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  • 51have a mind — (from Idioms in Speech) to be disposed to; to be inclined to Shuffling! If I d thought you capable of turning on me like this, I d never have spoken to you. I ve a good mind never to speak to you again. (B. Shaw) Dessie sat up decisively. Well,… …

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  • 52have legs — vp Be workable. Your idea doesn t have legs; it won t fly. 1950s …

    Historical dictionary of American slang

  • 53have something up your sleeve — to have a secret plan that you can surprise someone with If he won t cooperate, she has a few tricks up her sleeve she could try …

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  • 54have pride of place — take/have/pride of place phrase to be put in the place that is most central or important Pride of place in her collection goes to the gold medal she won at the 1996 Olympics. Thesaurus: to be important, or to give something importancesynonym… …

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  • 55have it coming — {v. phr.} To deserve the good or bad things that happen to you. * /I feel sorry about Jack s failing that course, but he had it coming to him./ * /Everybody said that Eve had it coming when she won the scholarship./ Compare: ASK FOR, GET WHAT S… …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 56have the last laugh — or[get the last laugh] {v. phr.} To make someone seem foolish for having laughed at you. * /Other schools laughed at us when our little team entered the state championship, but we had the last laugh when we won it./ Compare: HE LAUGHS BEST WHO… …

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  • 57have it coming — {v. phr.} To deserve the good or bad things that happen to you. * /I feel sorry about Jack s failing that course, but he had it coming to him./ * /Everybody said that Eve had it coming when she won the scholarship./ Compare: ASK FOR, GET WHAT S… …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 58have the last laugh — or[get the last laugh] {v. phr.} To make someone seem foolish for having laughed at you. * /Other schools laughed at us when our little team entered the state championship, but we had the last laugh when we won it./ Compare: HE LAUGHS BEST WHO… …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 59have\ it\ coming — v. phr. To deserve the good or bad things that happen to you. I feel sorry about Jack s failing that course, but he had it coming to him. Everybody said that Eve had it coming when she won the scholarship. Compare: ask for, get what s coming to… …

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  • 60have a mind of its own — humorous if a machine or vehicle has a mind of its own, it does not work or move the way you want it to, as if it is controlling itself. This computer s got a mind of its own it just won t do what I ask it to …

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