Have a big foot
verb phrase
To be important; have much influence: We have a big foot in Asia (1990s+)
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- Have a big mouth
verb phrase To be inclined to say embarrassingly too much, esp about others’ personal affairs: Marcel Proust sure had a big mouth/ When he heard that, my pal told me I had a big mouth [1960s+; popularized by the comedian Jackie Gleason, who often said it of himself] see: big mouth
- Have a bird
verb phrase To exhibit shock or anger; have kittens: Charlie will have a bird when he learns she died (1960s+)
- 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.