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  • 81have a field day — phrase to have the chance to do something that you really enjoy, especially when it causes trouble for someone else Thesaurus: to enjoy something, or to enjoy yourselfsynonym Main entry: field day * * * have a field day : to get a lot of pleasure …

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  • 82have something down to a science — have (something) down to a science to be able to manage all the details of doing something very well. We have traffic management at the new stadium down to a science. Related vocabulary: have something down pat …

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  • 83have nothing 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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  • 84have half a mind to do something — have half a mind to (do something) to consider possibly doing something. He had half a mind to go home, but most likely no one would be there until much later. Related vocabulary: have in mind someone/something …

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  • 85have a stab at something — have/make a stab at (something/doing something) to try to do something, or to try an activity that you have not done before. I d never tried water skiing before, but I had a stab at it while I was in Greece. She made a reasonable stab at solving… …

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  • 86have something on the go — british informal phrase to be involved in doing something, especially something that needs a lot of your time and attention He has several projects on the go, including another radio series scheduled for late spring. Thesaurus: to be busysynonym… …

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  • 87have down to a science — have (something) down to a science to be able to manage all the details of doing something very well. We have traffic management at the new stadium down to a science. Related vocabulary: have something down pat …

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  • 88pay the penalty (for something 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.… …

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  • 89pay a price (for something 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.… …

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  • 90pay the price (for something 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.… …

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