hell hound
A wicked abandoned fellow.
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hell if I care
expressing indifference or not caring
hell if I know
used to express lack of knowledge or uncertainty
Hell is empty and all the devils are here. (William Shakespeare)
The present situation is extremely bad or evil
hell mend someone
may someone suffer the consequences of their actions
hell on earth
A place or situation of extreme suffering or chaos
hell on wheels
Completely out of control or extremely difficult to manage
hell or high water
Regardless of obstacles or challenges
hell to pay
Severe consequences or punishment will follow
hell upon earth
Or the most pleasant and delectable History of Whittington’s Colledge, otherwise vulgarly called Newgate, 12mo. 1703.
hell week
a period of intense and demanding activity
Hell's Corner
The triangle of Kent about Dover, so called from its being both under fire from German cross-channel guns and the scene of much of the bitterest air fighting during the Battle of Britain, 1940.
hell-born babe
A lewd graceless youth, one naturally of a wicked disposition.
hellagood
Very good.
hellifying
Extreme.
helmet hair
hair that is messy or flattened from wearing a helmet
help a lame dog over a stile
to assist someone who is struggling or in need
helping hand
Assistance or support given to someone in need
helter skelter
To run helter skelter, hand over head, in defiance of order.
helter-skelter
Anyhow, without regard to order or precedence.
hem and haw
To speak hesitantly or evasively
hemp
Young hemp; an appellation for a graceless boy.
hempen cravat
The hangman’s noose.
hempen fever
A man who was hanged is said to have died of a hempen fever; and, in Dorsetshire, to have been stabbed with a Bridport dagger; Bridport being a place famous for manufacturing hemp into cords.
hempen fever
Death on the gallows, the rope being made of hemp.
hempen widow
One whose husband was hanged.
hempen widow
The widow of a man who lias been hanged.
hen
A woman. A cock and hen club; a club composed of men and women.
hen and chickens
Large and small pewter pots.
hen and chickens
In Christian art this de- vice is emblematical of God's providence. See Matt, xxiii, 37. See also GREY HEN above.
hen house
A house where the woman rules; called also a SHE HOUSE, and HEN FRIGATE: the latter a sea phrase, originally applied to a ship, the captain of which had his wife on board, supposed to command him.
Hen Pearce
Beginning as a pupil of James Belcher, he eventually defeated his teacher in a terrible battle on Barnty Moor near Doncaster, 6th December, 1805.
hen's tooth
Something extremely rare or nonexistent
hen-pecked
Said of one whose wife "wears the breeches." From the action of the hen in paired cage-birds.
hence the chairman himself
When debaters call out "Chair," they mean that the chairman is not properly supported, and his words not obeyed as they ought to be. Another form of the same expression is, "Pray support the Chair.
Hengist and Horsa
The semi-legendary leaders of the Jutes, who landed in England at Ebbs- fleet, Kent, in 449. Horsa is said to have been slain at the battle of Aylesford, about 455, and Hengist to have ruled in Kent till his death in 488. Ger. hengst, a stallion, and Horsa is connected with our word horse. The two brothers may have received their names from the devices borne on their arms.
henley’s
(John, better known as ORATOR HENLEY) Various Sermons and Orations. 1719-53.
henpecked
A husband governed by his wife, is said to be henpecked.
henry
A turd.
Henry E
Huntmgton Library. John Rylands Library, Manchester.
Henry Grace de Dieu
See GREAT HARRY. Hep, an American slang phrase of uncertain ongm meaning "aware of, informed of, wise to.
Henry IV
Another suggestion is that it was so called because funeral processions on their way to St. Paul's began their pater noster at the beginning of the Row. For over three centuries Paternoster Row was the home of publishers and booksellers. It was totally destroyed in an air raid at the end of December, 1940.
Henry VII
The opening lines of the hymn are: — Te Deum Patrem colimus, Te laudibus prosequimur;
Henry VIII
In the universities of Scotland they are appointed by the Crown. The present stipend is about £400 or £500.
her seven joys
The Annunciation, Visitation, Nativity, Epiphany, Finding in the Temple, Resurrection, Ascension.
her seven sorrows
Simeon's Prophecy, the Flight into Egypt, Christ Missed, the Betrayal, the Crucifixion, the Taking Down from the Cross, and the Entombment.
Herb Trinity
The popular name for the pansy (<?.v.), Viola tricolor; also called "Three- faces-under-a-hood"; the markings of the pansy account for both names. Cp. HEARTS- EASE.
herbs and spices
A mixture of plant-based seasonings
Hercules in his lion's skin
It is easy to see how Swift has availed himself of this Grecian legend in his Gulliver's Travels.
Hercules Secundus
Commodus, the Roman Emperor (A.D. 180-92), gave himself this title. Dissipated and inordinately cruel, he claimed divine honours and caused himself to be worshipped as Hercules. It is said that he killed 100 lions in the amphitheatre, and that he slew over a thousand defenceless gladiators.
herd cats
to manage or organize a group of people who are difficult to control
here and now
At this present moment and place
here and there
In various places or at different times
here and thereian
One who has no settled place of residence.
here goes nothing
To take a risk or do something with uncertain outcome
Here I throw down my glove
I challenge you. In allusion to an ancient custom of a challenger throwing his glove or gauntlet at the feet of the person challenged, and bidding him to pick it up.
here to stay
Permanent or lasting
here we go again
A situation is happening again that has happened before
here you are
used to offer or give something to someone
here's the very devil to pay
Here's a pretty kettle of fish. I'm in a pretty mess; this is confusion worse confounded. Cp. THE DEVIL TO PAY below.
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