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had better
had best
Should; must; ought to; be advisable to.
This idiom is most often used in contracted form (I'd better).
This idiom is most often used in contracted form (I'd better).
I had better leave now, or I'll be late.
I think you'd better speak to Mr. White right away about this matter.
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.
The doctor told the patient that he'd better go home and rest.
had rather
had sooner
would rather
To choose to (do one thing instead of another thing); like better to; would prefer to.
Used with an infinitive without to.
Used with an infinitive without to.
Would you rather have the appointment this Friday or next Monday?
I had sooner live in the city than on a farm.
I would just as soon go for a walk as watch TV right now.
My aunt invited me to the movies, but I said I had rather go on a picnic with the girls.
hail from
To have your home in; come from; be from; especially, to have been born and raised in.
Mr. Brown and Mr. White are old friends because they both hail from the same town.
Mrs. Gardner hails from Mississippi.
hail-fellow-well-met
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.
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.
hair of the dog that bit you
Использовать небольшое количество того от чего заболели, например немного алкоголя, когда нужно прийти в себя после того как выпили слишком много.
Here, have a drop of this. It's a little hair of the dog that bit you!
Вот, хлебни немного. Клин клином вышибают!
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.
The sight of the dead man made his hair stand on end.
When he heard the strange cry, his hair stood on end.
haircut place
Bridge or overpass with tight clearance.
Are we going to make it in that haircut place?
hairdo
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.