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have (oneself) (something)
To enjoy or indulge in something. I'm going to sit down in the shade and have myself a cold glass of lemonade.
See also: have
have an edge on
To be drunk. Do you remember last night at the bar at all? You really had an edge on.
have an edge on (someone or something)
To have an advantage over someone or something; to be in a more favorable position than someone or something else. I think I have an edge on her in the race because I've been training so much harder.
have an/the edge over (someone or something)
To have an advantage over one. I've been preparing for this debate for weeks so that I have the edge over my opponent.
have the edge on (someone or something)
To have an advantage over someone or something. I've been preparing for this debate for weeks so that I have the edge on my opponent. Now that we have George, I think we definitely have the edge on the other team.
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have
(someone) by the balls Vulgar Slang To have control over someone; have someone at one's mercy.
have
/have got (someone's) back To protect or shield someone from harm, loss, or danger.
have
/have got it all over To be much better than (someone) at a particular endeavor.
have
/have got it in (one) To have the capacity or disposition to (to do something).
have
/have got it in for To act in a hostile manner toward or intend to harm (someone), especially because of a grudge.
have
/have got nothing on (someone)1. To fail to be equal or superior to (someone) in a particular way.
2. To know or be able to prove information regarding (someone).
have
/keep (one's) nose to the grindstone To work hard and steadily.
have
/keep (one's) fingers crossed To hope for a successful or advantageous outcome.
have
/keep (one's) wits about (one) To remain alert or calm, especially in a crisis.
have
/keep an ear to the ground To be on the watch for new trends or information.
have
/speak with a forked tongue To speak deceitfully; prevaricate or lie.
have
/take a whack at Informal To try out; attempt.
have
/take pity on To show compassion for.
have
/take the bit in one's teeth To be uncontrollable; cast off restraint.
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- (Do) I have your word?
- (have done) more (something) than (one) has had hot dinners
- (Have you) been keeping busy?
- (Have you) been keeping cool?
- (Have you) been keeping out of trouble?
- (Have you) been OK?
- (have you) changed your mind?
- (have) got a thing going (with someone)
- (have) got it going on
- (have) got something going (with someone)
- (I) can't say (as) I have
- (I) can't say that I have
- (I) can't say's I have
- (it's) good to have you (here)
- (it's) nice to have you (here)
- (I've been) keeping cool
- (I've) got to hit the road
- (one) (has) never had it so good
- (one) (has) never heard (of) such a thing
- (one) could have heard a pin drop
- (one) could have sworn (that) (something was the case)
- (one) doesn't have a problem with that
- (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) (own) bed
- (one) made (one's) bed and (one) has to lie in it
- (one) never would have guessed
- (one) only has one pair of hands
- (one) still has (one's) communion money
- (one) will have (someone or something) for breakfast
- (one) zigged when (one) should have zagged
- (one's) chickens come home to roost
- (one's) heart is jumping out of (one's) chest
- (one's) heart isn't in it
- (someone) has nine lives
- (someone) is/would be turning over in their grave
- (you) could have fooled me
- (you/it's) got me beat
- a candidate for a pair of wings
- a falling out
- a hungry belly has no ears
- a working over
- abstain from voting
- accede to pressure
- achieve the impossible
- acknowledge the corn
- act as one
- act high and mighty
- act like a card
- act like a child
- act like a cold fish
- act like an angel
- act like you've been there before
- act the fool
- act the goat
- act the part
- act tough
- act within (one's) rights
- adore (one) for (something)
- adore for having
- age like (fine) wine
- all (one's) Christmases have come at once
- all one's ducks in a row, get/have
- and what have you
- ants in one's pants, have
- Are we having fun yet?
- Are you having a laugh?
- 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
- as chance/luck would have it
- as far as is concerned
- as ill luck would have it
- as luck may have it
- as luck would have it
- assume a low profile
- at one's fingertips
- 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
- bats in one's belfry, have
- bats in one's belfry, to have
- 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) alike as chalk and cheese
- 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 (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 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 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 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 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 off
- be a long drink of water
- be a looker
- be a loud and proud (something)
- be a loudmouth
- 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 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 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 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 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 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 bitten by/have the bug
- 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 down a notch (or two)
- be brought down a peg (or two)
- 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 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 done with (someone or 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 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 golden
- be grateful for small blessings
- be grateful for small mercies
- be green
- be green with envy
- be grounded
- be gung-ho
- be had up (for something)
- be handed everything on a silver platter
- be handed over on a silver platter
- be handsy
- be hanged, drawn, and quartered
- be hard-pressed
- be hard-pressed to (do something)
- be hard-put
- be having none of (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 bad spot
- be in a bind
- be in a black cloud
- be in a blue funk
- 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