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have a brick in one's hatto be drunkRate it:

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have a frog in one's throatTo feel the need to cough; to have a tickle in one's throat; to have a scratchy or uneven voice.Rate it:

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have a good oneTo enjoy an event or occasion, especially a holiday or one's birthday.Rate it:

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have a good oneformula used when parting.Rate it:

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have a mind of one's ownTo form one's personal opinions and choose one's actions without being governed by the views or choices of others; to be independently minded; to think for oneself.Rate it:

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have ants in one's pantsTo be agitated and constantly fidgeting.Rate it:

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have blood on one's handsTo be responsible for a violent act.Rate it:

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have egg on one's faceTo suffer embarrassment or humiliation; to damage one's reputation.Rate it:

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have eyes bigger than one's bellyTo take more food on one's plate than one can eat; to be greedyRate it:

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have eyes in the back of one's headTo be particularly, especially uncannily, observant; a perceived ability to see in all directions at once.Rate it:

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have one foot on a banana peelTo be at risk of sudden change; to be in an unstable state.Rate it:

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have one's act togetherTo be serious, organized, worthwhile, etc.Rate it:

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have one's back to the wallTo have no other options remaining.Rate it:

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have one's back upTo be angry or defensive.Rate it:

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have one's ducks in a rowTo be organized; to have one's affairs in order; specifically, to have a multi-person effort coordinated towards the exact same goal.Rate it:

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have one's ears loweredTo get a haircut.Rate it:

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have one's eye onto seek, pursueRate it:

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have one's hand outTo be requesting benefits, especially if not entitled to them.Rate it:

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have one's hands fullTo be busy or thoroughly preoccupied.Rate it:

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have one's head readTo have one's mental health assessed, to receive a psychiatric examination.Rate it:

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have one's heart set onTo want or desire deeply, regardless of practicality or rationality.Rate it:

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have one's momentsTo experience brief periods of distinction, especially in contrast with the status quo.Rate it:

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have one's name on itTo be reserved for someone.Rate it:

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have one's number on itTe be destined for someone.Rate it:

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have one's wayTo have sexual intercourse with, especially without the consent of one's partner.Rate it:

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have one's wayTo obtain the circumstances one wishes for; to do what one wishes to do, or to have others do what one wishes them to do.Rate it:

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have one's wayTo achieve a desired or natural result.Rate it:

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have one's way withTo engage in sexual intercourse with, especially without the consent of one's partner.Rate it:

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have one's wicked wayTo have sexual intercourse.Rate it:

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have seen one's dayTo be at the point in a life cycle or career of no longer being useful or effective; to be worn-out.Rate it:

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have someone's blood on one's headTo be responsible for someone's death, pain, or misfortune.Rate it:

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have the time of one's lifeTo enjoy oneself immensely.Rate it:

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have time on one's sideTo not be rushed; to have plenty of time to do somethingRate it:

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hedge one's betsTo reduce the risk of making a mistake, by keeping one's options open.Rate it:

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hedge one's betsTo place bets with a third party in order to offset potential losses.Rate it:

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hit above one's weightAlternative form of punch above one's weight.Rate it:

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hit below one's weightAlternative form of punch below one's weight.Rate it:

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hit one out of the ballparkTo hit a fair ball so well that the ball flies over all of the spectators' seats and lands outside the stadium.Rate it:

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hit one's strideTo reach a full level of efficiency, competence, comfort, etc.; to get going.Rate it:

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hit one's strideWhen walking or running, to reach a full or comfortable pace.Rate it:

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hoist by one's own petardTo be hurt, or destroyed by one's own plot or device, of one's own doing which one intended for another; to be "blown up by one's own bomb".Rate it:

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hold one's breathTo wait, as if breathlessly.Rate it:

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hold one's breathTo inhale and then intentionally close the epiglottis so that one's breath is not exhaled.Rate it:

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hold one's horsesTo be patient; to wait.Rate it:

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hold one's liquorTo be resistant to intoxication or to show few signs of intoxication, even after consuming a significant amount of alcohol.Rate it:

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hold one's nerveTo stay calm facing nervousness.Rate it:

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hold one's ownTo stand up to; to give a respectable performance; to provide worthy competition.Rate it:

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hold one's tongueTo keep quiet; especially, to leave something unsaid.Rate it:

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hold one's waterTo be patient; to control one's impulses.Rate it:

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hold up one's endTo hold up one's end of the bargain; to fulfill one's promise or obligation.Rate it:

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