have a go at doing something
1have a hard time doing something — have 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 …
2have a way of doing something — phrase to have a special habit, especially an annoying one Ruth has a way of ignoring me that drives me mad. Thesaurus: habits and habitual behavioursynonym Main entry: way * * * have a way of doing sth idiom …
3have a genius for (doing) something — phrase to be very good at something He has a genius for convincing you that he is sincere. Thesaurus: to be good at doing somethingsynonym Main entry: genius …
4have a trick of doing something — phrase to have a habit of doing a particular thing She had a trick of pausing in the middle of sentences. Thesaurus: habits and habitual behavioursynonym Main entry: trick …
5have a horror of (doing) something — phrase to be very frightened of something He had a horror of being in a confined space. Thesaurus: to be, or to become afraid or frightenedsynonym Main entry: horror …
6have the honour of doing something — formal phrase used for saying that you are proud to be able to do something I had the honour of presenting the awards at the ceremony. Thesaurus: confident and proudsynonym Main entry: honour …
7have a hand in doing something — have a hand in (doing something) to take part in an activity. We don t put our label on anything unless we have a hand in designing and producing it …
8have a stab at doing 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… …
9have a trick of doing something — to have a habit of doing a particular thing She had a trick of pausing in the middle of sentences …
10have the honour of doing something — formal used for saying that you are proud to be able to do something I had the honour of presenting the awards at the ceremony …
