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[harp away at] or [on]{v.} To mention again and again. •/In his campaign speeches, Jones harps on his rival’s wealth and powerful friends./

[Harry] See: TOM, DICK, AND HARRY.

[harum-scarum(1)]{adv.}, {informal} In a careless, disorderly or reckless way. •/Jim does his homework harum-scarum, and that is why his schoolwork is so poor./

[harum-scarum(2)]{adj.}, {informal} Careless, wild, or disorderly in one’s acts or performance; reckless. •/Jack is such a harum-scarum boy that you can never depend on him to do anything right./

[hash] See: SETTLE ONE’S HASH, SLING HASH.

[hash house]{n.}, {slang} An eating place where cheap meals are served. •/Joe and his friends went to a hash house around the corner after the game./

[hash out]{v.}, {informal} To talk all about and try to agree on; discuss thoroughly. •/The teacher asked Susan and Jane to sit down together and hash out their differences./ •/The students hashed out the matter and decided to drop it./

[hash up]{v.}, {slang} 1. To make a mess of; do badly. •/Bob really hashed up that exam and failed the course./ 2. To bring to life; remember and talk about. •/The teacher advised Sue not to hash up old bitterness against her schoolmates./

[haste] See: MAKE HASTE.

[hat] See: AT THE DROP OF A HAT, BRASS HAT, HANG ON TO YOUR HAT or HOLD ON TO YOUR HAT or HOLD YOUR HAT, HIGH-HAT, KEEP UNDER ONE’S HAT, OLD HAT, PULL OUT OF A HAT, TAKE OFF ONE’S HAT TO, TALK THROUGH ONE’S HAT, TEN-GALLON HAT, THROW ONE’S HAT IN THE RING.

[hat in hand]{adv. phr.}, {informal} In a humble and respectful manner. •/They went hat in hand to the old woman to ask for her secret recipe./

[hatch] See: COUNT ONE’S CHICKENS BEFORE THEY ARE HATCHED.

[hatchet] See: BURY THE HATCHET.

[hatchet face]{n.} A long narrow face with sharp parts; also, a person with such a face. •/Johnny was sent to the principal’s office because he called his teacher old hatchet face./ •/He was hatchet-faced and not at all handsome./

[hatchet job]{n. phr.}, {slang} 1. The act of saying or writing terrible things about someone or something, usually on behalf of one’s boss or organization. •/When Phil makes speeches against the competition exaggerating their weaknesses, he is doing the hatchet job on behalf of our president./ 2. A ruthless, wholesale job of editing a script whereby entire paragraphs or pages are omitted. •/Don, my editor, did a hatchet job on my new novel./

[hatchet man]{n.}, {colloquial} 1. A politician or newspaper columnist whose job is to write and say unfavorable things about the opposition. •/Bill Lerner is the hatchet man for the Mayor’s Party; he smears all the other candidates regularly./ 2. An executive officer in a firm whose job it is to fire superfluous personnel, cut back on the budget, etc., in short, to do the necessary but unpleasant things. •/The firm hired Cranhart to be hatchet man; his title is that of Executive Vice President./

[hate one’s guts]{v. phr.}, {slang} To feel a very strong dislike for someone. •/Dick said that he hated Fred’s guts because Fred had been very mean to him./

[hats off to] or [one’s hat is off to]{truncated phr.}, {informal} Used to recognize and praise a job well-done. •/Hats off to anyone who runs the twenty-six mile race./ •/My hat is off to the chef who created this delicious meal./ Compare: TAKE OFF ONE’S HAT TO.

[hatter] See: MAD AS A HATTER.

[haul] See: LONG HAUL.

[haul down]{v.}, {informal} 1. To catch (as a ball) usually after a long run. •/Willie hauled down a long fly to center field for the third out./ •/The star halfback hauled down the pass for a touchdown./ 2. To tackle in football. •/Ted was hauled down from behind when he tried to run with the ball./

[haul down one’s colors] or [strike one’s colors]{v. phr.} 1. To pull down a flag, showing you are beaten and want to stop fighting. •/After a long battle, the pirate captain hauled down his colors./ 2. To admit you are beaten; say you want to quit. •/After losing two sets of tennis, Tom hauled down his color./

[haul in] or [haul up] or [pull in]{v.}, {slang} To bring before someone in charge for punishment or questioning; arrest. •/John was hauled in to court for speeding./ •/The tramp was hauled up for sleeping on the sidewalk./ Compare: CALL ON THE CARPET.

[haul in one’s horns] See: PULL IN ONE’S HORNS.

[haul off]{v.} To move suddenly. — Used with "and" usually before a verb like "hit" or "kick". •/Ed hauled off and hit the other boy in the nose./ •/Lee hauled off and threw a touchdown pass./

[haul over the coals] or [rake over the coals]{v. phr.} To criticize sharply; rebuke; scold. •/The sergeant raked the soldier over the coals for being late for roll call./ Syn.: DRESS DOWN.

[have] See: CAT HAS NINE LIVES, ONE’S CAKE AND HAVE IT TOO, EVERY CLOUD HAS A SILVER LINING, EVERY DOG HAS HIS DAY, HAVE NOTHING ON or HAVE ANYTHING ON, LITTLE PITCHERS HAVE BIG EARS, or an important word after this in the sentence.

[have] or [get] or [develop a crush on]{v. phr.} To be infatuated with someone. •/Walter has a terrible crush on his English teacher, but she is a lot older and doesn’t take it seriously./