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[grow on] or [grow upon]{v.} 1. To become stronger in; increase as a habit of. •/The habit of eating before going to bed grew upon John./ 2. To become more interesting to or liked by. •/The more Jack saw Mary, the more she grew on him./ •/Football grew on Billy as he grew older./

[grow out of]{v. phr.} 1. To outgrow; become too mature for. •/As a child he had a habit of scratching his chin all the time, but he grew out of it./ 2. To result from; arise. •/Tom’s illness grew out of his tendency to overwork and neglect his health./

[grow up]{v.} 1. To increase in size or height; become taller or older; reach full height. •/Johnny is growing up; his shoes are too small for him./ •/I grew up on a farm./ •/The city has grown up since I was young./ 2. To become adult in mind or judgment; become old enough to think or decide in important matters. •/Tom wants to he a coach when he grows up./ •/Grow up, you’re not a baby any more!/

[grudge] See: NURSE A GRUDGE.

[guard] See: COLOR GUARD, OFF GUARD, ON GUARD.

[guest] See: BF. MY GUEST.

[gum up]{v.}, {slang} To cause not to work or ruin; spoil; make something go wrong. — Often used in the phrase "gum up the works". •/Jimmy has gummed up the typewriter./ Syn.: THROW A MONKEY WRENCH.

[gun] See: BIG CHEESE or BIG GUN, GIVE IT THE GUN or GIVE HER THE GUN, GREAT GODFREY or GREAT GUNS, JUMP THE GUN, SON OF A GUN, STICK TO ONE’S GUNS or STAND BY ONE’S GUNS, TILL THE LAST GUN IS FIRED or UNTIL THE LAST GUN IS FIRED.

[gun for]{v.}, {informal} 1. To hunt for with a gun; look hard for a chance to harm or defeat. •/The cowboy is gunning for the man who stole his horse./ •/Bob is gunning for me because I got a higher mark than he did./ 2. To try very hard to get. •/The man is gunning for first prize in the golf tournament./

[gung-ho]{adj.}, {colloquial} Enthusiastic, full of eagerness in an uncritical or unsophisticated manner. •/Suzie is all gung-ho on equal rights for women, but fails to see the consequences./

[gut feeling]{n. phr.} An instinctive reaction. •/I have a gut feeling that they will never get married in spite of all they say./

[gut reaction]{n. phr.} A mental or physical response that springs from one’s depths. •/My gut reaction was to get out of here as fast as possible./

[gut talk]{n. phr.} Sincere, honest talk. •/We admire people who speak gut talk and tell exactly what they think and feet./

[guts] See: HATE ONE’S GUTS, HAVE THE GUTS TO DO SOMETHING.

[guy] See: REGULAR GUY, WISE GUY.

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[hackle] See: RAISE HACKLES or RAISE ONE’S HACKLES.

[had as soon] or [had as lief] See: AS SOON.

[had better] or [had best]{informal} Should; must. •/I had better leave now, or I’ll be late./ •/If you want to stay out of trouble, you had best not make any mistakes. / •/Jim decided he had better do his homework instead of playing ball./

[had rather] or [had sooner]{v.} To choose to (do one thing instead of another thing); like better to; would prefer to. — Used with an infinitive without "to". •/My aunt invited me to the movies, but I said I had rather go on a picnic with the girls./ •/I had sooner live in the city than on a farm./

[hall] See: WITHIN CALL or WITHIN HAIL.

[hail-fellow-well-met(1)]{adj. phr.} Talking easily and in a friendly way to everyone you meet. •/John won the election as class president because he was hail-fellow-well-met./

[hail-fellow-well-met(2)]{n. phr.} A good friend and companion; buddy; pal. •/John just moved to town but he and the boys in the neighborhood are already hail-fellows-well-met./

[hail from]{v.}, {informal} To have your home in; come from; be from; especially, to have been born and raised in. •/Mrs. Gardner hails from Mississippi./ •/Mr. Brown and Mr. White are old friends because they both hail from the same town./

[hair] See: CURL ONE’S HAIR, GET GRAY HAIR or GET GRAY, GIVE GRAY HAIR, HANG BY A THREAD or HANG BY A HAIR, HIDE OR HAIR or HIDE NOR HAIR, IN ONE’S HAIR, LET ONE’S HAIR DOWN, OUT OF ONE’S HAIR, SPLIT HAIRS, TEAR ONE’S HAIR.

[haircut place]{n.}, {slang}, {citizen’s band radio jargon} Bridge or overpass with tight clearance. •/Are we going to make it in that haircut place?/

[hairdo]{n.} Style or manner of arranging, combing, or wearing one’s hair. •/"How do you like my new hairdo?" Jane asked, as she left the beauty parlor./

[hair stand on end]{informal} The hair of your head rises stiffly upwards as a sign or result of great fright or horror. •/When he heard the strange cry, his hair stood on end./ •/The sight of the dead man made his hair stand on end./ Compare: BLOOD RUN COLD, HEART IN ONE’S MOUTH, HEART STAND STILL, JUMP OUT OF ONE’S SKIN, SPINE-CHILLING.