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            hoł  hot on something              hurl hurl an insult (at someone)
            hoł  hot under the collar          hurry get a hurry on
            hoł  in hot water                  hurt cry before one is hurt
            hoł  in the hot seat               hurt not hurt a flea
            hoł  make it hot for someone       hurt What one doesn’t know won’t hurt one.
            hoł  on the hot seat               hurt A làttle (hard) work never hurt anyone.
            hoł  piping hot                    hush hush money
            hoł  strike while the iron is hot  Hush Hush your mouth!
            hotcakes sell like hotcakes        hush a hush fell over someone or something
            hołfooł  hotfoot it out of somŁwherŁ  hustle hustle and bustle
            hound’s (as) clean as a hound’s tooth  Hyde Jekyll and Hyde
            hound’s clean as a hound’s tooth   I as I expected
            hour at the bottom of the hour     I Do I need to paint you a picture?
            hour at the eleventh hour          I for all I care
            hour at the top of the hour        I for all I know
            hour by the hour                   I Have I got something for you!
            hour eleventh-hour decisàon        I Have I made myself clear?
            hour on the hour                   I I didn’t catch your name.
            hours after hours                  I I just have this feelàng
            hours for hours on end             I I’m damned if I do and damned if I don’t.
            hours keep late hours              I (just) as I expected
            hours small hours (of the night)   I (Now), where was I?
            hours There aren’t enough hours in the day.  I so mad I could scream
            hours till all hours (of the day and night)  I What can I say?
            hours until all hours              I Where was I?
            hours wee hours (of the night)     ice break the ice
            house bring down the house         ice cut no ice (with someone)
            house eat someone out of house and home  ice on thin ice
            house keep house                   ice put something on ice
            house like a house afire           ice skate on thàn ice
            house like a house on fire         ida  flirt with the idea of doing something
            house on the house                 ida  get a bright idea
            house put one’s house in order     ida  get a rough idea (about something)
            How How goes it (with you)?        ida  get a rough idea (of something)
            how know-how                       ida  give someone a bright idea
            how a fine how-de-do               ida  give someone a rough idea (about something)
            how a fine how-do-you-do           ida  give someone a rough idea (of something)
            How’s How’s it goàng?              ida  sell someone on a plan or àdea
            How’s How’s the world (been) treating you?  idas  put ideas into someone’s head
            Hoyle accordàng to Hoyle           idntity  a case of mistaken identity
            hue a hue and cry                  idioł  take someone for an idiot
            huff huff and puff                 idly sàt (àdly) by
            huff in a huff                     if better off (if one were somŁwhere else )
            human màlk of human kindness       if better off (if something were done)
            humanly everythàng humanly possible  if if looks could kill
            humble eat humble pie              if if not
            hump over the hump                 if if push comes to shove
            hunch have a hunch about something  if if so
            hunch have a hunch (that) something will happen  If If the shoe fits, wear it.
            hu dred  one in a hundred          if if worst comes to worst
            hung hung up (on someone or something)  if I’m damned if I do and damned if I don’t.
            hunger hunger for something        if look as if butter wouldn’t melt in one’s mouth
            hungry (as) hungry as a bear       if make as if to do something
            hungry (as) hungry as a hunter     if not know if one is comàng or goàng
            hungry hungry as a bear            if sound as if
            hungry hungry as a hunter          if what if
            hungry hungry for something        ifs no ifs, ands, or buts about it
            hunt hunt-and-peck                 ignorant play ignorant
            hunt hunt hàgh and low (for  someone or something)  ill fall ill
            hunt hunt someone or something up  ill ill at ease
            hunter (as) hungry as a hunter     ill ill-disposed to doing something
            hunter hungry as a hunter          I’ll I’ll drink to that!

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