ham : Idioms & Phrases

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ham actor

  • noun an unskilled actor who overacts
    ham.
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ham and eggs

  • noun eggs (scrambled or fried) served with ham
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ham hock

  • noun a small cut of meat from the leg just above the foot
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ham it up

  • verb exaggerate one's acting
    ham; overplay; overact.
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ham sandwich

  • noun a sandwich made with a filling of sliced ham
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ham-fisted

  • adjective satellite lacking physical movement skills, especially with the hands
    butterfingered; bumbling; handless; bungling; left-handed; ham-fisted; heavy-handed.
    • a bumbling mechanic
    • a bungling performance
    • ham-handed governmental interference
    • could scarcely empty a scuttle of ashes, so handless was the poor creature"- Mary H. Vorse
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ham-handed

  • adjective satellite lacking physical movement skills, especially with the hands
    butterfingered; bumbling; handless; bungling; left-handed; ham-fisted; heavy-handed.
    • a bumbling mechanic
    • a bungling performance
    • ham-handed governmental interference
    • could scarcely empty a scuttle of ashes, so handless was the poor creature"- Mary H. Vorse
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picnic ham

  • noun shoulder of a hog usually smoked
    picnic shoulder.
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virginia ham

  • noun a lean hickory-smoked ham; has dark red meat
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