Meaning: accessory hemiazygos vein

n.
a vein formed by the union of the 4th to 7th posterior intercostal veins; empties into the azygos vein

hem Idiom, Proverb

blow them away

defeat them badly, kick butt The Russians blew them away in the first game of the series.

do unto others as you would have them do unto you

treat people the way you would like to be treated "This is The Golden Rule: ""Do unto others as you would have them do unto you."""

give someone enough rope and they will hang themse

give someone enough time and freedom to do what they want and they will make a mistake or get into trouble and be caught Don

give them a hand

clap your hands, applaud Let's give them a hand, folks. They sang very well.

give them what for

give them a lecture, scold them, give you hell After the team lost a game, the coach gave 'em what for.

hem and haw

avoid giving a clear answer, be evasive in speech He hemmed and hawed when I asked him if he knew where the missing money was.

hemming and hahing

"saying ""ahem...ah"" while thinking what to say, beat around the bush" When we asked him about the missing money, there was a lot of hemming and hahing.

how do you like them apples

do you like this better? do you like that choice? tough bananas If you don't like the bed, you can sleep on the floor. How do you like them apples?

keep them straight

know the difference, be able to identify them Mo, you have so many relatives. How do you keep them straight?

knock them down, drag them out

fighting, brawling, Donnybrook, no holds barred After the game, a few soccer fans began to fight. It was a knock-em-down-drag-em-out brawl.

love them and leave them

love them but not stay with them When Claude was touring Europe, he'd love 'em and leave 'em.

moon them

show them a bare bum, show your bare buttocks They booed him for dropping the ball, so he mooned them.

piss on them

who cares about them? they are worthless "When Scotty heard you quit the team, he said, ""Piss on him!"""

put them up

put your hands up, stick them up "The outlaw drew his gun, saying, ""Put 'em up, folks, or I'll shoot."""

read them and weep

check your cards and cry about your poor hand "After dealing the cards, Walt said, ""Read 'em and weep, boys."""

scoop them

get news before they do, print the story first "The reporter said, ""We scooped them all on the Harding story."""

serve them right

give them what they deserve If they cheat on a test, it serves them right if they get an F.

snow them

fool them, tell them a false story You can't snow them. They know if you're telling a lie.

stick them up

put your hands above your head, hands up "The man took out a gun and said to the clerk, ""Stick 'em up!"""

the Lord helps those who help themselves

if you work to help yourself God will help you If you pray, remember, the Lord helps those who help themselves.

there's not much to choose between them

they are nearly equal, it's a toss-up A Ford or a Mercury - there's not much to choose between them.

chem cafe

a cafe in the science site;"We're going to chem cafe"

chemicals

a euphemism for chemically manufactured illicit drugs, such as MDMA, Amphetamine Sulphate or LSD; as opposed to Cannabis etc.

scheme

to plan to do something to get someones money, most often by cheating

them things

a marijuana cigarette

up and at them

Idiom(s): up and at them

Theme: BUSY

to get up and go at people or things; to get active and get busy.(Informal. Usually them is 'em. Fixed order.)
• Come on, Bob—up and at 'em!
• There is a lot of work to be done around here. Up and at 'em, everybody!

Them's fighting words

Idiom(s): Them's fighting words

Theme: FIGHTING

Those are words that will start a fight. (Folksy. Note that them is is permissible in this expression.)
• Better not talk like that around here. Them's fighting words.
• Them's fighting words, and you'd better be quiet unless you want trouble.

pack them in

Idiom(s): pack them in

Theme: PERFORMANCE

to draw a lot of people. (Informal.)
• It was a good night at the theater. The play really packed them in.
• The circus manager knew he could pack them in if he advertised the lion tamer.

hem in

Idiom(s): hem sb or sth in

Theme: LIMITATION

to trap or enclose someone or something.
• The large city buildings hem me in.
• Don't hem in the bird. Let it have a way to escape.

hem and haw around

Idiom(s): hem and haw (around)

Theme: INDECISION

to be uncertain about something; to be evasive; to say "ah" and "eh" when speaking—avoiding saying something meaningful. (Folksy. Fixed order.)
• Stop hemming and hawing around. I want an answer.
• Don't just hem and haw around. Speak up. We want to hear what you think.

have them rolling in the aisles

Idiom(s): have them rolling in the aisles

Theme: LAUGHTER

to make an audience roll in the aisles with laughter. (Slang.)
• I have the best jokes you've ever heard. I'll have them rolling in the aisles.
• What a great performance. We had them rolling in the aisles.

speak for themselves

Idiom(s): speak for itself AND speak for themselves

Theme: CLARITY

not to need explaining; to have an obvious meaning.
• The evidence speaks for itself.
• The facts speak for themselves. Tom is guilty.
• Your results speak for themselves. You need to work harder.

best-laid schemes of mice and men

Idiom(s): best-laid plans of mice and men AND best-laid schemes of mice and men

Theme: PLANNING

the best thought-out plans of anyone. (Mice and men is fixed order.)
• If a little rain can ruin the best-laid plans of mice and men, think what an earthquake might do!
• The best-laid schemes of mice and men are often disturbed by any small matter.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang thems

Give someone enough time and freedom and they will get into trouble.

Beside themselves

If people are beside themselves, they are very worried or emotional about something.

Tell them where the dog died

(USA) If you tell them where the dog died, you strongly and sharply correct someone.

a them and us situation

when you (us) are opposed to "them": "The atmosphere between the two departments is terrible. There's a real them and us situation."

color scheme|color|scheme

n. A plan for colors used together as decoration. The color scheme for the dance was blue and silver. Mary decided on a pink and white color scheme for her room.

fence in|fence|hedge|hedge in|hem|hem in

v. To keep (someone) from doing what he or she would like to do. Usually used in the passive. Mary felt fenced in because her father would not let her drive a car or have dates with boys. John didn't like his job because he had to do the same kind of work all the time. He felt that he was hemmed in.

hem and haw|haw|hem

v. phr. 1. To pause or hesitate while speaking, often with little throat noises. The man was a poor lecturer because he hemmed and hawed too much. 2. To avoid giving a clear answer; be evasive in speech. The principal asked Bob why he was late to school, and Bob only hemmed and hawed.
Compare: BEAT AROUND THE BUSH.

hem in|hem|hem about|hem around

v. 1. To put something around, or to be placed around; surround. Mountains hemmed the town in on all sides. As soon as Tom and Bob started to fight, they were hemmed around by other boys. 2. See: FENCE IN.

if you can't lick them, join them|if|join|lick

If you cannot defeat an opponent or get him to change his attitude, plans, or ways of doing things, the best thing to do is to change your ideas, plans, etc. "The small car manufacturers are winning over the big car makers," the president of an American car factory said. "If we want to stay in business, we must do as they do. In other words, if you can't lick them, join them."

up and at them|at them|up

1. adv. phr. Actively engaged in a task as if doing combat. "You want to know whether he will make a diligent worker?" Dick asked. "Well, I can tell you that most of the time he is up and at them like no one else I know." 2. v. phr. To become aggressively engaged in doing something; (useable as a command). Come on, up and at them, you guys. We still have a lot of work to get done.

with the best|best|the best|with the best of them

adv. phr. As well as anyone. Bob could horseback ride with the best of them, but he never boasted about it. John can bowl with the best of them.

granddaddy of them all

granddaddy of them all
The first, oldest, or most respected of its kind, as in That computer is the grandaddy of them all. [Colloquial; c. 1900]

hem

hem
1.
hem in
or hem around or hem about
1) to encircle; surround
2) to confine or restrain
2.
hem and haw
1) to make sounds like hems, or grope about in speech, while searching for the right words to say
2) to speak in a vague or evasive manner; equivocate

seen one, seen them all

seen one, seen them all
One example suffices, as in I'm afraid I don't care for home movies—seen one, seen them all. This world-weary expression was first recorded in 1811. A newer idiom expressing a very similar view is been there, done that, indicating that it is boring to repeat an experience once it has lost its novelty. For example, No, I don't want to climb Mount Washington; been there, done that. This idiom was first recorded in Australia in 1983 and was popularized in America in the 1990s through a widely aired commercial for a soft drink.

with the best of them

with the best of them
As well as anyone, as in Donna can pitch a ball with the best of them. This idiom was first recorded in 1748.