to have way

  • 41have a way with — (someone/something) to be especially good in dealing with someone or something. My son has a way with little kids. She had a way with words that was fantastic …

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  • 42way back — 1. Long ago 2. In the distant past 3. Far into the past • • • Main Entry: ↑way * * * way back informal phrase a long time ago in the past I graduated way back in 1982 …

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  • 43have a way with somebody — have a way with sb/sth idiom to be good at dealing with sb/sth • He has a way with small children. • She has a way with words (= is very good at expressing herself). Main entry: ↑wayidiom …

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  • 44have a way with something — have a way with sb/sth idiom to be good at dealing with sb/sth • He has a way with small children. • She has a way with words (= is very good at expressing herself). Main entry: ↑wayidiom …

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  • 45have — [hav; ] also, as before [ “] to [ haf] vt. had [had; ] unstressed [, həd, əd] having [ME haven (earlier habben) < OE habban, akin to OHG haben, ON hafa, Goth haban < IE base * kap , to grasp > Gr kaptein, to gulp down, L capere, to take …

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  • 46have a nasty habit — have a nasty habit/way of doing something/ phrase used for talking about people or things that often behave or surprise you in an unpleasant way Drivers have a nasty habit of cutting this corner. These schemes have a nasty habit of becoming too… …

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  • 47have — 1. For the type ☒ No state has λ or can adopt such measures, see ellipsis 3. 2. In a sentence of the type Some Labour MPs would have preferred to have wound up the Session before rising, the present infinitive is preferable, i.e. Some Labour MPs… …

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  • 48have one's way — To carry one s point, get what one wants • • • Main Entry: ↑way …

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  • 49have one's head screwed on (the right way) — informal have common sense. → screw …

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  • 50have one's head screwed on the right way — ► have one s head screwed on (the right way) informal have common sense. Main Entry: ↑screw …

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