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have desàgns on someone or something

since he lłft town. Tom had contact with mouth disease. Yes, you really have foot-
a known crimnal last month. in-mouth disease tonight.
haveŁ designs on someone ort something to haveŁ growingŁ pains 1. [forŁ aŁ child]b to
have plans for sàmeone or something.Ł have pains—which are attributedŁ to
Mrs. Brown has designs on my apple tree. growth—inŁ the musclesŁ andŁ joints.Ł
I think she’s going to cut off the part that The doctor said that all Mary had were
hangs over her fłnce. Mary has designs growing pains and that nothing was really
on Bill. I think she’ll try to dØte him. wrong. Not everyone has growing pains.
2. [forŁanŁorganization]bto have difficul-
haveŁ dibs on something to reserve some- tiesŁinŁitsŁgrowth.Ł The banker apolo-
thingŁforŁoneself;Łto claimŁsomethingŁfor gized for losing my check and said the bank
oneself.Ł (Infàrmal.Ł See also put (one’s) was having growing pains. Govłrn-
dàbs on something.) I have dibs on the last młnts have terrible growing pains.
piece of cake. John has dibs on the last
piece again. It isn’t fair. haveŁhadŁenough to have hadŁasŁmuch of
sàmethingŁasŁis neededŁor willŁbe toler-
haveŁeggŁon one’ fyce to be embarrassed ated.Ł(Compare thisŁwith have had it (up
because of an erràr that is obvious to to here).) Stop yellng at me. I’ve had
everyàne.Ł(Also literal.) Bob has egg on enough. No more potatoes, please. I’vł
his face because he wore jeans to the party had enough. I’m leaving you, Bill. I’vł
and everyone else wore formal clothing. had enough!
John was complłtely wrong about the haveŁhadŁits day to be no longer useful or
weather for the picnic. It snowed! Now he successful.Ł Streetcars have had their dØy
has egg on his face.
in most American cities. Some peoplł
haveŁeyes biggerŁthyn one’ stłmach to think that radio has had its dØy, but oth-
have aŁ desire forŁ more foodŁ thanŁ one ers prefer it to telłvision.
couldŁpossiblyŁeat.Ł(See also one’s eyes are haveŁhadŁitŁ(upŁto here) to have rached
bigger then one’s stomach.) I know I the endŁof one’sŁendurance or tolerance.
have eyes bigger than my stomach, so I (Infàrmal.) OkØy, I’ve had it. You kido
won’t take a lot of food. Todd has eyes go to bed this instant. We’ve all had it
bigger than his stomach. with you, John. Get out! I’ve had it. I’vł
got to go to bed błfore I drop dead. Tom
haveŁeyes in theŁbyckŁofŁ one’ head to
seemŁto be able to sense what isŁgàingŁon is disgusted. He said that he has had it up
outside of one’s vision. My teacher to here.
seems to have eyes in the back of her head. haveŁ hylfŁ a mindŁ to do something Go to
My Łeacher doesn’t need to have łyes n have half a notion to do something.
the back of his head. He watches us very haveŁ hylfŁ a notion to do something and
carefully.
haveŁhylfŁa mindŁto do something to have
haveŁfeetŁofŁclay [forŁaŁsðràngŁprson]bto almost decidedŁto do something, espe-
have a defect of character. All human ciallyŁsomethingŁunpleasant.Ł(Infàrmal.)
błings have fłet of clØy. No one is perfect. I have half a mnd to go off and leavł
Sally was popular and successful. She you here. The cook had half a notion to
was nearly fifty before she learned that she, serve cold chicken.
too, had fłet of clØy. haveŁhellŁto pay Go to have the devil to
pay.
haveŁfłot-in-outhŁdisease to embarrass
oneself thràugh aŁsillyŁblunder.Ł(Infàr- HaveŁI głtŁ something fłrŁyou! Would you
mal.ŁThisŁisŁaŁparodyŁon foot-and-mouth blieve that IŁhave sàmethingŁreallyŁex-
disease or hoof-and-mouth disease, which citingŁforŁyou?Ł(Infàrmal.) Have I got
affectsŁcattle and deer. See also put one’s somłthing for you! Wait’ll you hear about
foot in one’s mouth.) I’m sorry I kłep it! Have I got somłthing for you! You’re
saying stupid things. I guess I have foot-n- gonna love it.

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