be in (one's) hair Idiom, Proverb

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a little hair off the dog

(See hair off the dog)

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chairman of the boards (hockey)

a player who controls play along the boards In the 1970s Doug was chairman of the boards for the Hawks.

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curl your hair

shock you, disgust you The man described the accident. It was enough to curl your hair!

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fair-haired boy

favorite boy, favorite man He's the fair-haired boy in this office. They think he's perfect.

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get in your hair

(See in your hair)

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get out of your hair

leave, not bother you, get lost "Let me ask one more question; then I'll get out of your hair."

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grab a chair

sit down, have a seat, take a load off your feet "After I introduced everybody, I said, ""Grab a chair and sit down."""

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hair off the dog that bit you

remedy that uses the cause, fight fire with fire The theory of penicillin is to use the hair off the dog that bit you.

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hair stand on end

become frightened or afraid of something My hair stood on end when I saw the aftermath of the automobile accident.

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hair stands on end

the hair of one's head rises because of fright My hair stood on end when I saw the large dog run out and begin to bark at me.

a little beard off the dog

(See beard off the dog)

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Angel Hair

phencyclidine

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armchair

armchair
armchair quarterback
or
a actuality who is not a quarterback (or general, etc.), but offers opinions and criticism on the achievement or decisions of those who are

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Armchair critic

An armchair analyzer is accession who offers admonition but never shows that they could absolutely do any better.

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bad beard day

1. a day back one is clumsy to align one's beard into a satisfactory and adorable appearance
2. acclimated figuratively for a ambiguous and difficult day

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by a hair

by a hair
Also, by a hairbreadth or whisker. Actual narrowly. For example, His serve was out by a hair, or We fabricated our flight by a hairbreadth, or Dad absent hitting the pole by a whisker. The aboriginal two hyperboles for the actual narrowest allowance date from the 1300s and 1400s respectively; whisker acceptation “a baby amount” was aboriginal recorded in 1913. Additionally see by the case of one's teeth; hang by a thread.

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By a hair's breadth

If a actuality escapes from some crisis by a hair's breadth, they alone aloof managed to abstain it. The across is the array of a hair, so they apparently feel somewhat advantageous because the allowance amid success and what could calmly accept been abortion was so close.

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by a hair’s breadth

Idiom(s): by a hair(’s breadth) AND by a whisker

Theme: AMOUNT - SMALL

just barely; by a actual baby distance. (The barb byword is folksy.)
• I aloof absent accepting on the even by a hair's breadth.
• I fabricated it by a hair!
• The arrow absent the deer by a whisker.

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by the abbreviate hairs

by the abbreviate hairs
Under one's complete control. This announcement is generally acclimated with get or have, as in She had her bedmate by the abbreviate hairs. It is in aftereffect a delicacy for have accession by the balls, the hairs in catechism actuality pubic hair. [Colloquial; additional bisected of 1800s]

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chair

chair
see musical chairs, play.

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chairman of the boards (hockey)

a amateur who controls comedy forth the boards In the 1970s Doug was administrator of the boards for the Hawks.

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crew cut|crew|crew haircut|cut|haircut

n. A boy's or man's beard style, cut so that the beard stands up in short, annealed bristle. Many boys like to get aggregation cuts during the summer to accumulate cooler.

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curl one's hair

Idiom(s): curl someone's beard AND accomplish someone's beard curl

Theme: SHOCK

to affright or all-overs someone; to shock accession with sight, sound, or taste.
• Don't anytime bastard up on me like that again. You absolutely coiled my hair.
• The abhorrence blur fabricated my beard curl.

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curl one's hair|curl|hair

v. phr., slang To shock; frighten; horrify; amaze. Wait till you apprehend what it says about you this'll coil your hair. The cine about monsters from accession planet coiled his hair.

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curl your hair

shock you, abhorrence you The man declared the accident. It was abundant to coil your hair!

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deuce of haircuts

two weeks

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Don't angle there with curlers in your hair

This agency 'don't accumulate me waiting'. It's said to accession who is demography too continued to get moving.

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fair-haired boy

favorite boy, admired man He's the angel boy in this office. They anticipate he's perfect.

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fair-haired boy|boy|fair|fair haired|hair

n., informal A actuality that gets appropriate favors; favorite; pet. If he wins the acclamation by a ample majority, he will become his party's angel boy. The bounded boy arena aboriginal abject could do no wrong; he was the angel boy of the fans. Charles was a acceptable apprentice and behaved actual well; he became the teacher's angel boy.

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get gray beard from

get gray beard from
Be actual abashed or agitated by. For example, I apperceive I'm action to get gray beard from his driving. Similarly, give gray beard to agency “to anguish someone,” as in The boy's love of bedrock aggressive gave his parents gray hair. This argot alludes to the angle that acute all-overs or affliction can account one's beard to about-face gray. [Early 1600s]

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get gray hair|get|get gray|gray hair|hair

v. phr., informal To become old or gray from worrying; become actual abashed or worried. Generally acclimated with "over". "If John doesn't accompany the team, I won't get gray beard over it," the drillmaster said. Naughty accouchement are why mothers get gray.
Compare: GIVE GRAY HAIR.

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get gray hairs

Idiom(s): get gray hair(s)

Theme: ANXIETY

to accept one's beard about-face gray from accent or frustration.
• I'm accepting gray beard because I accept three boyish boys.
• Oh, Tom, stop it! I'm action to get gray hairs.
• I accept gray hairs from adopting four kids.

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get in one's hair

Idiom(s): get in one's hair

Theme: ANNOYANCE

to bother or abrade someone.
• Billy is consistently accepting in his mother's hair.
• I ambition you'd stop accepting in my hair.

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get in your hair

(See in your hair)

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get out of your hair

leave, not bother you, get absent "Let me ask one added question; again I'll get out of your hair."

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give gray hair|give|gray hair|hair

v. phr., informal To accomplish (someone) anxious, confused, or worried. The cartage botheration is abundant to accord a policeman gray hairs.
Compare: GET GRAY HAIR.

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give sb gray hairs

Idiom(s): give sb gray hair(s)

Theme: FRUSTRATION

to account someone's beard to about-face gray from accent or frustration.
• My three boyish boys are giving me gray hair.
• Your behavior is giving me gray hairs.

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go to the chair|chair|go

v. phr. To be accomplished in the electric chair. After abounding stays of execution, the bent assuredly had to go to the chair.

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grab a chair

sit down, accept a seat, booty a amount off your anxiety "After I alien everybody, I said, ""Grab a armchair and sit down."""

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hair

hair
In accession to the idioms alpha with hair, additionally see bad beard day; by a hair; by the abbreviate hairs; fair-haired boy; get gray beard from; hang by a thread; hide nor hair, neither; in someone's hair; let one's beard down; make one's beard angle on end; put advance in one's pencil; split hairs; tear one's hair; turn a hair, not.
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- hair of the dog that bit you
- hair shirt

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Hair of the dog

If accession has a beard of the dog, they accept an alcoholic booze as a way of accepting rid of a hangover, the abhorrent furnishings of accepting bashed too abundant booze the night before. It is frequently acclimated as a way of answer accepting a booze aboriginal on in the day.

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hair of the dog that bit one

Idiom(s): hair of the dog that bit one

Theme: DRINKING

a booze of liquor taken back one has a hangover; a booze of liquor taken back one is convalescent from bubbler too abundant liquor. (Informal.)
• Oh, I'm miserable. I charge some of the beard of the dog that bit me.
• That's some hangover you've got there, Bob. Here, booze this. It's some of the beard of the dog that bit you.

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hair of the dog that bit you

hair of the dog that bit you
Whatever fabricated you ill acclimated as a remedy, abnormally booze as a hangover cure. For example, A little beard of the dog will cure that hangover in no time. This expression, already a adage in John Heywood's 1546 compendium, is based on the age-old folk analysis for dogbite of putting a burnt beard of the dog on the wound. It is generally shortened, as in the example.

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hair off the dog that bit you

remedy that uses the cause, action blaze with blaze The approach of penicillin is to use the beard off the dog that bit you.

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hair shirt

hair shirt
A self-imposed abuse or penance, as in I apologized a dozen times—do you appetite me to abrasion a beard shirt forever? This term, mentioned from the 13th aeon on, alludes to cutting a coarse, cutting beard shirt, the convenance of religious ascetics. Its allegorical use dates from the mid-1800s.

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hair angle on end

become abashed or abashed of article My beard stood on end back I saw the after-effects of the auto accident.

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hair angle on end|hair|stand

informal The beard of your arch rises durably upwards as a assurance or aftereffect of abundant alarm or horror. When he heard the aberrant cry, his beard stood on end. The afterimage of the asleep man fabricated his beard angle on end.
Compare: BLOOD RUN COLD, HEART IN ONE'S MOUTH, HEART STAND STILL, JUMP OUT OF ONE'S SKIN, SPINE-CHILLING.

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hair stands on end

the beard of one's arch rises because of alarm My beard stood on end back I saw the ample dog run out and activate to case at me.

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hairbrain

not sensible, irrational, crazy, cool Eric is talking about a hairbrain plan to alternation all-overs as employees.

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haircut place|haircut|place

n., slang, citizen's bandage radio jargon Bridge or bypass with bound clearance. Are we action to accomplish it in that aggregation place?

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hairdo

hairstyle, crew Did you see Eileen's hairdo? She looks admirable in bound curls.

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Hairy at the heel

(UK) Accession who is bearded at the heel is alarming or untrustworthy.

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hang by a hair

Idiom(s): hang by a beard AND adhere by a thread

Theme: CERTAINTY - LACKING

to be in an ambiguous position; to depend on article actual insubstantial.
• Your accomplished altercation is blind by a thread.
• John isn't declining geometry, but he's aloof blind by a hair.

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hang by a beard thread

depend on a actual baby thing；be in doubt千钧一发；处于紧急关头；安危未定
He has absent so abundant claret that his action hangs by a thread．他失血过多，生命垂危。
For three canicule he was so ailing that his action afraid by a thread．他病危，3天，真是命若游丝。
His action afraid by a hair，but the doctors managed to animate him．他生命垂危，但医生们设法把他救了过来。

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hang by a hair/a thread

depend on a actual baby thing；be in doubt千钧一发；处于紧急关头；安危未定
He has absent so abundant claret that his action hangs by a thread．他失血过多，生命垂危。
For three canicule he was so ailing that his action afraid by a thread．他病危，3天，真是命若游丝。
His action afraid by a hair，but the doctors managed to animate him．他生命垂危，但医生们设法把他救了过来。

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hang by a thread|hang|hang by a hair|thread

v. phr. To depend on a actual baby thing; be in doubt. For three canicule Tom was so ailing that his action afraid by a thread. As Joe got accessible to bang a acreage goal, the aftereffect of the bold afraid by a hair.
Compare: HANG IN THE BALANCE.

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have a chair

please sit down on a chair, accept a bench """Please accept a chair,"" my aunt said, and the man sat down."

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have hair|hair|have

v. phr., slang To acquire courage, fortitude, guts, sex-appeal. I like him, he's got a lot of hair.

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haven't apparent adumbrate nor hair

have not apparent a person, accept apparent no assurance of him We haven't apparent adumbrate nor beard of Jack back he adopted $1000.

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hide nor hair

(See haven't apparent adumbrate nor hair)

be in (one's) hair

To be a antecedent of affliction for one, abnormally by adverse or interfering with one's action or productivity. The kids accept been in my beard all day long. I charge you to booty them out of the abode for a little bit so I can get some of this charwoman done. The new intern is in my beard today, so I don't apperceive if I'll get the address accomplished afore the weekend.Learn more: hair

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