have a go at doing something
41have no business doing something — to do something you should not do, because it does not affect or involve you at all You had no business going through my private papers …
42there's no law against doing something — there s no law against (something/doing something) informal something that you say in order to tell someone who is criticizing you that you are not doing anything wrong. You were in the pub at lunchtime, weren t you? Well, there s no law against… …
43be a past master at doing something — phrase to be very good at something because you have been doing it for a long time They are past masters at dealing with political scandals. Thesaurus: to be good at doing somethingsynonym Main entry: master …
44not make a habit of doing something — not make a habit of doing something/not be in the habit of doing something/ phrase used for saying that you do not usually do something that you have just done I don’t make a habit of calling on clients unannounced. Thesaurus: habits and habitual …
45not be in the habit of doing something — not make a habit of doing something/not be in the habit of doing something/ phrase used for saying that you do not usually do something that you have just done I don’t make a habit of calling on clients unannounced. Thesaurus: habits and habitual …
46have a hard time — (doing something) to have difficulty doing something. With all the traffic noise, Mr. Packard had a hard time hearing the reporters questions …
47not dream of doing something — not dream of (doing something) to know something is wrong and therefore have no intention of doing it. When I was a girl, my parents wouldn t dream of letting me stay home alone …
48be employed (in) doing something — formal phrase to spend the time you have available doing something You would be better employed in writing an apology. Thesaurus: to do somethingsynonym Main entry: employ …
49too busy doing something — phrase used for saying that someone is paying too much attention to something, with the result that they do not have time for someone or something else I tried to tell you, but you were always too busy talking to listen. Thesaurus: not paying… …
50go to the trouble of doing something — go to the trouble (of (doing something)) to make an effort to do something. If anyone had gone to the trouble of looking up his record, the police would not have released him …