to be had up (for something)
1(had) better do something — mainly spoken phrase used for saying that someone should do something You’d better take an umbrella – it’s going to rain. I’d better not waste any more of your time. Thesaurus: ways of encouraging or telling someone to do somethingsynonym… …
2had best do something — phrase used for saying that someone should do something You’d best come with me if you don’t know the way. We’d best not disturb him when he’s working. Thesaurus: ways of encouraging or telling someone to do somethingsynonym Main entry: best * *… …
3have something to show for something — have something/nothing/to show for something phrase to have achieved something nothing as a result of something that you have done They had absolutely nothing to show for weeks of hard work. Thesaurus: progress and developmentsynonym Main …
4have a (good) nose for something — phrase to have the ability to find or recognize something He had a nose for a good news story. Thesaurus: relating to searching and findinghyponym to search for something or someonesynonym Main entry: nose …
5have nothing to show for something — have something/nothing/to show for something phrase to have achieved something nothing as a result of something that you have done They had absolutely nothing to show for weeks of hard work. Thesaurus: progress and developmentsynonym Main …
6have (something) to show for (something) — to be the result of your effort. She tried her best to make the business work, but now all she had to show for her effort was a huge debt …
7search high and low for something — search high and low (for (something)) to try very hard to find something. Janet searched high and low, but she couldn t find the kitten and finally had to ask the man …
8had best do something — used for saying that someone should do something You d best come with me if you don t know the way. We d best not disturb him when he s working …
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10have an eye for something — have an eye for (something) to be able to understand and appreciate something. She certainly had an eye for art, which explains, of course, why she was a successful art dealer. Usage notes: also used in the form with an eye for something: I think …
