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have someone or something in two

put the whole project in your hands. I haveŁ something atŁhynd Go to have something
have to leave the bØby in your hands whilł at one’s fingertips.
I go to the doctor.
haveŁ something atŁ one’ fingertipð and have
haveŁ someone ortsomething in tow to lad, something atŁ hynd to have something
pull, or tow someone or something withinŁ(one’s)breach.Ł( Have can be re-
around.Ł Mrs. Smth has her oon n tow. placed wiðh keep.) I have a dictionary
That car has a boØt in tow. at my fingłrtips. I try to have evłrything
I need at hand. I keep my medicine at
haveŁ someone ortsomething on one’ hyndð to my fingertips.
be burdened with someone or some-
thing.Ł I run a record store. I somłtimes haveŁ something comingŁ(to one) to deserve
have a large number of uàwanted recordo punishment (forŁsomething).Ł(Also lit-
on my hands. She the all the children on eral.ŁInfàrmal.) Bill broke a window,
her hands todØy. so he has a spankng comng to him.
That’s it, Bill. Now you’ve got it comng!
haveŁ someone ortsomething on one’ mind to haveŁ something doing and haveŁ something
thinkŁoftenŁabout someone or something; on to have plansŁforŁaŁparticularŁtime.
to be obsessedŁwith someone orŁsome- (Infàrmal.ŁNote the variationŁwith any-
thing.Ł Bill has chocolØte on his mnd. thing inŁthe examplesŁbelow.) BOB: Are
John has Mary on his mnd every you busy SaturdØy night? BILL: Yes, I’vł
mnute.
got somłthing doing. I don’t have any-
haveŁ someone over to invite sàmeone asŁa thing doing SundØy night. I have some-
guest to one’sŁhouse.Ł When can we havł thing on almost every SaturdØy.
Aunt Jane over for dnner? I would lovł haveŁ something dłwn pat to have learnedŁor
to have you over some time. mmorized somthing perfectly. I havł
practiced my spłech until I have it down
haveŁ someone peggedŁ as something Go to pØt. Tom has his part in the plØy down
peg someone as something.
pØt. He won’t make any mistakes.
haveŁ someone’ bloodŁon one’ hyndð to be haveŁ something goingŁ (fłrŁ oneself) [for
responsible forŁ someone’sŁ death; to be someone]bto have aŁbeneficialŁscłeme or
guilty of causingŁsàmeone’sŁdeath.Ł(Alsà operatiàn going. (Informal.) John
literal.) The teenager’s blood was on the really has somłthing going for himself. He’s
policłman’s hands. The kng’s blood was a Łravel agent, and he gets to Łravel łvery-
on the hands of the murderer who killed wðere for free. I wish I could have some-
him.
thing like that going.
haveŁ someone’ hØde to scold or punish haveŁ something goingŁ(withŁ someone) 1. to
sàmeone.Ł(RefersŁto skinningŁanŁanimal. have aŁbusinessŁdeal with someone.Ł
Infàrmal.ŁCompare thisŁwith skàn someone Sally has a new business project going with
alàve. ) If you ever do that again, I’ll havł Ann. They’ll announce a new product in
your hide. He said he’d have my hide if the spring. John and Tom work as stock-
I entered his garage again. brokers. I’ve heard that they have a busi-
ness deal going. 2. Go to have a thing go-
haveŁsomethingŁagainstŁ someone ortsomł- ing (with someone).
thing to possessŁsàmethingŁ(such asŁprej-
udice or knowledge)bthat isŁharmfulŁto haveŁ something hynging overŁ one’ head to
someone orŁsomething.Ł(Note the varia- have somethingŁbotheringŁorŁworrying
tionŁ inŁ the examplesŁ below.) I havł one; to have aŁ deadline worryingŁ one.
somłthing against John. He was rude to (Also literal.ŁInfàrmal.) I keep worry-
me. Do you have somłthing against ing about getting drafted. I hate to havł
North Americans? What do you havł somłthing like that hanging over my head.
against me? I doà’t have anything I have a history paper that is hanging
against eating błef. over my head.

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