Horsefeathers!" Fred cried. "We’ve just missed the bus." / Compare: FIDDLESTICKS, BULLSHIT.

[horselaugh] {n. phr.} A loud, sarcastic, and derisive laugh. •/ When the speaker praised politics as one of the oldest and noblest professions, his audience of college students gave him a horselaugh. /

[horse around] {v.} , {slang} To join in rough teasing; play around. •/ They were a hunch of sailors on shore leave, horsing around where there were girls and drinks. / •/ John horsed around with the dog for a while when he came in from school. /

[horse of a different color]or [horse of another color] {n. phr.} , {informal} Something altogether separate and different. •/ Anyone can be broke, but to steal is a horse of a different color. / •/ Do you mean that the boy with that pretty girl is her brother? I thought he was her boyfriend. Well, that’s a horse of another color. /

[horse opera] {n. phr.} A Western movie in which cowboys and horses play a major part. •/ John Wayne played in many horse operas. /

[horseplay] {n.} Rough, practical joking. •/ The newlyweds couldn’t get a wink of sleep all night because there was a lot of yelling and screaming outside of their window — the usual horseplay. /

[horse sense] {n.} , {informal} A good understanding about what to do in life; good judgment; wisdom in making decisions. •/ Bill had never been to college, but he had plenty of horse sense. / •/ Some people are well educated and read many books, but still do not have much horse sense. /

[horse trade] {n.} 1. The sale of a horse or the exchange of two horses. •/ It was a horse trade in which the owner of the worse animal gave a rifle to make the trade equal. / 2. {informal} A business agreement or bargain arrived at after hard and skillful discussion. •/ Party leaders went around for months making horse trades to get support for their candidate. / •/ The horse trade finally called for a new car for the radio station in exchange for several weeks of advertising for the car dealer. /

[hot]See: BLOW HOT AND COLD, MAKE IT HOT.

[hot air] {n.} , {informal} Nonsense, exaggerated talk, wasted words characterized by emotion rather than intellectual content. •/ That was just a lot of hot air what Joe said. /

[hot and bothered] {adj.} , {informal} Excited and worried, displeased, or puzzled. — A hackneyed phrase. •/ Fritz got all hot and bothered when he failed in the test. / •/ Leona was all hot and bothered when her escort was late in coming for her. / •/ Jerry was hot and bothered about his invention when he couldn’t get it to work. / •/ It is a small matter; don’t get so hot and bothered. /

[hot and heavy] {adv. phr.} , {informal} Strongly; vigorously; emphatically. •/ Fred got it hot and heavy when his wife found out how much he had lost at cards. / •/ The partners had a hot and heavy argument before deciding to enlarge their store. /

[hot dog] {n. phr.} , {informal} A frankfurter or wiener in a roll. •/ The boys stopped on the way home for hot dogs and coffee. /

[hot dog] {interj.} , {informal} Hurrah! — A cry used to show pleasure or enthusiasm. •/ "Hot dog!" Frank exclaimed when he unwrapped a birthday gift of a small record player. /

[hot dog roast]See: WIENER ROAST.

[hot number] {n.} , {slang} A person or thing noticed as newer, better, or more popular than others. •/ The boys and girls thought that song was a hot number. / •/ The new car that Bob is driving is a real hot number. / •/ John invented a new can opener that was a hot number in the stores. /

[hot off the press] {adj. phr.} Just appeared in print. •/ This is the latest edition of the Chicago Tribune; it’s hot off the press. /

[hot one] {n.} , {slang} , {informal} Something out of the ordinary; something exceptional, such as a joke, a person whether in terms of looks or intelligence. •/ Joe’s joke sure was a hot one. / •/ Sue is a hot one, isn’t she? /

[hot potato] {n.} , {informal} A question that causes strong argument and is difficult to settle. •/ Many school boards found segregation a hot potato in the 1960s. /

[hot rod] {n.} , {informal} An older automobile changed so that it can gain speed quickly and go very fast. •/ Hot rods are used by young people especially in drag racing. /

[hot seat] {n.} , {slang} 1. The electric chair used to cause death by electrocution in legal executions. •/ Many a man has controlled a murderous rage when he thought of the hot seat. / 2. {informal} A position in which you can easily get into trouble. •/ A judge in a beauty contest is on the hot seat. If he chooses one girl, the other girls will be angry with him. /

[hot stuff] {n.} , {slang} , {citizen’s band radio jargon} Coffee. •/ Let’s stop and get some hot stuff. /

[hot under the collar] {adj. phr.} , {informal} Angry. •/ Mary gets hot under the collar if you joke about women drivers. / •/ Tom got hot under the collar when his teacher punished him. /

[hot water] {n.} {informal} Trouble. — Used with "in", "into", "out", "of". •/ John’s thoughtless remark about religion got John into a lot of hot water. / •/ It was the kind of trouble where it takes a friend to get you out of hot water. /

[hound]See: ROCK HOUND, RUN WITH THE HARE AND HUNT (RIDE) WFTH THE HOUNDS.