have something to prove

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to need to show that you can succeed when people expect you to fail After two dismal seasons, the players on this team feel they have something to prove.

Usage notes: also used in the negative form have nothing to prove or not have anything to prove (to have no reason to persuade others you can succeed, because you have already succeeded): He was as famous as he wanted to be, and felt he no longer had anything to prove.

See also: have, prove

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But every day, whether you play in a match or just in training, as a footballer you always have something to prove. Football: Ronaldo has a score to settle; WORLD CUP 2006 by Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)			have on the run have on the string have one eye on have one foot in the grave have one in the oven have one too many have oneself have over a barrel have pegged have pick of have pins and needles have pity on have pride of place have pull with have rathers have recourse to have relations with have rocks in head have rolling in the aisles have second thoughts have seen better days have share of have shit for brains have shoulder to the wheel have something going with have something to prove have stick in craw have sticky fingers have taken leave of senses have taped have teeth have the ball in court have the best of have the brass have the cards stacked against have the cares of the world on shoulders have the courage of convictions have the devil to pay have the devil's own job have the devil's own luck have the ear of have the edge on have the faintest have the final say have the final word have the foggiest have the gall to do have the gift of gab have the goods have the hots for have the inside track			have shot bolt have shot bolt have shot bolt have shot bolt have shoulder to the wheel have sights trained on have significance for have some food to go have someone behind the eight ball have someone drawn and quartered have someone on a string have someone or something on track have someone or something under control have someone or something under scrutiny have someone over a barrel have someone pegged as something have someone under a spell have someone under someone's thumb have someone under someone's wing have someone under spell have something going have something going with have something on have something on have something on have something to do have something to do have something to do have something to do have something to do have something to prove have stardust in (one's) eyes have stars in (one's) eyes have stars in (one's) eyes have stars in (one's) eyes have stars in (one's) eyes have stars in eyes have stars in eyes have stars in eyes have stars in eyes have steam coming out of ears have steam coming out of ears have steam coming out of ears have stick in craw have sticky fingers have succession as an heir have superiority have superiority over have suspicions have sway Have Sweet Dreams have sympathy have taken leave of senses Have Tank Will Travel have taped have taped have taped have taped have taped have teeth have tenacity

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