Idioms – H Hard and fast If a rule is hard and fast, it is fixed and definitive Hard feelings Hard feelings are feelings of resentment Hard up When you are hard up you are short of money Make a hash of To make a hash of something is to make a mess of it Pass the hat round To pass the hat round is to collect contributions of money Take your hat off to This is an expression used to express your admiration for someone As mad as a hatter If somebody is as mad as a hatter, they are completely insane Bury the hatchet To bury the hatchet is to end a quarrel Play havoc with To play havoc with something is to completely disrupt it Make hay while the sun shines To make hay while the sun shines is to make good use of an opportunity while it lasts Come to a head To come to a head is to reach a crisis Go to someone’s head When success goes to your head, it makes you feel too proud Head over heels When you are head over heels in love with someone, you are madly in love with them A head start A head start is an advantage gained at the beginning Make head or tail of When you can’t make head or tail of something, you can’t understand it at all Heap something on To heap praise on someone is to give them too much praise The media heaped praise on the actor At heart He is kind at heart (= He is kind in his real nature.) Stay on top of your writing! Download our grammar guide from www.englishgrammar.org to stay up-to-date Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)