Have a bird
verb phrase
To exhibit shock or anger; have kittens: Charlie will have a bird when he learns she died (1960s+)
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- Have a bone on
verb phrase To have an erect penis [1920s+; fr a hubristic anatomical misstatement]
- Have a bone to pick
see: bone to pick
- Have a brush with
Have an encounter or come in conflict with, as in This was not the first time that Bob had a brush with the law. This expression alludes to the noun brush in the sense of “a hostile collision,” a usage dating from about 1400.
- Have a bun in the oven
verb phrase To be pregnant: The outspoken Miss Bow, who had a bun in the oven, replied (1940s+)
- Have a can on
verb phrase To get drunk: A gal used to throw herself out the window every time she got a can on (1920s+) Related Terms get a can on