hem : Idioms & Phrases
hem and haw
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verb utter `hems' and `haws'; indicated hesitation
- He hemmed and hawed when asked to address the crowd
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hem in
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verb surround in a restrictive manner
- The building was hemmed in by flowers
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verb surround so as to force to give up
beleaguer; circumvent; surround; besiege.
- The Turks besieged Vienna
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hemming-stitch
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noun a stitch used in sewing hems on skirts and dresses
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john heming
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noun English actor who edited the first folio of Shakespeare's plays (1556-1630)
Heming; John Hemminge; Hemminge.
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To hem about , around , ∨ in
- to inclose and confine; to surround; to environ. "With valiant squadrons round about to hem." Fairfax. "Hemmed in to be a spoil to tyranny." Daniel.
Webster 1913
To hem out
- to shut out. "You can not hem me out of London." J. Webster.