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have it
Receive or learn something, as in I have it on the best authority that he's running again . [Late 1600s]
let someone have it . Give a beating, scolding, or punishment. For example, When she gets home Dad will let her have it . [Mid-1800s]
Take it, as in There's some ice cream left; go ahead and have it . This usage is always put as an imperative. [Second half of 1300s]
have it off . Have sexual intercourse, as in The two dogs were having it off in the backyard . [ Colloquial ; early 1900s] Also see the subsequent idioms beginning with have it ; not have it .
Possess a solution, understand, as in Is this the new phone number? Do I have it straight? or I think I have it now . [Mid-1800s]
Have the victory, win, as in We've counted the votes and the nays have it . The related expressions have it over someone or have it all over someone mean “to be superior to someone.” For example, Jane has it all over Mary when it comes to reading aloud . [Early 1900s]
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“I really wanted to have it be woven into the story in a very metaphoric way, where how these characters play tennis, their technique, tells you who they are.”
Campaigners estimate more than 300,000 homes could lose heating - or have it stuck on constantly - in what energy regulator Ofgem has called "an urgent consumer welfare issue".
For those still on the fence with sweet salad and not quite ready to commit to breaking out the gelatin mold, Yeh suggests starting simply: “Whip up some heavy cream, fold in yogurt, sweeten it however you'd like — a sprinkle of powdered sugar or drizzle of honey is nice — add whatever fresh berries you have, and then toss in any day-old baked goods that you have. It could be cookies, brownies, cake, muffins.”
Industry journalism's direct and seemingly willful dissent from the larger cultural consensus surrounding “Sinners” only helps to keep power in the hands of those who already have it.
And this direct and seemingly willful dissent from the larger cultural consensus only helps to keep power in the hands of those who already have it.
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