has-been

A person who is no longer admired, famous, or popular. The young actor constantly sought media attention because he feared becoming a has-been too early in his career. You're not even a has-been, you're a never-was! I don't know why they overpaid for that has-been—he hasn't played well since the early days of his career.

has

see under have.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright © 2003, 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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(Has the) cat got your tongue?
(have done) more (something) than (one) has had hot dinners
(have) got a thing going (with someone)
(have) got it going on
(have) got something going (with someone)
(it's been) nice talking to you
(one) (has) never had it so good
(one) (has) never heard (of) such a thing
(one) has a bright future ahead (of one)
(one) has a point (there)
(one) has got to be pushing off
(one) has got to be shoving off
(one) has got to push off
(one) has got to shove off
(one) has made (one's) bed
(one) has made (one's) bed and (one) will have to lie in it
(one) has no problem with that
(one) has seen this movie (before)
(one) has to be pushing off
(one) has to be shoving off
(one) has to draw a/the line somewhere
(one) has to push off
(one) has to run along
(one) has to shove off
(one) is old enough to know better
(one) made (one's) bed and (one) has to lie in it
(one) made (one's) bed and (one) must lie in it
(one) only has one pair of hands
(one) still has (one's) communion money
(one) would die if (something happened)
(one's) gamble pays off
(one's) goose is cooked
(one's) heart is jumping out of (one's) chest
(one's) luck runs out
(one's) ship has sailed
(one's) sun has set
(one's)/the cheese slid off (one's)/the cracker
(one's)/the cheese slipped off (one's)/the cracker
(someone) has nine lives
(someone) is/would be turning over in their grave
(someone's or something's) time has come
(the/one's) time runs out
(you/it's) got me beat
a candidate for a pair of wings
a cat has nine lives
A growing youth has a wolf in his belly
a hungry belly has no ears
a lie has no legs
a man has to do what a man has to do
a man who is his own lawyer has a fool for a client
abstain from voting
accede to pressure
achieve the impossible
acknowledge the corn
act high and mighty
act like a card
act like a child
act like a cold fish
act like an angel
act the fool
act the goat
act the part
act tough
act within (one's) rights
after the dust has settled
after the smoke has cleared
age like (fine) wine
all the hours God sends
an attorney who represents himself has a fool for a client
appreciate in value
argue the other side (of something)
arm to the teeth
arrive (at a specific time) on the dot
arrive (up)on the scene
arrive in the nick of time
arrive late to the party
assume a low profile
average down
awaken a sleeping giant
back in
back out (of something)
back the right horse
back the wrong horse
backbite
badger the witness
bake up (something)
bake up a storm
balance the scales
bang down the door
bang the door down
bang the drums of war
bargain on (something)
barge in on (someone or something)
barge in(to)
basic
bat along
bat on a sticky wicket
bay for blood
be (a bit) on the heavy side
be (a bit) on the large side
be (a fine) one to talk
be (a) Jekyll and Hyde
be (a)round the bend
be (all) dolled up
be (all) dressed up
be (all) fired up
be (all) het up
be (all) out of excuses
be (all) set
be (all) spruced up
be (all) the better for (something)
be (all) tore up
be (all) tore up about (something)
be (all) torn up
be (all) tuckered out
be (all) wrought up
be (as) drunk as a fiddler
be (as) drunk as a skunk
be (as) dumb as a coal bucket
be (as) fine as a frog('s) hair
be (as) fine as a frog('s) hair split four ways
be (as) fine as a frog('s) hair split three ways
be (as) gay as a picnic basket
be (as) healthy as a horse
be (as) hot as a pistol
be (as) hot as the hinges of hell
be (as) old as the hills
be (as) sick as a dog
be (as) skinny as a beanpole
be (as) skinny as a pole
be (as) skinny as a rail
be (as) skinny as a rake
be (as) skinny as a stick
be (as) skinny as a toothpick
be (as) slippery as a snake
be (as) slow as molasses
be (as) slow as molasses in January
be (as) soft as butter
be (as) solid as the Rock of Gibraltar
be (as) strong as an oak
be (as) strong as iron
be (as) strong as steel
be (as) sturdy as an oak
be (dead) set on (something)
be (dead) set upon (something)
be (either) feast or famine
be (just) a phone call away
be (just) along for the ride
be (like) night and day
be (like) pennies from heaven
be (not) on speaking terms
be (not) out of the woods
be (not) worth diddly-squat
be (one's) calling card
be (one's) own man/woman/person
be (one's) own worst enemy
be (out) in the open
be (sitting) on top of the world
be (some distance) out from (something or some place)
be (some place) on the dot
be (stuck) on a treadmill
be (the) king of the hill
be (the) master of (one's) own destiny
be (the) master of (one's) own fate
be (the) worse for wear
be (walking) on thin ice
be a (big) yikes
be a (real) piece of work
be a 10
be a bad apple
be a bad egg
be a bag of cats
be a big drink of water
be a bit dicey
be a bit off
be a blank slate
be a bump on a log
be a card
be a casualty of (something)
be a catch
be a cat's-paw
be a change for the better
be a clotheshorse
be a cold fish
be a crafty devil
be a crumb
be a dead duck
be a dime a dozen
be a dimwit
be a doll
be a donkey
be a dumb cluck
be a fence-sitter
be a foodie
be a fox
be a fusspot
be a game-changer
be a gentleman and a scholar
be a goldbricker
be a good egg
be a greenhorn
be a ham
be a handful
be a handsome devil
be a heck of a (person or thing)
be a hell of a (person or thing)
be a hoot
be a household name
be a household word
be a hunk
be a jagoff
be a keeper
be a killjoy
be a knockout
be a laugh riot
be a law unto (oneself)
be a litterbug
be a little bit off
be a little dicey
be a little off
be a long drink of water
be a looker
be a loud and proud (something)
be a marked man/woman
be a million miles away
be a money-spinner
be a motor mouth
be a mule
be a past master
be a past master at (doing something)
be a peach
be a prima donna
be a princess
be a rare bird
be a riot
be a rotten apple
be a rotten egg
be a rough trot
be a scream
be a shadow of (oneself)
be a shopaholic
be a show horse, not a workhorse
be a sitting duck
be a sorry sight
be a string bean
be a stuffed shirt
be a tall drink of water
be a tall glass of water
be a teddy bear
be a thorn in the flesh (for one)
be a thorn in the side
be a weight off (one's) mind
be a weight off (one's) shoulders
be a workhorse, not a show horse
be a(n old) stick in the mud
be a(n old) warhorse
be a/one beer short of a six-pack
be a/the driving force (behind something )
be a/the shining star
be able to take a punch
be about (one's) business
be about to pop
be above and beyond
be above it all
be above the fray
be absent without leave
be ahead of schedule
be all
be all at sea
be all bones
be all business
be all in (one's)/the head
be all in (one's)/the mind
be all shook up
be all that
be all that and a bag of chips
be all that and a bag of crisps
be all torn up about (something)
be an angel
be an end in itself
be an item
be an open book
be an unknown quantity
be armed and dangerous
be as fast as the speed of light
be asleep on the job
be at a loss
be at a turning point
be at home in (something or some place)
be at liberty to (do something)
be at loggerheads with (one) (over something)
be at loose ends
be at risk
be at rock bottom
be at the end of (one's) rope
be at the end of (one's) tether
be at the fiddle
be away from it all
be back in (the) harness
be back in circulation
be back in full swing
be back on (one's) feet
be backed into a corner
be behind bars
be behind schedule
be beyond (something)
be beyond a joke
be beyond help
be big on (something)
be blessed with (something)
be blown to kingdom come
be blue in the face
be bogged down
be bored out of (one's) brains
be bored out of (one's) mind
be bored out of (one's) skull
be born again
be born yesterday
be boxed into a corner
be brought to bed
be buddy-buddy
be built from the ground up
be burned out
be called every name in the book
be called up to the majors
be carrying a few pounds
be cast (as something)
be cast in (something)
be caught between a rock and a hard place
be caught flat-footed
be caught in a vicious circle
be caught in the moment
be caught up in the minutiae
be cheesed off
be chill
be chilled to the bone
be chock-a-block
be chopped liver
be clobbered
be close to (one)
be close with (someone)
be closeted away
be clutch
be compos mentis
be considered armed and dangerous
be cooked
be cool
be cowed into (something)
be cruising for a bruising
be curtains for (someone or something)
be cut off with a cent
be cut off with a penny
be cut off with a shilling
be cut off without a cent
be cut off without a penny
be cut off without a shilling
be cut out for (something)
be damaged goods
be dead right
be dealt a bad hand
be dealt a death blow
be dealt a mortal blow
be dimwitted
be done for
be done for (something)
be down in the dumps
be down in the mouth
be down with (something)
be drawn and quartered
be driven crazy
be driven mad
be driven up a pole
be drowning in (something)
be drunk with power
be duty bound
be eaten alive
be employed in (doing something)
be equal before the law
be excused
be faced with (something)
be falling-down drunk
be fed up (with someone or something)
be finished
be fishy
be fit
be fit to (do something)
be fit to burst (with some emotion)
be fixated on (someone or something)
be fleet of foot
be flustrated
be fobbed off
be for all the marbles
be fresh with (one)
be full bottle on (something)
be full of (oneself)
be full of baloney
be game
be getting on a bit
be given a clean bill of health
be given everything on a silver platter
be given the chop
be given the green light
be going to the dogs
be golden
be grateful for small blessings
be grateful for small mercies
be green
be green with envy
be grounded
be gung-ho
be handed everything on a silver platter
be handed over on a silver platter
be handsy
be hanged, drawn, and quartered
be hard put
be hard-pressed
be hard-pressed to (do something)
be head and shoulders above (someone or something)
be head over ears in (something)
be head over heels (in love)
be heaven-sent
be hell
be hell-bent on (something)
be hepped up
be hepped up on (something)
be highfalutin
be home free
be hot as hell
be hot on the case
be hot under the collar
be hung out to dry
be in
be in a (blue) funk
be in a bad spot
be in a bind
be in a black cloud
be in a dark cloud
be in a flap (about something)
be in a flutter
be in a huff
be in a mad dash
be in a mad scramble
be in a pickle
be in a position to (do something)
be in a pretty pickle
be in a quandary
be in a spot
be in a stew
be in a stew about (something)
be in a stew over (something)
be in a tight corner
be in a tight spot
be in a torpor
be in a wax
be in a/the family way
be in a/the majority
be in at (something)
be in charge (of someone or something)
be in dead last
be in deep trouble
be in earnest
be in focus
be in for a surprise
be in for a treat
be in for the duration
be in free fall
be in good hands
be in harmony (with someone or something)
be in hell
be in high gear
be in holiday mode
be in hot water
be in like a dirty shirt
be in limbo
be in liquor
be in on the secret
be in orbit
be in over (one's) head
be in place
be in play
be in safe hands
be in seventh heaven
be in shape
be in the (full) flush of (something)
be in the altogether
be in the boondocks
be in the boonies
be in the chair
be in the dark (about someone or something)
be in the fast lane
be in the gutter
be in the home stretch
be in the hunt
be in the middle of nowhere
be in the mire
be in the mix
be in the picture
be in the right place at the right moment
be in the right place at the right time

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