ham-handed mod. lacking dexterity;
clumsy. If I wasn’t so ham-handed, I
could probably fix the thing myself. He
is the most ham-handed guy I’ve ever seen.
hammern. the accelerator of a vehicle.
She pressed down the hammer, and off
they went. The hammer went straight
to the f loor.
hammer a beerGo to pound a beer.
hammeredmod. alcohol intoxicated.
Man, old Fred was really hammered.
She got so hammered she couldn’t see.
hammerhead 1. n. a stupid person; a per-
son whose head seems to be as solid as a
hammer. You can be such a hammer-
head! What a hammerhead! Totally
dense! 2. n. a drunkard or a drug user.
These hammerheads can’t even hold a
simple job for the most part. A couple
of hammerheads stood in the alley, look-
ing suspicious.
hammer some beersGo to pound a beer.
hamsn. legs; hips. Her great hams ex-
tended over the sides of the chair. I got
to do something to get the size of these
hams down.
handfuln. a difficult thing or person.
Little Jimmy is a handful. His dad can
be a handful, too.
hand-in-glovemod. suiting one another
naturally. These two go hand-in-glove.
The two parts went together like hand-
in-glove.
hand it to someonetv. to acknowledge
someone’s excellence (at something).
Well, I have to hand it to you. That was
great! He had to hand it to her for her
excellent performance.
handle 1. n. a person’s name or nickname.
(Western jargon and then citizens band
radio.) Well, what’s your handle so I’ll
know what to call you? My handle is
Goober. You can call me Goob. 2. n. a way
of dealing with something; a grasp of a
problem. As soon as I get a handle on
this Wilson matter, I’ll give you a buzz.
I can’t seem to get a handle on what’s
wrong.
handlesGo to (love) handles.
handout 1. n. a gift of money, food, or
other goods to a needy person. (Often in
the negative, as in the examples.) I
don’t want a handout, just a loan. Give
him a handout and send him on his way.- n. an informational sheet of paper
“handed out” to people. As you can see
on your handout, 40 percent of those who
started never finished. I didn’t get a
handout.
hand over fistmod. repeatedly and ener-
getically, especially as with taking in
money in a great volume. We were tak-
ing in fees hand over fist, and the people
were lined up for blocks. The money
came in hand over fist at the BO.
hands downmod. easily; unquestionably.
She won the contest hands down.
They declared her the winner hands down.
hand someone somethingtv. to tell
someone something; to tell someone
nonsense. Don’t hand me that stuff!
That’s silly! She handed me a line about
being a famous author.
hands-on 1. mod. having to do with an in-
structional session where the learners are
able to handle the device they are being
trained to operate. Please plan to at-
tend a hands-on seminar on computers
next Thursday. After three weeks of
hands-on training, I still couldn’t add two
and two. 2. mod. having to do with an ex-
ecutive or manager who participates di-
rectly in operations. We expect that he
will be the kind of hands-on president we
have been looking for. John is a hands-
on manager. I wish he would stay in his
office.
Hands up! and Stick ’em up!exclam.
Raise your hands in the air; this is a rob-
bery! (Underworld and Western.)
Hands up! Don’t anybody move a muscle.
This is a heist. Stick ’em up! Give me all
your valuables.
hangin. to hang around; to spend time
aimlessly. Is that all you did all sum-
mer? Just hang? My mom yelled at me
because I spent all day hanging with the
guys.
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