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[here goes]{interj.}, {informal} I am ready to begin; I am now ready and willing to take the chance; I am hoping for the best. — Said especially before beginning something that takes skill, luck, or courage. •/"Here goes!" said Charley, as he jumped off the high diving board./ •/"Here goes!" said Mary as she started the test./
[here goes nothing]{interj.}, {informal} I am ready to begin, but this will be a waste of time; this will not be anything great; this will probably fail. — Used especially before beginning something that takes skill, luck or courage. •/"Here goes nothing," said Bill at the beginning of the race./
[hide] See: HAVE ONE’S HIDE, TAN ONE’S HIDE.
[hide one’s face] or [hide one’s head]{v. phr.} 1. To lower your head or turn your face away because of shame or embarrassment. •/The teacher found out that Tom had cheated, and Tom hid his head./ •/When Bob said how pretty Mary was, she blushed and hid her face./ 2. To feel embarrassed or ashamed. •/We will beat the other team so badly that they will hide their heads in shame./
[hide one’s head in the sand] or [bury one’s head in the sand] or [have one’s head in the sand] To keep from seeing, knowing, or understanding something dangerous or unpleasant; to refuse to see or face something. •/If there is a war, you cannot just bury your head in the sand./
[hide one’s light under a bushel]{v. phr.} To be very shy and modest and not show your abilities or talents; be too modest in letting others see what you can do. •/When Joan is with her close friends she has a wonderful sense of humor, but usually she hides her light under a bushel./ •/Mr. Smith is an expert in many fields, but most people think he is not very smart because he hides his light under a bushel./ •/All year long Tommy hid his light under a bushel and the teacher was surprised to see how much he knew when she read his exam paper./
[hide or hair] or [hide nor hair]{n. phr.}, {informal} A sign or trace of someone that is gone or lost; any sign at all of something missing. Usually used in negative or interrogative sentence. •/Tommy left the house this morning and I haven’t seen hide or hair of him since./ •/A button fell off my coat and I could find neither hide nor hair of it./
[hide out]{v. phr.} To go into hiding, as in the case of a criminal on the run. •/He tried to hide out but the police tracked him down./
[hideout]{n.} A place where one hides. •/The wanted criminal used several hideouts but he was captured in the end./
[high] See: COME HELL OR HIGH WATER, FLYING HIGH, GO THROUGH HELL AND HIGH WATER, HELL AND HIGH WATER, HIT THE HIGH SPOTS, LIVE HIGH OFF THE HOG or EAT HIGH ON THE HOG, OFF ONE’S HIGH HORSE, ON TOP OF THE WORLD or SITTING ON TOP OF THE WORLD also ({southern}) SITTING ON HIGH COTTON, RIDING HIGH.
[high and dry]{adv.} or {adj. phr.} 1. Up above the water; beyond the reach of splashing or waves. •/Mary was afraid she had left her towel where the tide would reach it, but she found it high and dry./ •/When the tide went out the boat was high and dry./ 2. Without anyone to help; alone and with no help. •/When the time came to put up the decorations, Mary was left high and dry./ •/At first the other boys helped, but when the work got hard. Bob found himself high and dry./ Compare: LEAVE IN THE LURCH, OUT IN THE COLD.
[high and low]{adv.} Everywhere. •/The police were searching for the criminal high and low, but they couldn’t find him./
[high-and-mighty]{adj.}, {informal} Feeling more important or superior to someone else; too proud of yourself. •/John wasn’t invited to the party, because he acted too high-and-mighty./ •/Mary become high-and-mighty when she won the prize, and Joan would not go around with her any more./ Compare: STUCK-UP.
[high as a kite]{adj.} 1. As excited and happy as one can possibly be. •/When Eric won the lottery he was high as a kite./ 2. Intoxicated or under the influence of some drug. •/Jeff has been drinking again and he is high as a kite./ Compare: THREE SHEETS IN/TO THE WIND.
[highbrow]{adj.} Very well educated or even over-educated; belonging to the educated middle class; sophisticated. •/Certain novels are not for everyone and are considered as highbrow entertainment./ Contrast: LOW BROW.
[high camp]{n.}, {slang}, {show business} 1. Kitsch, or pretentious material in bad taste that is still liked by higher class audiences. •/"The Potsdam Quartet" is a play full of high camp./ 2. An exaggerated movie or theater scene that loses believability. •/Scarecrow and Mrs. King and Sledge Hammer are so full of high camp that no sensible people watch them anymore./ [middle camp] and [low camp] refer to theatrical kitsch preferred by middle class and low class audiences, respectively.
[high-class]{adj.} Of the best quality; very good; superior. — Avoided by many careful speakers. •/When Mr. Brown got a raise in pay, Mrs. Brown started to look for a high-class apartment./ •/Mrs. Smith always gets her clothing at high-class shops./ •/Mr. Jones always gets his office workers from Burns Agency because they have high-class help./ Compare: FIRST-CLASS.
[higher education]{n.} Schooling after graduation from high school, especially in a college or university. •/Tom plans to get his higher education at the state university./