have a go at doing something
111pay the penalty (for for doing something) — pay the ˈpenalty (for sth/for doing sth) | pay a/the ˈprice (for sth/for doing sth) idiom to suffer because of bad luck, a mistake or sth you have done • He looked terrible this morning. I think he s paying the penalty for all those late nights.… …
112pay a price (for for doing something) — pay the ˈpenalty (for sth/for doing sth) | pay a/the ˈprice (for sth/for doing sth) idiom to suffer because of bad luck, a mistake or sth you have done • He looked terrible this morning. I think he s paying the penalty for all those late nights.… …
113pay the price (for for doing something) — pay the ˈpenalty (for sth/for doing sth) | pay a/the ˈprice (for sth/for doing sth) idiom to suffer because of bad luck, a mistake or sth you have done • He looked terrible this morning. I think he s paying the penalty for all those late nights.… …
114have (just about) had it — 1. to not be willing or able to continue doing something. We ve been to three museums today and I ve just about had it. 2. to fail to work. The vacuum cleaner just quit I think it s had it. Usage notes: usually said of something the no longer… …
115have one eye on — phrase to keep looking at or paying attention to someone or something while you are doing something else I had one eye on the clock the whole time. Thesaurus: general words meaning to look or not looksynonym to pay attentionsynonym to look at… …
116have 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… …
117(a) pat on the back (for for doing something) — a ˌpat on the ˈback (for sth/for doing sth) idiom (informal) praise or approval for sth that you have done well • He deserves a pat on the back for all his hard work. • Give yourself a pat on the back! Main entry: ↑ …
118(be) in with a chance (of doing something) — be ˌin with a ˈchance (of doing sth) idiom (BrE, informal) to have the possibility of succeeding or achieving sth • ‘Do you think we ll win?’ ‘I think we re in with a chance.’ • He s in with a good chance of passing the …
119(be) in with a shout (of of doing something) — be ˌin with a ˈshout (of sth/of doing sth) idiom (informal) to have a good chance of winning sth or of achieving sth Main entry: ↑shoutidiom …
120(be) well on the way to doing something — be well on the way to sth/doing sth idiom to have nearly achieved sth and be going to achieve it soon • She is well on the way to recovery. • He is well on the way to establishing himself among the top ten players in the world. Main entry:… …
