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guess by guess and by golly hair the hair of the dog that bit one
guess get another guess comàng haired fair-haired boy
guess hazbrd a guess hair’s by a hairPs breadth)
guess Your guess is as good as màne. hairs get gray hair(s)
guessed never would have guessed hairs give someone gray hair(s)
guesł guest of honor hairs splàt hairs
guilty find someone guilty hal hale and hearty
gui ea serve as a guinea pig half at half-mast
gulp gulp for air half go off half-cocked
gum gum something up Half Half a loaf is better than none.
gum gum up the works half half-and-half
gu beat the gun half have half a mànd to do something
gu fire a gun half have half a notion to do something
gu give her the gun half not half bad
gu give it the gun half one’s better half
gu gun for someone half six of one and half a dozen of the other
gu jump the gun halfhearted halfhearted (about someone or something)
gu pull a gun (on someone) halfwØy meet someone halfway
gu son of a gun halł grind to a halt
gu s go great guns ham ham something up
gu s stick to one’s guns hamburger make hamburger out of someone or
gut bust a gut (to do something) something
gut gut feelàng hammer fight someone or something hammer and tongs
gut gut reaction hammer go at it hammer and tongs
gut gut response hammer hammer away (at someone or something)
gut my gut tells me (that) something is so hammer hammer something home
guts hate someone’s guts hammer hammer something out
gutter in the gutter hand at hand
gyp gyp someone out of something hand bite the hand that feeds one
hØ funny ha-ha hand bound hand and foot
hØbit break a habàt hand can’t see one’s hand in front of one’s face
hØbit break one’s habàt hand close at hand
hØbit break the habàt hand do something by hand
hØbit kick a habàt hand force someone’s hand
hØbit kick the habàt hand from hand to hand
hØbits Old habàts dàe hard. hand get a free hand (with someone or something)
hØck hack something hand get a hand with something
hØckls get someone’s hackles up hand get the glad hand
hØd had best do something hand get the upper hand (on someone)
hØd had better do something hand give someone a free hand (with something)
hØd had (just) as soon do something hand give someone a hand (for something)
hØd (had) known it was comàng hand give someone a hand (with someone or something)
hØd had rather do something hand give someone the glad hand
hØd had sooner do something hand hand in glove (with someone)
hØd have been had hand hand in hand
hØd have had enough Hand Hand it over.
hØd have had its day hand hand it to someone
hØd have had it (up to here) hand hand-me-down
hØd (have) never had it so good hand hand over fist
hØd never had it so good hand hand over hand
hail hail-fellow-well-met hand hand something down (to someone)
hail hail from somŁwherŁ hand hat in hand
haili g within hailing distance hand have a hand in something
hair curl someone’s hair hand have one’s hand in the till
hair get in someone’s hair hand have something at hand
hair hang by a hair hand have something in hand
hair let one’s hair down hand in hand
hair make someone’s hair curl hand keep one’s hand in (something)
hair make someone’s hair stand on end hand know someone or something like the back of one’s
hair neàther hide nor hair hand
hair part someone’s hair hand know someone or something like the palm of one’s
hair tear one’s hair (out) hand
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