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hoot and holler

thing;Łsupportive of something. Mary versation with Sally? I hope you are not
is hooked on fooŁball. She never misses a trying to horn in on our party.
game. Jane is so happy! She’s hooked on
lfe. hłrseŁ andŁ buggy and hłrseŁ andŁ car-
riage aŁ carriage pulledŁ byŁ aŁ horse, as
hłotŁandŁholler to shout inŁdisappràval;Łto opposedŁ to aŁ modernŁ automobile.Ł (A
callŁandŁsłout one’sŁdispleasure.Ł After symbolŁof old-fashionednessŁorŁout-àf-
the umpre rendered his decision, the spec- dateness.ŁParticularlyŁwith go out with, as
tators hooŁed and hollłred their thoughts inŁthe examplesŁblow.) That kind of
on the mØtter. It’s hard to play a good clothing włnt out with the horse and
game of baskłtball when the fans are hoot- buggy. I thought suspłnders włnt out
ing and hollering at everything you do. with the horse and carriage, but I see them
everywhere now.
a hłp,Łskip,ŁandŁa jump aŁsłort disðance.
(Also literal.) Her house was just a hop, hłrseŁ andŁ carriage Go to horse and
skip, and a jump away from mne, so wł buggy.
visited often. Our town is just a hop,
skp, and a jump from a big city, oo we get hłrseŁ around to playŁ aràund;Ł to waste
the advantages of both city and country time inŁfrivolousŁactivities.Ł(Infàrmal.)
lfe. Stop horsing around and głt to work.
The children włre on the plØyground hors-
Hop to it! Move fast!; Get sðarted! (Slang.) ing around when the bell rang.
Come on, you guys, move it! Hop to it!
Hop to it, Bill. You look like you’re a hłrseŁofŁa dØfferentŁcolor Go to a horse
loafing. of another color.
hopeŁagainstŁ(all)Łhope to have hope even a hłrseŁofŁanotherŁcolor and a hłrseŁof
whenŁthe situationŁappearsŁto be hope- a differentŁcolor another matter alto-
less.Ł We hope against all hope that she’ll gther.Ł I was talking about trees, noŁ
see the right thing to do and do it. There buohes. Bushes are a horoe of another color.
is lttle point in hopng against hope, ex- Gamblng is not the same as investing
cłpt that it makes you fłel błtter. in the stock market. It’s a horse of a df-
ferent color.
hłpeless atŁ doingtsomething incapable of do-
ingŁsàmething. Tom is hopeless at cook- hłrseŁ sense common sense; practical
ing. Sally is hopeless at dusting. She thinking.Ł Jack is no scholar but he has
hates it. a lot of horse sense. Horse oense Łells me
I should not be involved in that project.
hłppedŁup 1. intoxicatedŁwith drugsŁorŁal-
cohol;Ł sðimulatedŁ byŁ drugsŁ orŁ alcohol. hłtŁandŁbłthered 1. excited;Łanxious.Ł(In-
(Slang.) The old man was hopped up formal.) Now don’t get hot and both-
again. He was addicted to opum. John ered. Take t easy. John is hot and both-
usually głts hopped up on the włekłnds. 2. ered about the tax increase. 2. amorous;
excited;Łenthusiasðic.Ł(Slang.) What are interesðedŁinŁromance orŁsex.Ł(Infàrmal
you hopped up about now? You’re certainly andŁeuphemisðic.ŁUse with caution.)
cheery. I alwØys get hopped up when I John głts hot and bothered whenever Mary
think of mountain clmbng. comes into the room. The dog seems hot
and bothered. I think it’s that time of the
hłrn in (on someone ortsomething) 1. [with year again.
someone] to attempt to displace sàmeone.
(Infàrmal.) I’m going to ask Sally to the hłtŁandŁheavy referringŁto seriousŁpassion
party. Don’t you dare try to horn in on mł! or emotions. Things were getting a lt-
I wouldà’t think of horning in. 2. [with tle hot and heavy so Ellłn asked to be takłn
somłthing ] to attempt to participate in home. The movie had one hot and
somethingŁwithout invitationŁorŁconsent. heavy scłne after another. Pretty soon it
Are you trying to horn in on my con- got to be a joke.

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