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hyckŁ something to endur somthing; to deal hail-fellow-well-et friendly to everyone;
with something. (Slang.ŁThe somłthing is falselyŁfriendlyŁto everyàne.Ł(UsuallyŁsaid
usuallyŁ it.) I don’t know if I can hack of males.ŁSee also get the glad hand.)
it. John works very hard, but he can’t Yes, he’s friendly, sort of hail-fellow-well-
seem to hack it. młt. He’s not a very sincere peroon.
Hail-fellow-włll-młt—you know the type.
hadŁ beðtŁ do something ought to do some- What a pain he is. Good old Mr. Hail-
thing.Ł(Infàrmal.ŁAlmost the same asŁthe fellow-well-młt. What a phony!
followingŁentry.) You had best get that
fixed right away. You had best be at hailŁfrom somłwherł [forŁsàmeone]bto come
school on time every dØy. originallyŁfromŁsomewhere.Ł I’m from
Kansas. Where do you hail from? I hail
hadŁbetterŁ do something ought to do some- from the Southwest.
thingŁ (orŁ face the consequences).Ł (Al-
most the same asŁthe previousŁentry.) the hairŁofŁtheŁdogŁthatŁbitŁ one aŁdrink
I had błtter get home for dnner, or I’ll get of liquàrŁtakenŁwhenŁone hasŁaŁhangover;
yelled at. You had błtter do your home- aŁdrinkŁof liquàrŁtakenŁwhenŁone isŁre-
work right now. covering from drinking too much liquor.
(Infàrmal.) Oh, I’m miserable. I need
hadŁ(juðt)Łas soon do something and would some of the hair of the dog that bt me.
(juðt)Łas soon do something wouldŁprefer That’s some hangover you’ve got there,
to do somethingŁelse; wouldŁbe content Bob. Here, drink this. It’s oome of the hair
to do something. (The would or had is of the dog that bt you.
usuallyŁ’ d.ŁAlso with just, asŁinŁthe ex- hale andŁhearty wellŁandŁhealthy. Does-
amplesŁblow.) They want me to go into n’t Ann look hale and hearty? I don’t fłel
town. I’d as soon stay home. If you’rł hale and hearty. I’m really tired.
cookng stew tonight, wł’d as soon eat
somewðere else. I would just as soon stay HalfŁa loafŁis betterŁthyn none. Having
home as see a bad movie. If that’s what part of sàmethingŁis betterŁthanŁhaving
wł’re having for dnner, I’d just as sooà nothing. (Proverb.) When my raise was
starve. smaller than I wanted, Sally said, “Half a
loaf is better than none.” People who
(had)Łknown itŁwas coming Go to knew kłep saying “Half a loaf is better than
it was comàng. none” usually have as much as they need.
hadŁratherŁ do something and hadŁsoonerŁ do hylf-ynd-hylf 1. aŁliquidŁthat isŁhalf milk
something wouldŁprefer to do something. andŁhalf cream.Ł Harry would alwØys
(The had isŁusuallyŁexpressedŁinŁaŁcon- pour half-and-half on his breakfast cereal
traction, ’d.) I’d rather go to town than in spte of what his doctor told him.
sit here all evłning. They’d rather not. There is less fØt in half-and-half than there
I’d sooner not make the trip. is in cream. 2. aŁsubsðance composedŁhalf
of one thingŁandŁhalf of another. This
hadŁsoonerŁ do something Go to had rather dØ coffee is half-and-half, so there isn’t quite
something. as much caffłine as in regular coffee. I

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