how comes it—(also: how come) how or why does it happen: How comes it that you are always late on Monday? how goes it—(also: how’s it going) is used to ask a person whether everything is going well: How goes it in your office since your new boss arrived?
Category: Confusing Phrases
Difference between How are you doing and How do you do
how are you doing—(also: how are you) 1. is used to ask a person whether everything is going well: I am not really good at showing people how I am really feeling, you know … the “how are you doing?” “Oh, I am doing okay” that stuff. 2. is used as an informal greeting when […]
Difference between Householder and Housekeeper
householder— 1. an owner or renter of a house: The inspection techniques used were explained to the householder so that he could carry out future inspections on his own. 2. the head of a family: A family consists of a householder and one or more other persons living in the same household who are related […]
Difference between House master and Master of the house
house master—a teacher in charge of one of the boardinghouses in a school: Where senior house masters exist … they should be able to exercise an effective supervision over the boys in their care. master of the house—male head of a household: During meals, when he was not serving or pouring, the Butler stood behind […]
Difference between House man and Man of the house
house man— 1. a person hired to perform general work about a house: She went through to tell the house-man to clear away the tea. 2. house detective employed by a department store, hotel, etc.: He … grinned at me sociably. “I’m the house man here. Spill it.” 3. a doctor who has a junior […]
Difference between Hound someone and Hound someone down
hound someone—(also: dog someone) 1. make smb. the victim of continual persecution: Club owners were afraid to hire a comedian who was hounded by police. 2. annoy or harass a person persistently: A year later, he is still hounding me to pay, and still refuses to cover the cost of repairs for the damages he […]
Difference between Hotter than a pistol and Hotter than blazes
hotter than a pistol—(coll.) said of a person or thing that is very popular: Radios were hotter than a pistol. Shimek’s still sells radios as well as televisions and sound equipment. hotter than blazes —(coll.) is used to hyperbolically designate smth. very hot: Now Djibouti is hotter than you can imagine. Humid, hot, hot as […]
Difference between Hot-water bottle and Water bottle
hot-water bottle—a rubber container of hot water, used to warm a bed, etc.: I would have a fire and an india-rubber hotwater bottle, and I would lie and sleep. water bottle—a (plastic) bottle for holding drinking water, carried by hikers, etc.: He held out the tiny glass, and I half filled it from the water […]
Difference between Hot seat and Hot seating
hot seat— 1. (coll., also: hot chair) an uncomfortable position of authority where one has to make difficult decisions: I am now sitting in this hot seat as a film critic whose job it is to analyze a film. 2. (Air Force) an ejection seat in an aircraft: McClane was able to press the ejection […]
Difference between Hot line and Hot wire
hot line— 1. direct line of communication between heads of governments: President Richard Nixon also used the hot line during tensions between India and Pakistan in 1971. 2. a direct telephone communication channel; an emergency telephone counseling service: Your relatives are welcome to use our hot line to learn about the patients’ state. Cf.: warm […]
Difference between Hot goods and Hot stuff
hot goods—(sl.) stolen products or items obtained illegally: My canoe has never been pulled over by the police for illegal transportation of “hot goods.” hot stuff —(sl.) 1. a person or thing that is very popular or exciting: Although “Dancin’ Shoes” is second-rate, the rest of the album is hot stuff. 2. a very sexy […]
Difference between Hot dog and Sausage dog
hot dog— 1. a frankfurter or wiener in a bun with any of various toppings: The boys stopped on the way home for hot dogs and coffee. 2. (sl., also: hot-dogger) a person who performs showy, often dangerous stunts in a sport: She was a hot dog behind the wheel, screeching her wheels at every […]