Idioms starting with H

Each card gives the idiom's meaning and one example of it in use. Open one for the Vietnamese expression that comes closest.

18 idioms

Habit cures habit
Time and Life
The surest way to break a bad habit is to form another habit in its place.
Example: He quit smoking by going for a run every time he craved a cigarette; habit cures habit.
Handsome is as handsome does
People and Relationships
A person should be judged by how they behave, not by how they look.
Example: He was not much to look at, but handsome is as handsome does.
Haste makes waste
Success and Failure
Doing something too quickly causes mistakes that cost more time.
Example: He rushed the report and had to rewrite it — haste makes waste.
Hatred is as blind as love
Emotions and Feelings
Hatred distorts judgement just as much as love does.
Example: He could not see a single good thing in the proposal — hatred is as blind as love.
Have bigger fish to fry
Work and Business
To have more important things to deal with.
Example: Let the typo go — we have bigger fish to fry.
Have your hands full
Work and Business
To be extremely busy.
Example: You have your hands full with three children under five.
He laughs best who laughs last
Success and Failure
The person who wins in the end is the one whose satisfaction counts.
Example: They mocked his slow method until it worked — he laughs best who laughs last.
He that knows nothing doubts nothing
Wisdom and Folklore
People who know little about a danger are often the most confident.
Example: The new driver sped through the storm without a second thought — he that knows nothing doubts nothing.
He who excuses himself accuses himself
Communication and Mind
Defending yourself before anyone blames you makes you look guilty.
Example: Nobody had mentioned the missing money until he started explaining where he had been — he who excuses himself accuses himself.
He who laughs last laughs longest
Success and Failure
Final success matters more than early advantage.
Example: They mocked her small shop; she owns four now, and he who laughs last laughs longest.
His bark is worse than his bite
Communication and Mind
Someone sounds far more threatening than they actually are.
Example: The manager shouts a lot, but his bark is worse than his bite.
Hit rock bottom
Success and Failure
To reach the lowest possible point.
Example: Sales hit rock bottom in the second quarter.