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have one for the road

HaveŁI madeŁmyselfŁcleyr? Do youŁun- No, I’m not complaining. I’ve never had
dersðandŁexactlyŁwhat I amŁtellingŁyàu? it so good. Mary is pleased with her new
(IndicatesŁangrŁorŁdominance.) I doà’t job. She’s never had it so good.
intend to warn you again. Have I madł haveŁ no business doingt something to be
myself clear? I do not want you to go wrongŁto do sàmething;Łto be extremely
there! Have I made myself clear?
unwise to do something. You have no
haveŁitŁallŁoverŁ someone ortsomething to be business bursting in on me like that! You
much betterŁthan someone orŁsàmething. have no business spendng money like that!
This cake has it all over that one. My
car has it all over yours. Sally can really haveŁnoneŁofŁ something to tolerate or en-
run. She has it all over Bill. dure no amount of something.Ł I’ll have
none of your talk about quitting school.
haveŁitŁbłthŁways to have both of two in- We’ll have none of your gossip. I wish
compatible things.Ł(Also literal.ŁSee alsà to have none of the swłet potatoes, please.
have one’s cake and eat it too.) John
wants the security of marriage and the haveŁno stayingŁpłwer to lack endurance;
freedom of błing single. He wants to havł not to be able to last.Ł Sally can swim
it both ways. John thinks he can have it fast for a short distance, but she has no
both wØys—the wisdom of age and the staying power. That horse can race fairly
vigor of youth. well, but it has no staying power.
haveŁ nothingŁ on someone ort something 1.
haveŁ itŁ in fłrŁ someone to have something
against someone; to plan to scold or pun- [with someone] to lack evidence againsð
ish sàmeone.Ł Don’t go near Bob. He has sàmeone.Ł(Infàrmal.) The police had
it in for you. Billy! You had błtter go nothing on Bob, so they lłt him loose.
home. Your mom really has it in for you. You’ve got nothing on mł! Let me go! 2.
to have no infàrmationŁabout someone or
haveŁmethodŁin one’ madness to have a something.Ł The dictionary had nothing
purpose in what one is doing, even on the word I looked up. The librarian
though it seemsŁto be mad.Ł What I’m said that the library has nothing on the
doing mØy look strange, but there is Jones brothers.
młthod in my madness. Wait until she
finishes; then you’ll see that there is haveŁnothingŁto do withŁ someone ortsome-
młthod in her madness. thing 1. nàt to be related to or concernd
with someone or something. Your
haveŁ mixXdŁ feelings (aboutŁ someone or wants and needs have nothing to do with
something) to be uncertainŁabout sàmeone my wants and needs. Waterloo? That
orŁ something.Ł I have mixed fłelngs has nothing to do with water! 2. to avoid
about Bob. Somłtimes I think he likes me; beingŁassociatedŁwith someone orŁsome-
other times I don’t. I have mixed fłel- thing.Ł She will have nothing to do with
ings about my trip to England. I love the me anymore. I have nothing to do with
people, but the clmØte upsets me. Yes, computers after I found out how hard they
I aloo have mixed fłelngs. are to operate.
haveŁ moneyŁ to burn to have lotsŁ of haveŁ oneŁ fłot in theŁ grave to be near
màny; to hav more màny than on death, eitherŁbecause of oldŁage orŁbe-
needs.Ł(See also Money burns a hole in cause of illness.Ł Fred’s uncle is ninety.
someone’s pocket.) Look Øt the way Tom He has one foot in the grave and mØy not
buys things. You’d think he had money to lve another two months. Terry has one
burn. If I had money to burn, I’d just foot in the grave and will perish uàless he
put it in the bank.
recłives treatmłnt soon.
haveŁmoreŁimpłrtyntŁfishŁto fry Go to haveŁoneŁfłrŁtheŁroad to have aŁdrinkŁjusð
have other fish to fry.
before leaving.Ł I think I’ll have one for
(have)ŁneverŁhadŁitŁso good have never the road, bartender. Forget having one
hadŁso much gàodŁfortune.Ł(Infàrmal.) for the road if you are driving.

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