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121had as good — phrasal or had as well : would benefit as much to : might as well used with the infinitive without to had as good throw his money away as spend it foolishly * * * had as good (archaic) Might as well • • • Main Entry: ↑ …
122had rather — phrasal see had liefer * * * had rather Would prefer • • • Main Entry: ↑have * * * would rather I had rather not see him …
123had rather — See had better, had rather …
124had better — When the London summit meets, foreign ministers better stiffen their sinews (Guardian). In conditional sentences, the required expression is had better. The error, more common in America than in Britain, is seen again in this advertisement in …
125had it up to here — upset too many times, had enough I ve had it up to here with his smoking! Yuk! …
126had better — should or must. I thought I had better destroy the list so that no one else would see it. You d better get moving if you want to catch your train. Usage notes: had is sometimes not said: If we have a problem you better hope somebody is there to… …
127had it coming — informal if someone had it coming, something bad happened to them which they deserved. I wasn t at all surprised to hear he d been fired. With all that unexplained time off he had it coming to him. (often + to) …
128had — strong, 1 the past tense and past participle of have 2 be had informal to be tricked or be made to look stupid: I m afraid you ve been had! This watch is a fake! …
