Have something on someone
verb phrase
To know incriminating information about someone: now I have something on her (1919+)
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verb phrase To be talented; have it [1912+; fr the skill of a baseball pitcher, who puts speed, motion, etc on the ball]
- Have something to burn
verb phrase To have something in great abundance; HAVE something COMING OUT OF one’s EARS: This guy has chutzpah to burn (1896+)
- Have something to show for
see: have to show for
- Have the blues
Also, feel blue . Feel depressed or sad, as in After seeing the old house in such bad shape, I had the blues for weeks , or Patricia tends to feel blue around the holidays . The noun blues , meaning “low spirits,” was first recorded in 1741 and may come from blue devil , […]
- Have the edge on
see: have an edge on