hair stand on end
make one's hair stand on end
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.
hale and hearty
In very good health; well and strong.
Grandfather will be 80 years old tomorrow, but he is hale and hearty.
That little boy looks hale and hearty, as if he is never sick.
half-and-half
half and half
As much one thing as the other.
We asked the coach if more boys than girls were interested in debating, and he said it was about half-and-half.
The show last night was neither very good nor very poor - just half-and-half.
John uses half-and-half with his cereal, but his wife, who is dieting, uses milk.
A mixture of milk and cream in equal parts, used with cereal or coffee.
Half-and-half consists of a mixture of milk and cream which contains between 10.5 and 18 percent milkfat. It is pasteurized or ultra-pasteurized, and may be homogenized.
ham-handed
Having very large hands.
Pete is a big, ham-handed man who used to be a football player.
Indelicate. Clumsy.
The candidate's ham-handed attempts to woo voters just ended up annoying them.
Sorry for all the typos - I'm too ham-handed to hit the right keys on this tiny keyboard.
If I wasn’t so ham-handed, I could probably fix the thing myself.
hammer and tongs
Violently.
Mr. and Mrs. Smith have been at it all day, hammer and tongs.
hand and foot
So that the hands and feet cannot be used. Used with bind or a synonym.
The robbers bound him hand and foot and left him on the floor.
So that no free action is possible. Used with bind or a synonym.
If Mr. Jones signs that paper, he will be bound hand and foot.
hand down
To arrange to give or leave after, death.
Joe will have his father's gold watch because it is handed down in the family.
In old times, property was usually handed down to the oldest son at his father's death.
hand in glove
hand and glove
Very close or friendly; working together; in very close agreement or cooperation, especially for bad purposes.
В очень близких или дружеских отношениях; работать вместе; в тесном сотрудничестве.
The Navy and the Coast Guard work hand and glove, especially in war time.
Judges and others in high office sometimes are hand in glove with gangsters to cheat and steal.
She is with me hand and glove.
Она со мной в тесных отношениях.
That teacher works hand in glove with his students.
Этот преподаватель очень тесно и успешно работает со своими студентами.