Have a whack at
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- Have a word with
Speak with, discuss with, as in Jerry asked to have a word with you , or I must have a word with Bill about the repairs . This expression, from the late 1400s, was at one time used interchangeably with have words with , but it no longer is.
- Have a yen for
Crave or desire, as in I have a yen for a thick juicy steak. The yen in this expression comes from the Chinese yan, meaning “a craving” (probably for opium). The term was first recorded in English in 1906.
- Have brass balls
verb phrase To have audacity; be foolhardy: Which one of you worthless nits had the brass balls enough to cough when I was talking (1970s+)
- Have-bun-on
[buhn] /bʌn/ Idioms 1. have a bun on, Slang. to be intoxicated: Everyone at the party seemed to have a bun on. /bʌn/ noun 1. a small roll, similar to bread but usually containing sweetening, currants, spices, etc 2. any of various types of small round sweet cakes 3. a hairstyle in which long hair […]
- Have by the tail
verb phrase