a hit list

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a hit list

1. a list of people that someone is planning to kill His name was on a terrorist hit list.

2. a list of people or organizations that someone plans to do bad things to, especially to get rid of There are a hundred schools on the department's hit list, which are threatened with closure if their standards do not improve.

See also: hit, list

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Whatever else is said about Arthur Scargill, (and he was not a man who endeared himself to many, including myself) it must be remembered that what he said about there being a hit list of mines to be closed was absolutely true, as many miners know to their cost. Letter: VIEWPOINTS - Thatcher hurt working class by South Wales Echo (Cardiff, Wales) Liberal Democrat council leaders have denied there is a hit list of community buildings in Newcastle ear-marked for closure. Secret list of closures denial by Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England) The letter, unsigned and written in poor English, said: "You all are on a hit list now and you will all die in time. Hate mail to sisters by The Mirror (London, England)			a hard time a hard-on a has-been a hatchet job a hatchet man a head of steam a head start a heart of gold a heart of stone a heart-to-heart a heartbeat away from being a heavy date a heavy hitter A heavy purse makes a light heart a heck of a a heck of a lot of A hedge between keeps friendship green a hell of a a hell of a lot of a hell of a mess a helping hand a hen night a hidden agenda a high roller a high-flier a hit list a hit man a hold on a strong a hole card a hole in the wall a home away from home a home from home a home truth a honeymoon period a hop, skip, and a jump a hope chest a hornet's nest a horse of another different color a hostage to fortune a hot button a hot potato a hot spot A house divided against itself cannot stand a house of cards a household name a hue and cry a hush fell over a jack of all trades a Jack the Lad a je ne sais quoi a Jekyll and Hyde			a heartbeat from a heartbeat from A Heartbreaking Choice A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius a heavy date a heavy hitter A heavy purse makes a light heart a heck of a a heck of a lot of A hedge between keeps friendship green A Heinlein Trio a hell of a a hell of a a hell of a a hell of a lot of a hell of a mess a helluva a helluva someone or something a helping hand a hen night a hen party a hidden agenda a high old a high old a high old a high old a high roller a high-flier a high-flyer A History of Violence a hit list a hit man a hold on a strong a hold on something a hole card a hole in the wall a home away from home a home away from home a home away from home a home away from home a home away from home A Home for Homeschoolers a home from home a home from home a home from home a home from home a home from home A Home from Home Ltd. a home truth A Home-Based Business Online a honeymoon period a hop, skip, and a jump a hope chest A horizon A horizon a hornet's nest a horse of a different color a horse of another different color A Horse, a Spoon, and a Basin A Hospital's Duty to Provide Medical Treatment a hostage to fortune

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