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Wednesday, February 4, 2009

Idioms H

hand in = to give information to someone, such as a government office; to give an asssignment to someone, such as a teacher.
I got a perfect score on the assignment I handed in to my teacher.

hand out = 1. to give, usually information or assignments.
The teacher is handing out an assignment to her students.

handout = 2. (noun) charity, food, money.
The homeless man on the street accepts handouts from people who pass by.

hang out = spend time with friends; do nothing with other people.
Jason and Sandy like to hang out with each other.
Yesterday they hung out at a record store all afternoon.

hang up on = to end a phone conversation quickly, usually when angry or impatient.
She got tired of being put on hold, so she hung up on the person who was helping her.

have it out = to fight; argue
The people in the apartment next door really had it out last night. You could hear every word. (past tense)

have to do with = to have some connection; to be related.
When it was discovered that the president of the bank had something to do with the theft of some money, everyone was shocked.

have something / nothing against = to have bad feelings about someone or something.
I have nothing against people who smoke as long as they don't do it too close to me.

hold on = wait for a short time; stop
"Can you hold on a minute. I have another call coming through."

Also...hold off = wait for a longer period time.
We thought about getting a new car, but because the economy is so bad, we decided to hold off for now.

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