A dictionary of Confusable Phrases: More Than 10,000 Idioms and Collocations


be heartless • not have the heart



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A Dictionary of Confusable Phrases

be heartless • not have the heart
be heartless —be callous, unfeeling, or cruel: He made up
his mind that I was heartless and selfish.
not have the heart—(also: have no heart) 
1
. have no inclina-
tion or enthusiasm for smth.: It was the most miserable meal
… and I had not the heart to propose the Loyal Toast at the
end. 2. be not cruel or courageous enough to do smth.: I
should scold you but I am so glad to see you that I have not
the heart.
be high as a kite • fly one’s kite high
be high as a kite —(sl.) 
1
. be very excited or exhilarated: I
was as high as a kite and full of the joys of spring. The day
was good and getting better…. 2. be very drunk or affected
by drugs: When I put you to bed you were high as a kite on
vodka.
fly one’s kite high —have high ambitions: Those who fly their
kite too high may come to grief.
be hooked • go on the hook
be hooked(sl.) 
1
. be very dependent or keen on smth.:
We’re not so hooked on the church, except for those born-
again Christians. 2. be addicted to smth.: It’s too depressing
when you’re hooked, besides a girl looks terrible on heroin. 3.
be captivated or charmed: Let me tell you, she’s really some-
thing. Oh, boy, was I hooked.
go on the hook —(U.S. sl.) get into debt: You’ll go on the
hook for one of those eighty-dollar sports car coats and a ten
dollar cap.
Note: 
The expression does not correlate in meaning with the
phrase get the hook—(sl.) be removed from a position; be uncer-
emoniously dismissed: The late Jimmy Snyder got the hook for
racially insensitive remarks.
See also: get oneself off the hook / go off the hooks.
be housebroken • break into a house
be housebroken —(of pet animals) be clean in the house
(going outside to relieve themselves): This Doberman is
housebroken, good on a leash and very intelligent.

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