have (someone) going
1. To convince or persuade someone into temporarily believing an untruth; to fool someone, especially briefly. Man, you really had me going there with that fake winning lottery ticket! I'm surprised you had Bryan going—he's pretty hard to trick. You might have Mom going for a little while, but it won't take long before she starts questioning your motives.
2. To arouse, excite, or upset someone, usually for a brief period of time. Seeing that model in his underwear really had me going! That rumor that the company was dissolving had me going for a while, but it looks like our jobs are safe for the moment. The threat of a pop quiz had everyone in the class going—until it was revealed to be an April Fools' joke.
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have something going
(for oneself) [for someone] to have a beneficial scheme or operation going. John really has something going for himself. He'sa travelagent, andhegets to travel every where for free. I wish I could have something like that going.
have something going
(with someone) Go to have a thing going (with someone).
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