have control of something
21have a way of doing something — phrase to have a special habit, especially an annoying one Ruth has a way of ignoring me that drives me mad. Thesaurus: habits and habitual behavioursynonym Main entry: way * * * have a way of doing sth idiom …
22Have — (h[a^]v), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Had} (h[a^]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Having}. Indic. present, I {have}, thou {hast}, he {has}; we, ye, they {have}.] [OE. haven, habben, AS. habben (imperf. h[ae]fde, p. p. geh[ae]fd); akin to OS. hebbian, D. hebben,… …
23have — (h[a^]v), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Had} (h[a^]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Having}. Indic. present, I {have}, thou {hast}, he {has}; we, ye, they {have}.] [OE. haven, habben, AS. habben (imperf. h[ae]fde, p. p. geh[ae]fd); akin to OS. hebbian, D. hebben,… …
24have — (h[a^]v), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Had} (h[a^]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Having}. Indic. present, I {have}, thou {hast}, he {has}; we, ye, they {have}.] [OE. haven, habben, AS. habben (imperf. h[ae]fde, p. p. geh[ae]fd); akin to OS. hebbian, D. hebben,… …
25have the upper hand — have (or gain) the upper hand have or gain advantage or control over someone or something * * * gain, get, have, etc. the ˌupper ˈhand idiom to get an advantage over sb so that you are in control of a particular situation Main entry: ↑upperidiom …
26have a bee in your bonnet — have a bee in (your) bonnet to keep talking about something again and again because you think it is important, especially something that other people do not think is important. She s got a real bee in her bonnet about people keeping their dogs… …
27have a bee in bonnet — have a bee in (your) bonnet to keep talking about something again and again because you think it is important, especially something that other people do not think is important. She s got a real bee in her bonnet about people keeping their dogs… …
28something to call your own — (something) to call (your) own something that you own or control. I ve been renting this house for several years and now I want a place to call my own. Usage notes: sometimes used with periods of time to say that someone is too busy: With a full… …
29something to call own — (something) to call (your) own something that you own or control. I ve been renting this house for several years and now I want a place to call my own. Usage notes: sometimes used with periods of time to say that someone is too busy: With a full… …
30have/get a corner on — to have or get enough of (something) to be able to control its price He has a corner on the silver market. often used figuratively He acts like he has a corner on new ideas. [=like he is the only person who has new ideas] • • • Main Entry: ↑corn …
