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11have somebody's name on it — have your/sb s ˈname on it | with your/sb s ˈname on it idiom (informal) if sth has your name on it, or there is sth with your name on it, it is intended for you • He took my place and got killed. It should have been me that bullet had my name on …
12have somebody back — ˌhave sbˈback derived to allow a husband, wife or partner that you are separated from to return Main entry: ↑havederived …
13have somebody up (for something) — ˌhave sb ˈup (for sth) derived (BrE, informal) usually passive to cause sb to be accused of sth in court • He was had up for manslaughter. Main entry: ↑have …
14have somebody's blood on your hands — have sb s ˈblood on your hands idiom to be responsible for sb s death • a dictator with the blood of thousands on his hands Main entry: ↑bloodidiom …
15have somebody's hide — have/tan sb s ˈhide idiom (old fashioned, informal humorous) to punish sb severely Main entry: ↑hideidiom …
16have somebody's interests at heart — have sb s interests at ˈheart idiom to want sb to be happy and successful even though your actions may not show this Main entry: ↑interestidiom …
17have somebody written all over it — have sth/sb written all ˈover it/sb idiom (informal) to show clearly the quality mentioned or the influence of the person mentioned • It was a performance with star quality written all over it. • This essay has got Mike written all over it.… …
18(have somebody) over a barrel — (get/have sb) over a barrel idiom (informal) (to put/have sb) in a situation in which they must accept or do what you want • They ve got us over a barrel. Either we agree to their terms or we lose the money. Main entry: ↑barrelidiom …
19have somebody's measure — get/take/have the ˈmeasure of sb | get/have/take sb s ˈmeasure idiom (formal) to form an opinion about sb s character or abilities so that you can deal with them • After only one game, the chess champion had the measure of his young opponent.… …
20have — have1 W1S1 [v, əv, həv strong hæv] auxiliary v past tense and past participle had [d, əd, həd strong hæd] third person singular has [z, əz, həz strong hæz] [: Old English; Origin: habban] 1.) used with past participles to form ↑perfect tenses ▪… …
