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hair of the dog
een hersteldrankje
if someone has a hair of the dog, they have an alcoholic drink to get rid of a hangover
hairy at the heel
achter de ellebogen hebben
someone who is hairy at the heel is dangerous or untrustworthy
hale and hearty
Blaken van gezondheid
someone who is hale and hearty is in very good health
half a mind
er ernstig aan denken
if you have half a mind to do something, you haven't decided to do it, but are thinking seriously about it
half-baked
halfbakken
a half-baked idea or scheme hasn't not been thought through or planned very well
hammer and tongs
vol overgave
if people are going at it hammer and tongs, they are arguing fiercely
hand back
teruggeven
the police officer checked my licence, then handed it back
hand down
overdragen
the jewellery has been handed down in my family for generations
hand in
inleveren
I handed in my homework late as usual
hand in glove
dik bevriend
if people are hand in glove, they have an extremely close relationship
hand in hand
hand in hand
work together closely
hand out
uitdelen
the teacher handed out the worksheet to the class
hand over
overhandigen
the robbers told the clerk to hand over all the money
hand that rocks the cradle
een belangrijke positie hebben
women have a great power because they have the greatest influence over the development of children
hand to mouth
heel arm zijn
be so poor that you need the little money that comes in to cover expenses
hands down
twee vingers in je neus
if someone is better hands down than everyone else, they are much better
hands-on attitude
betrokken en actief zijn
be involved and take an active role
hands-on experience
praktijkervaring
practical experience
handwriting like chicken scratch
Hanenpoten
if your handwriting is very hard to read, it is like chicken scratch
hang around
rondhangen
they hang around the station most of the day
hang by a thread
aan een zijden draad hangen
if something hangs by a thread, there is a very small chance of it being successful or surviving
hang in the balance
het kan twee kanten uitgaan
when there are at least two possibilities and it is impossible to predict which will win out
hang on
even wachten
could you hang on for a moment till she's free
hang out
uithangen
he hangs out in the pub most nights
hang out to dry
iemand in de steek laten
if you hang someone out to dry, you abandon them when they are in trouble
hang up on
ophangen
a telesales person called, so I hung up on them
hard as nails
spijkerhard
a person who is as hard as nails is either physically tough or has no respect for other people's feelings
hard by
dichtbij
hard by means mean 'close to' or 'near'
hard cheese
pech
hard cheese means hard luck
hard of hearing
slechthorend
someone who's hard of hearing is a bit deaf