help over . aid in surmounting帮忙度过
He is in need of friends to help him over a difficulty．他需要朋友们帮忙度过一个难关。
Thank you for helping me over that difficult matter．谢谢你帮助我摆脱了那个困难的事情。
help up . help somebody to get up；assist in rising；help somebody to take something up扶起某人；帮某人把某物搬上去
He rushed to help the old man up when he slipped on the ice．老人在冰上滑倒时，他跑过去把他扶了起来。
Please Help me up with this heavy case．请帮我把这沉重的箱子搬上去。
helped up encumbered妨碍；打扰；拖累
I couldn't run to catch the bus，as I was helped up with a lot of parcels．我赶不上公共汽车，因为 许多包袱拖累着我。
hem and haw . pause or hesitate while speaking often with little throat noises哼哼 哈哈的不置可否；哼哈声
He was a poor lecturer because he hemmed and hawed too much．他 不是个好的演讲者，因为他哼哼 哈哈，停顿太多。
hem and haw . avoid giving a direct and clear answer避免作正面回答
He hems and haws and comes out on both sides of every question．他 避免作正面回答而对每一问题都 采取模棱两可的态度。
here and now . at the present moment； without delay；immediately现在；立刻；马 上
Let's start our work here and now． 让我们立即开始工作。
How about beginning our lesson here and now? 我们现在就上课好 吗?
I want my dime back and I want it here and now.我要我的一角钱， 而且我马上就要。
here and now . the present time and place ； today此时此地；此刻；今天
He enjoys the pleasure of here and now and never worries about the future．他及时行乐，从不担心未来的日子怎么过。
here and there . in one place and then in another到处；好多地方
I looked here and there for my dictionary，but couldn't find it ．我到处找我的词典，但却找不到。
Though there are spelling mistakes here and there， your composition as a whole is well written.虽然有几 处拼写错误，但总的来说，你的作 文写得不错。
We can see flowers here and there when spring comes．春天来时，我们四处可以看到花。
high and dry . up above the water；beyond the reach of splashing or waves在水面 之上；在水溅不到的地方
The fishermen dragged the boats up high and dry on the shore．渔 民们把船拖上岸来了。
When the tide went out the boat was high and dry．退潮后船就搁浅 了。
high and dry . without anyone to help；alone and with no help孤立无援；与世 隔绝
Old Jack lost his pension and was left high and dry．杰克老头失去 了养老金，落得无依无靠。
at first the other boys helped， but when the work got hard， Bob found himself high and dry．起初 有许多孩子帮忙，但是工作难度 加大时，鲍勃发现只剩下自己孤 立无援。
Realizing that he was now left high and dry， the enemy commander became so panic-stricken that he began to tremble from head to foot．敌军看到自己陷入孤立无援的绝境，不禁惊恐万状，浑身打颤。
high and low . everywhere；here and there到处
The restaurant kitchen was so clean that the health inspector had to search high and low to find some dust．饭店的厨房非常清洁，卫生 检查员得到处寻找才能找到灰 尘。
Jeff had to look high and low for his high school English book．杰夫 不得不到处寻找他高中的英文 书。
high and mighty . members of the higher social strata of society，esp．those who are haughty or arrogant显赫人物 （尤指骄横者）
You think you are one of the high and mighty；remember pride goes before a fall.你以为你是显要人物了，但是不要忘记骄者必败。
high and mighty .in an insolent，proud or arrogant manner神气活现的；傲慢的；不可一世的；自以为了不起的
He acts so high and mighty；I despise him．他太趾高气扬，我瞧不起他。
All of us are fed up with his high and mighty airs.我们大家都讨厌他那种傲慢态度。
Mary became high and mighty when she won the prize.玛丽得奖后就变得不可一世。
high time . time to do something 该是…时候了
It is high time you started off．是你该动身的时候了。
Now it is high time we were off．现在我们该走了。
It is high time he found a job．他该找份工作干干了。
hinge on . hinge upon . depend on as decisive；be decided by；according to决定；视…而定； 根据
All our hopes hinged on the firm's success．我们的一切希望都取决于 公司的成功。
A strawberry grower's income for the year may hinge on what the weather is like in a few summer weeks．种植草莓者的年收入可能 要视夏季数周的天气而定。
The decision hinges on the result of the investigation.一切以调查的结果而定。
hint at . suggest something in an indirect way暗示
What are you hinting at? 你在暗示什么?
He hinted at her resignation．他暗示她辞职。
hire on . find or accept employment找到工作；接受雇用
He hired on as a clerk with the shop．他受雇为该店的店员。
Miss Wang has hired on as a secretary with the company．王小姐已被该公司雇用为秘书。
hire out . accept a job；take employment受聘；受雇
In the meantime he hired out as a lecturer in a university．在此期间 他受聘为一个大学的讲师。
Farm laborers used to hire themselves out for the summer.农业工 人通常整个夏天受雇佣。
hire out . rent；allow to use in return for payment出租
He makes a living by hiring out tractors.他靠出租拖拉机为生。
Is there any service of hiring out cameras by the hour? 有按小时计 算出租照相机的服务吗?