Idioms Beginning With ‘H’

Idioms	Meaning
Halcyon days	Peaceful days (खुशगवार दिन)
Hammer and sickle	A symbolic representation of commu-nism in general. (समाजवाद का प्रतीक)
Hammer and tongs	With great effort or energy. (बहुत अधिक मेहनत से)
Hand and glove with	In close co-operation. (अच्छे सहयोग से)
Hang by a thread	Be in a risky situation. (बहुत नाजुक स्थिति में)
Hard nut to crack	A difficult problem to solve/ A person difficult to understand. (जटिलसमस्या/व्यक्ति)
Haul over the coals	To take to task, to reprimand. (कोसना)
Have finger in the pie	To be involved in something. (किसी कार्य में शामिल रहना)
Have one’s hands full	To be completely occupied. (काम की कमी नहीं होना)
Have one’s way	The way one wants. (अपनी इच्छा के अनुसार)
Have several irons in the fire	To be involved in many projects or activities at the same time. (एक ही समय कई कार्यों में शामिल होना)
High and dry	In a deprived situation (alone). (अकेला)
High handed	Overbearing (निरंकुश)
High living	Living with comfort and ease. (ऐश आरण की जिन्दगी)
Hit below the belt	To strike unfairly. (गलत तरीके से प्रहार करना)
Hit the jackpot	Gaining a big/ great success (speci-ally by luck). (बड़ी कमियाबी मिलाना)
Hit the nail on the head	To do the right thing at the right time (सही समय पर सही कार्य करना)
Hole and corner policy	Secret policy (गुप्त निति)
Hue and cry	Any loud public outcry (हो हल्ला)
Hale and hearty	Healthy and sound (पूर्ण रूप से स्वस्थ होना)
Half hearted	Lacking enthusiasm (बे मन से)
Hand in glove	Very close (घनिष्ठ सम्बन्ध होना)
Hair breadth escape	Narrow escape (बाल-बाल बचना )
Hard and fast rule	Rule that cannot be broken and modified (सख्त नियम)
Hard and fast	Strict (सख्त)
Hard of hearing	Somewhat deaf (ऊँचा सुनना)
Hard pressed	In difficulties (परेशानी में होना)
Hard up	Short of money (पैसे की तंगी)
Have the last laugh	To be victorious in an argument (तर्क-वितर्क में आखिरकार विजय होना)
Hear of	To get the news about (समाचार मिलना)
Heart and soul	With full energy (पूरे मन से )
Helter skelter	In disorderly haste (बहुत अधिक जल्दबाजी में)
Hen pecked husband	A husband under the control of his wife (जोरू का गुलाम)
Herculean task	A work requiring very great effort (कठिन कार्य)
High time	Already late (पहले से देरी होना)
His own doing	Caused by himself (स्वयं के कारण)
Hobson’s choice	No choice at all (कोई विकल्प न होना)
Hold back	To control expression, Not to reveal (व्यक्त करने से रोकना, छुपा लेना)
Hold down	To prevent by force (जबरदस्ती नियंत्रित करना)
Hold on	To keep something in a position (पकड़कर रखना)
Hold one’s head high	Be proud of (गर्व करना)
Hold out	To resist (प्रतिरोध करना)
Hold with	To approve (सहमत होना)
Hoping against hope	To have very little chance of success (सफल होने की बहुत कम संभावना होना)
Hush money	Bribe paid to secure silence (चुप्पी बनाये रखने के लिए रिश्वत देना)