Collocations/H
Collocations beginning with H. Select a collocation for more details.happy ending
The last part of a story is a "happy ending" if all ends well for the main characters.
happy hour
a scheduled time when alcoholic drinks cost less than usual
hard job
a difficult job or task
hard to believe
difficult to believe
hard to see (1)
difficult to see
hard to see (2)
difficult to imagine
hard to tell
difficult to know or deduce something
hard work
any activity that requires a lot of energy or concentration
hardly any
almost none
hardly ever
almost never
hardly likely
very unlikely or very improbable
hate to think
to be afraid to, or not want to, imagine something
have a baby
to give birth to a baby
have a chat
to have a friendly talk with someone
have a go (1)
to have a turn at doing something
have a go (2)
to attempt to do something
have a look
to look at something
have a right
have a moral or legal claim or ability
have a word
to talk about something with somebody
have access (to)
to be able to get or use something
have an effect (on)
to cause a change
have an idea
to think of something
have got
to own, possess or have
have got to
must
have room
to have enough space for something
have sex
to have sexual contact with someone
have the chance (to)
to have the opportunity or the time
have time
to have enough time to do something
have trouble
to find it difficult to do something
healthy diet
a diet that's good for body's health
heavily armed
having or carrying many weapons
heavily guarded
guarded by many people
heavy drinker
someone who drinks a lot of alcohol
heavy losses
large or high losses, esp. of money or lives
heavy schedule
a schedule with many meetings, appointments, dates, etc.
heavy smoker
someone who smokes a lot of cigarettes
heavy traffic
traffics that's congested and moving slowly
heavy workload
If you have a heavy workload, you have a lot of work to do.
hidden extras
extra costs that companies or sellers try to hide from buyers
high level
a level that's above the normal or expected level
high quality
very good quality
high standard
very good standard
highly regarded
thought to be very good by many people
highly unlikely
very unlikely
hold a referendum
If a country holds a referendum, citizens can vote for or against introducing a new law or piece of legislation.
hold an election
to have or conduct an election
hold an inquiry
to have or conduct an official inquiry
hold hands
If two or more people hold hands, each person holds another person's hand.
hold office
to occupy a powerful position or role, esp. in government
hold sb hostage
to imprison somebody and demand something in exchange for their release
hold sb prisoner
to force somebody to stay somewhere
hold talks
to have formal or official discussions about an issue or a situation
honest mistake
a mistake that wasn't made deliberately, or had no bad intent
hope so
used to express hope that something's true
human cost
damage or loss caused to people or societies, incl. material loss, social costs, psychological damage, etc.
human error
a mistake caused by a person, and not by mechanical failure or natural forces
human life
human existence or human experience
hurt sb's feelings
to upset somebody by being insensitive to their feelings