Business English Idioms and Phrases



Business English Idioms and Phrases beginning with H :



The English language is fast emerging as the most effective universal medium of communication. To be a part of the global quest for personal and academic excellence, to be an efficient component of this highly competitive global environment, you need the ability to speak your mind freely, effectively, fluently and confidently. If you lack these skills, you could be losing out on a lot more than you think!


Regardless of the language that you are trying to learn, connecting the way words sound with how they look on paper is a difficult task. Because the pronunciation rules for English are not consistent, you may often come to points where you will have a difficult time determining how to say things correctly.


It is also important to realize that the English has accents and dialects like any other language. As a result, you may feel confused when you are told to pronounce a word in a certain way, only to hear it spoken in a different way by someone else. Nevertheless, there are still a number of methods that you can use to develop your English speaking skills.


Learning English is easier if you have a sound knowledge of the idiomatic expressions in English. Idioms are a very important aspect of any language. Idioms and phrases can be formed in many ways. Consider the idiomatic phrase TAKE ONE’S HAT OFF. The expression means to admire or respect someone.


For example :


He always works so hard on is English, you have to take your hat off to him.


Similarly, the word MAN has been used to form many idioms. The parts of the body have been used to form numerous idioms. The names of various animals and various objects have also been used to form idioms.


Events and stories from Theology, History, Geography, Science, Mythology, Legend, Romance, Economics, Linguistics, Medicine, Law, Politics, Current Events, Sports, Mathematics, Biology, Philosophy and other subjects have been used in order to create this interesting branch of English Idioms and Phrases.


Not every item in this page is an idiom. Collocations, common sayings, proverbs and interesting expressions have all been embodied here.


The aim is to help the student in every way possible to use English in an impressive and colourful manner.


  1. Hail-Fellow-Well-Met
  2. Hair of The Dog
  3. Hairy At The Heel
  4. Hale and Hearty
  5. Half A Mind
  6. Half-Baked
  7. Hammer and Tongs
  8. Hand In Glove
  9. Hand In Hand
  10. Hand That Rocks The Cradle
  11. Hand To Mouth
  12. Hands Down
  13. Handwriting like Chicken Scratch
  14. Hang By A Thread
  15. Hang In The Balance
  16. Hang Out To Dry
  17. Hangdog Expression
  18. Hanged For A Sheep As A Lamp
  19. Happy Medium
  20. Hard and Fast
  21. Hard As Nails
  22. Hard By
  23. Hard Cheese
  24. Hard of Hearing
  25. Hard On Someone’s Heels
  26. Hard Sell
  27. Hard To Come By
  28. Hard Up
  29. Haste Makes Waste
  30. Hat Trick
  31. Hatchet Job
  32. Have A Ball
  33. Have A Bash
  34. Have A Blast
  35. Have A Crack
  36. Have A Go
  37. Have A Heart
  38. Have A Ripper
  39. Have A Trick Up Your Sleeve
  40. Have No Truck With
  41. Have The Floor
  42. Have The Guts
  43. Have Your Cake and Eat It Too
  44. Have Your Collar Felt
  45. Have Your Fill
  46. Have Your Lunch Handed To You
  47. Have Your Moments
  48. Have Your Tail Up
  49. Have Your Work Cut Out
  50. Having A Gas
  51. Hay is for Horses
  52. Head and Shoulders Above
  53. Head for The Hills
  54. Head is in The Clouds.
  55. Head is Mince.
  56. Head nor Tail
  57. Head on A Spike
  58. Head on The Block
  59. Head over Ears
  60. Head Over Heels in Love
  61. Head South
  62. Heads Will Roll
  63. Heads-Up
  64. Headstrong
  65. Healthy As A Horse
  66. Heap Coals on Someone’s Head
  67. Hear A Pin Drop
  68. Hear On The Grapevine
  69. Heart and Soul
  70. Heart in The Right Place
  71. Heart in Your Boots
  72. Heart in Your Mouth
  73. Heart Is not In It.
  74. Heart Misses A Beat
  75. Heart of Glass
  76. Heart of Gold
  77. Heart of Steel
  78. Heart-to-Heart
  79. Heaven Knows
  80. Heavenly Bodies
  81. Heavy-Handed
  82. Hedge Your Bets
  83. Hell for Leather
  84. Hell in A Handcart
  85. Herding Cats
  86. Here Today Gone Tomorrow
  87. He That Travels Far Knows Much.
  88. He Who Hesitates is Lost.
  89. Hide Not Hair
  90. Hiding To Nothing
  91. High and Dry
  92. High and Low
  93. High and Mighty
  94. High as Kite
  95. High on The Hog
  96. High-Handed
  97. High Spirits
  98. High-Wire Act
  99. Himalayan Blunder
  100. Hindsight is Twenty-Twenty
  101. Hit and Miss
  102. Hit A Nerve
  103. Hit Me With Your Best Shot
  104. Hit Rock Bottom
  105. Hit Rough Weather
  106. Hit The Airwaves
  107. Hit The Books
  108. Hit The Bull’s-Eye
  109. Hit The Ceiling
  110. Hit The Fan
  111. Hit The Ground Running
  112. Hit The Hay
  113. Hit The Mark
  114. Hit The Nail On The Head
  115. Hit The Road
  116. Hit The Roof
  117. Hit The Sack
  118. Hive of Worker Bees
  119. Hobson’s Choice
  120. Hoist With Your Own Petard
  121. Hold All The Aces
  122. Hold The Baby
  123. Hold The Bag
  124. Hold The Fort
  125. Hold The Torch
  126. Hold Water
  127. Hold Your Horses
  128. Hold Your Own
  129. Hold Your Tongue
  130. Holier-Than-Thou
  131. Hollow Leg
  132. Hollow Victory
  133. Holy Smoke
  134. Home and Hearth
  135. Home is Where You Lay Your Hat.
  136. Home Stretch
  137. Home Sweet Home
  138. Home James
  139. Honest Truth
  140. Honour among Thieves
  141. Honours are Even
  142. Hook, Line and Sinker
  143. Hop, Skip and A Jump
  144. Hope against Hope
  145. Hope in Hell
  146. Hornets’ Nest
  147. Horns of A Dilemma
  148. Horse of A Different Colour
  149. Horse Trading
  150. Horses for Courses
  151. Hostile Takeover
  152. Hot Air
  153. Hot As Blue Blazes
  154. Hot As Hades
  155. Hot Button
  156. Hot Foot
  157. Hot Ticket
  158. Hot to Trot
  159. Hot Under The Collar
  160. Hot Water
  161. Hot-Blooded
  162. Hot-Headed
  163. Hour of Need
  164. House of Cards
  165. How Come
  166. How Do You Like Them Apples!
  167. How Long is A Piece of String!
  168. How’s Tricks?
  169. Hue and Cry
  170. Hung The Moon
  171. Hungry as A Bear
  172. Hunky Dory
  173. Hush-Money



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