(have money)
121have cake and eat it too — have (your) cake and eat it too to do or get two good things at the same time. I worked at home so I could raise my family and still earn money. It let me have my cake and eat it too …
122have a thin time of it — have a thin time (of it) British & Australian to experience a difficult period, often because you do not have enough money. Rob lost his job last year and they ve been having a thin time of it …
123have a thin time — (of it) British & Australian to experience a difficult period, often because you do not have enough money. Rob lost his job last year and they ve been having a thin time of it …
124have the whip hand — have/hold the whip hand to be the person or group that has the most power in a situation. So long as we rely on them for money, they have the whip hand …
125(have) your pound of flesh — (have, get, want, etc.) your pound of ˈflesh idiom the full amount that sb owes you, even if this will cause them trouble or suffering • You re determined to have your pound of flesh, aren t you? From Shakespeare s Merchant of Venice, in which… …
126have first call (on somebody) — have first ˈcall (on sb/sth) idiom to be the most important person or thing competing for sb s time, money, etc. and to be dealt with or paid for before other people or things • The children always have first call on her time. Main entry:… …
127have first call (on something) — have first ˈcall (on sb/sth) idiom to be the most important person or thing competing for sb s time, money, etc. and to be dealt with or paid for before other people or things • The children always have first call on her time. Main entry:… …
128have somebody in your pocket — have sb in your ˈpocket idiom to have influence or power over sb, for example, a police officer or a politician, especially by threatening them or by offering them money Main entry: ↑pocketidiom …
