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  • 91have something on the brain — informal phrase to be very interested in something, so that you keep thinking and talking about it He’s got football on the brain. Thesaurus: to be, or to become interested in somethingsynonym Main entry: brain * * * …

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  • 92have/get your head screwed on right/straight — have/get your head (screwed) on right/straight informal : to think or act in a smart and sensible way She s young, but it s clear that she has her head screwed on right. You think that s a good idea? You need to get your head screwed on straight …

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  • 93have to laugh — ◇ If you say you have to laugh about something, you mean that it is amusing in a certain way, even if it is also unpleasant or foolish. I had to laugh when I found out that our luggage had been lost. What else could go wrong? • • • Main Entry:… …

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  • 94have a thing about somebody — have a ˈthing about sb/sth idiom (informal) to have a strong like or dislike of sb/sth in a way that seems strange or unreasonable • She has a thing about men with beards. Main entry: ↑thingidiom …

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  • 95have a thing about something — have a ˈthing about sb/sth idiom (informal) to have a strong like or dislike of sb/sth in a way that seems strange or unreasonable • She has a thing about men with beards. Main entry: ↑thingidiom …

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  • 96have it off (with somebody) — have it ˈoff/aˈway (with sb) idiom (BrE, slang) to have sex with sb Main entry: ↑haveidiom …

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  • 97have it away (with somebody) — have it ˈoff/aˈway (with sb) idiom (BrE, slang) to have sex with sb Main entry: ↑haveidiom …

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  • 98have (got) (someone's) number — to understand the way someone behaves. They ve got our number – they play harder against us than anybody else. She seems to know exactly what people our age want – she definitely has our number …

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  • 99have a chip on your shoulder — have a chip on (your) shoulder to blame other people for something bad which has happened to you and to continue to be angry about it so that it affects the way you behave. Even though he went to university, he s always had a chip on his shoulder …

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  • 100have a chip on shoulder — have a chip on (your) shoulder to blame other people for something bad which has happened to you and to continue to be angry about it so that it affects the way you behave. Even though he went to university, he s always had a chip on his shoulder …

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