Expressions (A–Z)

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  Human scum/ scum

  (slang) A despicable person; a wicked-hearted man whose every action is disgrace...

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  Humility Follows Poverty

  See: "After the poor comes the path of poverty."

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  Hunted for headlines/ look for headlines

  Take action to win publication in the press or on social media.

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  hurriedly ran

  Ran and hastened. Figuratively: hurried to do (something). Acted with speed.

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• Hybrid creation

  Metaphorically: a final product that is not good because it contains different c...

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  Hyle / Primeval Matter/ formless matter

  Primeval matter. Original matter from which the world developed. By analogy: raw...

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• Hypocrites of heart

  Literarily: hypocrites, pretenders, deceivers.

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  Hyssop / Symbolic of Small / Insignificant Things

  Metaphorically: simple people, or people of little importance (hyssop is an arom...

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