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have on
verb
(usually adverb) to wear
(usually adverb) to have (a meeting or engagement) arranged as a commitment
what does your boss have on this afternoon?
informal(adverb) to trick or tease (a person)
(preposition) to have available (information or evidence, esp when incriminating) about (a person)
the police had nothing on him, so they let him go
Idioms and Phrases
have something on . See have nothing on , def. 3.
have someone on ; put someone on . Deceive or fool someone, as in There was no answer when I called; someone must be having me on , or You can't mean you're taking up ballet—you're putting me on! [ Colloquial ; mid-1800s]
Example Sentences
In the last two decades its concentrations have gone up fourfold and researchers have been trying to establish what impact - if any - it might have on human health.
Eve has removed herself from the platform as she said users promoted "detrimental and disordered" eating and she was worried about the impact it is having on younger people.
"He never understood the impact he had on so many people all over the world," she added.
But why has the country helped to bankroll an event that has struggled to generate interest, drawing criticism for the impact it could have on players, domestic leagues, and the environment?
I think there’s been a lot of crime dramas and a lot of genre shows or features that don’t have the lens that I have on a man like that.
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