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have/keep your finger on the pulseTo be keen on current happenings, trends, or developments in a particular place or situation; to know all the latest information about something and have a firm understanding of itRate it:

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houston, we have a problemA phrase used to indicate a major problem; often humorously used for reporting any kind of problem.Rate it:

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I don't have any moneyI don't have any moneyRate it:

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I have cancerIndicates that the speaker is afflicted with some form of cancer.Rate it:

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i have many bridges to sell you.You've been very naive.Rate it:

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life is like a s*** sandwich the more bread you have the less s*** you eatThe main point is bread is slang for money so money makes your sandwich a little less repulsive and your life a little less well whateverRate it:

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must have killed a ChinamanA jocular explanation for bad luck.Rate it:

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walls have earsThere is a risk of being heard, so pay attention to what you say.Rate it:

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you have no ideaYou have no idea is a casual phrase used to respond to someone commenting on your difficult circumstances.Rate it:

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you have the advantage over meYou know my name, but I do not know yours; what is it, please?; you know me but I do not know youRate it:

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if all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nailWith limited tools, single-minded people apply them inappropriately or indiscriminatelyIf a person is familiar with a certain, single subject/has with them a certain, single instrument, they may have a confirmation bias to believe that it is the answer to/involved in everything.Rate it:

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have at itattempt, to go ahead, or to attack physically.Rate it:

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have I got news for youUsed to announce a fact of which the addressee was, or appeared to be, ignorant.Rate it:

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have to do with the price of tea in chinaTo have any relation or bearing whatsoever on the topic at hand, usually used to emphasize the lack of relationship of a non sequitur.Rate it:

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Have Your Heart in Your MouthTo have a feeling of extreme fear, be too afraid of somethingRate it:

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I couldn't have said it better myselfUsed to wholeheartedly agree with somebody else's remarkRate it:

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have a cowTo get angry; have a fit.Rate it:

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have a mind like a sieveTo have a poor memory; to have difficulty remembering things.Rate it:

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have second thoughtsTo change one's opinion, or be uneasy about a previous decision.Rate it:

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ding, ding, ding, we have a winnerSaid when somebody answers a question correctly.Rate it:

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have a green thumbA person with a green thumb, a natural skill for gardening.Rate it:

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have a look-seeTake a look.Rate it:

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have a nice dayGoodbye.Rate it:

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have it both waysTo have two things which are mutually incompatible.Rate it:

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have legsTo have endurance; to have prospects to exist or go on for a long time.Rate it:

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have other fish to fryC. 1710, Jonathan Swift, The Journal to Stella, ch. 2, Letter 15.Rate it:

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have someone by the short and curliesto exercise total control over someone.Rate it:

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little pitchers have big earsSmall children often overhear more of what is said than adults realize or desire.1844, Charlotte M. Yonge, Abbeychurch, ch. 2:Seeing me listening to something she was saying to Mamma, she turned round upon me with that odious proverb, "Little pitchers have long ears."1939, "Bedtime Bedlam," Time, 17 Apr.:A caution to U. S. parents, but a joy to radio merchandising, is the dread truth that little pitchers have big ears.2002, Stephen King, On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft, ISBN 9780743455961, p. 185:I suppose he might say pushed or went woowoo, but took a shit is, I fear, very much in the ballpark (little pitchers have big ears, after all).Rate it:

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have a flatTo have a flat tyre.Rate it:

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have a heartTo be kind or sympathetic; to treat others kindly.Rate it:

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have an axe to grindTo have a dispute, resentment, or grudge, sometimes with a disposition to act on that resentment covertly; to have a bias; to take issue with something.Rate it:

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have a word with oneselfTo think about one's attitudes or behaviour with a view to reform.Rate it:

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have in towIn one's charge or close guidance; along with one.Rate it:

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have a blastTo thoroughly enjoy; to be excited or have lots of fun.Rate it:

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Appendix:Snowclones/have X, will travelIndicates that the speaker is ready for everything, provided they have X.Rate it:

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have a stabTo make an attempt, a try.Rate it:

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have more chins than a Chinese phone bookTo be exceedingly fat, especially under the chin (as in a "double chin").Rate it:

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have truck withTo have dealings with.Rate it:

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I have no moneyIndicates that the speaker has no money.Rate it:

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I have to love you and leave youUsed as an affectionate way of saying goodbyeRate it:

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what does that have to do with the price of tea in ChinaA comment used to indicate that a previous comment is irrelevant or unimportant.Rate it:

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"i don't have to listen to your footsteps, the path you follow does not lead to my destination."DestinationRate it:

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"it doesn't matter if you're a genius, if you don't have a lamp, you won't get your wish."GeniusRate it:

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"you're not going to make your dreams come true by making other people have nightmares."DreamsRate it:

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a pig might have a long tale but its tail is always short!A hypocrite always keeps giving excuses & making stories, but his/her supporter & power base are always short! So, if anyone earnestly try to get rid of that hypocrite's tyranny and torcher, that is very much feasible as history supports that hypocrites never win!Rate it:

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as luck may have itby chance, luckilyRate it:

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as luck would have itAs it happened; how it turned out; by good fortune; fortunately or luckily.Rate it:

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cats have nine livesIt looked as though the car ran over the cat, yet the cat walked away as if nothing happened. Cats have nine lives.Rate it:

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could have fooled meAlternative form of you could have fooled meRate it:

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daddy will have a stitting of marans in the springa comment about success of a breed of laying hensRate it:

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