to have time

  • 121have a thin time of it — have a thin time (of it) British & Australian to experience a difficult period, often because you do not have enough money. Rob lost his job last year and they ve been having a thin time of it …

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  • 122have a thin time — (of it) British & Australian to experience a difficult period, often because you do not have enough money. Rob lost his job last year and they ve been having a thin time of it …

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  • 123have a thin time — ► have a thin time Brit. informal have a miserable or uncomfortable time. Main Entry: ↑thin …

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  • 124have — [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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  • 125time — [tīm] n. [ME < OE tima, prob. < IE * dī men < base * dā(i) , to part, divide up > TIDE1] I duration; continuance 1. indefinite, unlimited duration in which things are considered as happening in the past, present, or future; every… …

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  • 126have a high old time — old fashioned phrase to enjoy yourself a lot Thesaurus: to enjoy something, or to enjoy yourselfsynonym Main entry: high * * * have a ˈhigh old time idiom ( …

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  • 127have a thin time (of it) — have a thin ˈtime (of it) idiom (BrE, informal) to have many problems or difficulties to deal with; to not be successful • He s had a thin time of it since losing his job. Main entry: ↑ …

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  • 128have an easy time (of it) — have an easy ˈtime (of it) idiom (BrE) to have no difficulties or problems • He s had an easy time of it since he married Lucy. Main entry: ↑easyidiom …

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