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| heavy foot |
driving fast, pedal to the metal
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Your heavy foot is causing a financial problem for us. Speeding fines are costly!
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| heavy going |
difficult part, hard work, heavy going
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I'm glad we have Al on our team. He likes the heavy going.
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| heavy heart |
sad, sorrowful
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It was with a heavy heart that he attended his father's funeral.
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| heavy hitter |
(See a heavy hitter)
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| heavy metal types |
(See skids)
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| heck |
hell, shucks
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She asked me to come in, but heck, her boyfriend was there.
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| hedge your bets |
bet safely, bet on two or more horses etc.
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If you hedge your bets, you have a better chance of winning.
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| hell bent for election |
going fast, determined to get somewhere
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There goes Joe, driving hell bent for election - always in a hurry.
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| hell in a handbasket |
(See go to hell in a handbasket)
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| hell of a time |
(See a hell of a time, one hell of a time)
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