Idioms

hedge one's bets
to reduce one's loss on something by counterbalancing the loss in some way
We will hedge our bets and go to a movie if the weather is not good enough for a picnic.

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  • hell and high water
  • hell on earth
  • hell-bent for leather
  • hell-on-wheels
  • help oneself to (something)
  • help out with (something)
  • helter-skelter
  • hem (someone or something) in or hem in (someone or something)
  • hem and haw
  • here and now
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  • out of the running
  • put the kibosh on (something)
  • with flying colors
  • take an interest in (something)
  • get the last laugh
  • squeak by (someone or something)
  • put (someone) through the wringer
  • not a bit
  • hit the ceiling
  • cause a stir


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