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Have a bone on

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• 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

• Have a case of the dumb-ass

  verb phrase To do something stupid; err idiotically (1970s+ Army)

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