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[hackle]

See: [RAISE HACKLES] or [RAISE ONE'S HACKLES].

[had as soon] or [had as lief]

See: [AS SOON].

[had better] or [had best] {informal}

Should; must.

/I had better leave now, or I'll be late./

/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./

[had rather] or [had sooner] {v.}

To choose to (do one thing instead of another thing); like better to; would prefer to. — Used with an infinitive without "to".

* /My aunt invited me to the movies, but I said I had rather go on a picnic with the ...

[hall] See: WITHIN CALL or WITHIN HAIL.

[hail-fellow-well-met (1)] {adj. phr.}

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./

[hail-fellow-well-met (2)] {n. phr.}

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./

[hail from] {v.}, {informal}

To have your home in; come from; be from; especially, to have been born and raised in.

/Mrs. Gardner hails from Mississippi./

/Mr. Brown and Mr. White are old friends because they both hail from the same town./

[hair] See: CURL ONE'S HAIR, GET GRAY HAIR or GET GRAY, GIVE GRAY HAIR, HANG BY A THREAD or HANG BY A HAIR, HIDE OR HAIR or HIDE NOR HAIR, IN ONE'S HAIR, LET ONE'S HAIR DOWN, OUT OF ONE'S HAIR, SPLIT HAIRS, TEAR ONE'S HAIR.

[haircut place] {n.}, {slang}, {citizen's band radio jargon}

Bridge or overpass with tight clearance.

/Are we going to make it in that haircut place?/