Collins English-Spanish Dictionary: English Words Starting With “H”
- he was gracious in defeat/victory
- he was grateful that he was still alive
- he was grinning from ear to ear
- he was hit by the car door as it swung back
- he was hoist with his own petard
- he was in a highly nervous state
- he was in deadly earnest
- he was jumping up and down to keep warm
- he was kind enough to help
- he was looking for a sympathetic ear
- he was lucky enough to get a seat
- he was lulled into a false sense of security
- he was lying on his back
- he was making like he didn't have any money
- he was nowhere to be seen
- he was off like a shot
- he was off work for 3 weeks
- he was on the edge of a breakthrough
- he was packing plates and wine glasses into or in boxes
- he was pitched off his horse
- he was quaking or shaking or trembling in his boots
- he was ranked as (being) ...
- he was rather too generous with the chilli sauce
- he was saved by the bell
- he was scarcely more than a boy
- he was shaken by the news of her death
- he was shaking with rage/fear/cold
- he was shot as a spy
- he was shot in the leg
- he was so drunk we had to see him to bed
- he was so good as to come with me
- he was standing right in the middle of the road
- he was struggling with his luggage
- he was surprised how good the food tasted
- he was suspended on full pay
- he was sweating buckets or like a pig
- he was swinging his bag back and forth or to and fro
- he was tapping away at his word processor
- he was tapping his fingers on the steering wheel
- he was the closest thing to a real worker among us
- he was the light of her life
- he was the love of her life
- he was the only player to reach double figures
- he was three times over the limit
- he was thrilled to bits with the present
- he was throwing random suggestions at her
- he was thrown clear of the car
- he was too modest to claim the credit
- he was unlucky enough to meet him
- he was unlucky not to score a second goal
- he was unsure whether he would be able to do it