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hay Идиома

a roll in the hay

making love, having sex """Want a roll in the hay?"" ""Sure. Do you have a condom?"""

go haywire

break, not work properly, break down They said they fixed the car, but it went haywire again the next day.

haywire

(See go haywire)

hit the hay

go to bed, crash After supper he hit the hay. He was exhausted.

make hay while the sun shines

do something at the right time, not wait too long You should make hay while the sun shines and paint the house while the weather is good.

needle in a haystack

something that is very hard to find Looking for the lost receipt among the thousands of other receipts is like looking for a needle in a haystack.

roll in the hay

(See a roll in the hay)

something is haywire

something is wrong or broken, go haywire Something is haywire with my back. I can't move.

what the hay

who cares? why worry? The hood blew off my car, but what the hay - who needs a hood?

hay shen

a popular term for crack cocaine used mainly in the deep south although the term is catching on in the Midwest also. It's called that primarily because the pusher know that the drugs are coming to the Gulf Coast from outside of the country on small boats like the Haitians did

shay whitey

white person

That ain't hay

Idiom(s): That ain't hay

Theme: MONEY

That is not a small amount of money. (Folksy.)
• I paid forty dollars for it, and that ain't hay!
• Bob lost his wallet with $200 in it—and that ain't hay.

like looking for a needle in a haystack

Idiom(s): like looking for a needle in a haystack

Theme: HOPE - LACKING

engaged in a hopeless search.
• Trying to find a white dog in the snow is like looking for a needle in a haystack.
• I tried to find my lost contact lens on the beach, but it was like looking for a needle in a haystack.

Hay is for horses

This idiom is used as a way of telling children not to say the word 'hey' as in hey you or hey there.

Make hay

If you make hay, or may hay while the sun shines, you take advantage of an opportunity as soon as it arises and do not waste time.

Make hay while the sun shines.

Take advantage promptly of favorable opportunities.

go haywire|go|haywire

v. phr., informal Mixed-up, out of order, not in regular working condition. My electric typewriter has gone all haywire; I have to call the repair man.

hit the hay|hay|hit|hit the sack|sack

v. phr., slang To go to bed. The men hit the hay early, in order to be out hunting at dawn. Louis was so tired that he hit the sack soon after supper.

make hay while the sun shines|hay|make|shine|shine

v. phr. To do something at the right time; not wait too long. Dick had a free hour so he made hay while the sun shone and got his lesson for the next day.
Compare: MAKE THE MOST OF.

needle in a haystack|haystack|needle

n. phr., informal Something that will be very hard to find. "I lost my class ring somewhere in the front yard," said June. Jim answered, "Too bad. That will be like finding a needle in a haystack."

hay

hay
see hit the hay; make hay while the sun shines; roll in the hay; that ain't hay.

haystack

haystack
see needle in a haystack.