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  • 101have another think coming — (informal) To be wrong in what one thinks (about future events or actions) • • • Main Entry: ↑think * * * have (got) another think coming informal used to express the speaker s disagreement with or unwillingness to do something suggested by… …

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  • 102you have got to laugh — you ˌhave/you ve ˌgot to ˈlaugh idiom (informal) used to say that you think there is a funny side to a situation • Well, I m sorry you ve lost your shoes, but you ve got to laugh, haven t you? Main entry: ↑laughidiom …

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  • 103have — [hav; ] also, as before [ “] to [ haf] vt. had [had; ] unstressed [, həd, əd] having [ME haven (earlier habben) < OE habban, akin to OHG haben, ON hafa, Goth haban < IE base * kap , to grasp > Gr kaptein, to gulp down, L capere, to take …

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  • 104have — ► VERB (has; past and past part. had) 1) possess, own, or hold. 2) experience; undergo: have difficulty. 3) be able to make use of. 4) (have to) be obliged to; must. 5) perform the action indicated by the noun …

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  • 105got — /got/, v. 1. a pt. and pp. of get. auxiliary verb. 2. Informal. must; have got (fol. by an infinitive). Usage. See get. * * * …

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  • 106have no idea — 1. To be unaware of what is happening 2. To be ignorant or naive • • • Main Entry: ↑idea * * * have (got) no idea informal not know at all she had no idea where she was going * * …

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  • 107have it in for — ► have (got) it in for informal behave in a hostile way towards. Main Entry: ↑have …

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  • 108have someone exactly where you want them — have (got) someone (right/​just/​exactly) where you want them phrase to be in a situation in which you can do what you want to someone or defeat them easily Thesaurus: in a good, better or pleasant situationsynonym Main entry: have …

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  • 109have someone where you want them — have (got) someone (right/​just/​exactly) where you want them phrase to be in a situation in which you can do what you want to someone or defeat them easily Thesaurus: in a good, better or pleasant situationsynonym Main entry: have …

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  • 110have someone right where you want them — have (got) someone (right/​just/​exactly) where you want them phrase to be in a situation in which you can do what you want to someone or defeat them easily Thesaurus: in a good, better or pleasant situationsynonym Main entry: have …

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