hea Idiom
a cheap drunk
a person who gets drunk on one or two drinks Jo admits she's a cheap drunk. Her limit is two drinks.
a clean bill of health
a good report from the doctor, a good checkup You'll never get a clean bill of health if you eat fat meat!
a dead heat
a race that finishes in a tie for first, dead even A photograph of the finish line proved that it was a dead heat.
a good head
"friendly, generous person; a good egg" Sean is a good head. He'll help at the food bank.
a head start
a chance to start ahead of the other runners etc. Give the smallest runner a head start. He can't run very fast.
a heavy day
a busy day, a hard day At the end of a heavy day he likes to sit on the patio and read.
a hothead
"a person who gets angry easily; hot tempered" Phil, don't be such a hothead. Try to control your anger.
absence makes the heart grow fonder
when friends are apart they like each other more When she's away I'm very lonely. Absence does make the heart grow fonder.
ahead of the game
finished your work, paid all the bills, caught up With all these expenses, we can't seem to get ahead of the game.
ahead of time
early We started the meeting ahead of time so we could go home early.
airhead
(See an airhead)
an airhead
a person who talks without thinking, a fool Sally is such an airhead. She said that chicklets are baby chickens.
an egghead
a very intelligent person.
at heart
with feeling for you, with you in mind Believe me, she has your needs at heart. She cares about you.
at loggerheads
not agreeing, opposed to each other They're at loggerheads over who owns the farm. They don't agree.
beat your head against a stone wall
try an impossible task, work on a futile project Preventing war is like beating your head against a stone wall.
best interests at heart
thinking of a person's needs, in mind When I give low grades, I still have your best interests at heart.
big head
too high an opinion of one's own ability or importance, conceit He has a big head since he won the speech contest at university.
bleeding heart
one who begs for sympathy for victims, have a soft spot... "Hector is a bleeding heart for wolves. ""Save the wolves,"" he tells people in his speeches."
bonehead
an unusually dense or stupid person He is such a bonehead. He never understands what other people are trying to tell him.
break someone's heart
make someone feel very disappointed/discouraged/sad.
break your heart
cause you to feel very sad and lonely Marilyn broke my heart. She left me for a younger man.
bull-headed
" stubborn; inflexible."
by heart
memorized every word, down pat Eva knew the speech by heart. She didn't look at her notes.
can't make heads or tails of something
" can't understand something at all;"
cash on the barrelhead
"pay cash to the owner at the time of purchase; cold, hard cash" "The old man said, ""To buy my pony you'll have to pay $300 - cash on the barrelhead."""
change of heart
a change in the way one feels about something I had a change of heart about not going to Europe for my holiday and finally decided to go.
cheap
unwilling to spend money, not generous, tight They refuse to buy the boy a decent suit. They're too cheap.
cheap drunk
(See a cheap drunk)
cheap like borsch
not expensive, as cheap as vegetable soup I didn't pay much for this jacket. It was cheap like borsch.
cheap skate
a person who does not pay his share, a tight-ass That cheap skate can keep his money. I'll pay for the tickets.
cheapskate
a person who will not spend much money, a stingy person My friend is a cheapskate and won't even go to a movie with me.
cheat on
break a marriage promise, be unfaithful He cheats on his wife. Now he's sleeping with a waitress.
clean bill of health
(See a clean bill of health)
clear your head/mind
relax so you can think clearly After an argument I need time to clear my head, to become calm.
come to a head
come to a climax, result in a fight Things will come to a head when the family discusses the will.
cooler heads prevailed
sensible people spoke, violence was avoided There was nearly a riot, but cooler heads prevailed.
cross my heart and hope to die
promise sincerely I'll pay you back on Friday, cross my heart and hope to die.
cry her heart out
cry a lot, sob, cry your eyes out Poor girl! She's crying her heart out because he hasn't called her.
dead ahead
exactly in front, before There was a truck dead ahead so we put on the car brakes suddenly.
dead heat
(See a dead heat)
deadhead
a person who has damaged his brain with drugs It's too bad, really, but Marvin is a deadhead - too much cocain.
dirt cheap
very cheap, not expensive Cherries are dirt cheap in B.C. during the summer.
doughhead
someone who does not think before acting Don't ever call him a doughhead again. He's my boyfriend.
downhearted
sad, unhappy, down """Are you downhearted, my dear?"" ""No. Just quiet, my love."""
dress rehearsal
the last rehearsal before the performance, dry run All actors must come to the dress rehearsal - our last practice.
eat your heart out
envy my prize, wish that you had one "When Kurt won the Porsche, he said, ""Eat your heart out, guys."""
faint of heart
timid, not courageous, chicken, lily-livered Sky diving is not for people who are faint of heart.
figurehead
a person who calculates but does not control "Shamir is just a figurehead; if you want a decision, see Ali."
for heaven's sake
for the sake of everyone, for goodness sake For heaven's sake, don't give her a teapot. She has four!
