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  • 71make certain of of doing something — make certain of sth/of doing sth idiom to do sth in order to be sure that sth else will happen • You ll have to leave soon to make certain of getting there on time. Main entry: ↑certainidiom …

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  • 72more fool somebody (for doing something) — ˌmore fool ˈsb (for doing sth) idiom (informal) used to say that you think that sb was stupid to do sth, especially when it causes them problems • ‘He s not an easy person to live with.’ ‘More fool her for marrying him!’ • ‘I know I shouldn t… …

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  • 73have a dog's chance — (not) have a dog s chance informal to not have any chance of doing something that you want to do. He hasn t a dog s chance of getting that job. (usually + of + doing something) …

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  • 74have — [ weak əv, həv, strong hæv ] (3rd person singular has [ weak əz, həz, strong hæz ] ; past tense and past participle had [ weak əd, həd, strong hæd ] ) verb *** Have can be used in the following ways: as an auxiliary verb in perfect tenses of… …

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  • 75have something down to a fine art — have/​get something down to a fine art informal phrase to be or become very good at doing something, especially something difficult Thesaurus: to be good at doing somethingsynonym Main entry: fine art * * * have (or get) something down to a fine… …

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  • 76have done with — HAVE FINISHED WITH, be done with, be through with, want no more to do with; have given up, have turned one s back on, have washed one s hands of, have no more truck with. → have * * * I. phrasal : to bring to an end : have no further concern with …

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  • 77have (your) heart set on — (something/doing something) set (your) heart on (something/doing something) to decide to achieve something. John had his heart set on becoming a doctor …

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  • 78have (your) sights set on — (something/doing something) set (your) sights on (something/doing something) to decide to achieve something. I hear she has her sights set on becoming a journalist …

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  • 79draw the line at something doing something — draw the ˈline (at sth/at doing sth) idiom to refuse to do sth; to set a limit • I don t mind helping, but I draw the line at doing everything myself. • We would have liked to invite all our relatives, but you have to draw the line somewhere.… …

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  • 80have something to say for yourself — have something/a lot/nothing/etc to say for yourself phrase to be fairly/​very/​not at all keen to talk, especially about yourself and your reasons for doing something He didn’t have a lot to say for himself. She’s always got far too much to say… …

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