( (SiJjff ) : Surely
she didn’t have the nerve to say that to him?
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RELATIONSHIP 5 (also have got) [VN] (not used in
the progressive tenses 7
ff] 7 j® NO used to show a particular relationship ( M: He’s got three
children. ftkWH7T£7o
0 Do you have a client named Peters?
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STH AVAILABLE wj |ijj) 6 (also have got) [VN] (not used in
the progressive tenses
777/ftferBt) to be able to make use of sth because it is available fb ffj : Have
you got time to call him? ftLif1®*? 0 We have no
choice in the matter.
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SHOULD/MUST J/v h 7 (also have got) [VN] (not
used in the progressive
tenses 7ffl7j®brB|) to be in a position where you ought to do sth Ainbf: ( ) :
We have a duty to care for the refugees. l£d7X#rXff
8 (also
have
got) (not
used in the progressive tenses 7ff!7j®lTB|) to be in
a position of needing to do sth MM, 7MM ( ) : [VN] I’ve got a lot of
homework tonight. 0 [VN to
inf] I must go—I have
a bus to catch. $cMMt£T
►
HOLD #11 fi 9 (also have got) [VN +adv./prep.] (not used
in the progressive
tenses 7ffi7j®lTBt) to hold sb/sth in the way mentioned #1H±; IS If; X7: She’d
got him by the collar. 7 ff (ft7§)$o 0 He had his head in
his hands. lt!l$.7l&lrJ®^o
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PUT/KEEP IN A POSITION fit / 10 (also
have
got) [VN +adv./prep.] (not
used in the progressive tenses 7 Ji 7 j® tf Bt) to place or keep sth in a
particular position ( 7 ) : Mary had her back to
me. 0 I soon
had the fish in a net. |!e7
TM&ik0
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FEELING/THOUGHT M 11 (also
have got) [VN]
(not used in the progressive tenses 7ffj7j®lrBt) to let a
feeling or thought come into your mind IfgfiJ; :
He had the strong'impression that someone was watching
him. imzmmm]7A7MfHl0 o
We’ve got a few ideas for the title. X 7 A , A i\
\ 7 /l # W. A „ 0 [informal) I’ve got it! We’ll call it ‘Word Magic’. M f!j
7! mitmt “X7MA” »E0
►
ILLNESS 7 12 (also have got) [VN] (not used in the
progressive tenses 7 7 i® 'ff Bt) to suffer from an
illness or a disease H : I’ve got a head
ache.
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EXPERIENCE 13 [VN] to experience sth
:
I went to a few parties and had a good time. f£#
iPT JUXM&, o I was having
difficulty in
staying awake. <> She’ll have an acci
dent one day. $tfe&7—
►
EVENT 7, fej 14 [VN] to organize or
hold an event £M£R;
77:
Let’s have a party. ^m^DEo
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EAT/DRINK/SMOKE At; A *0 15 [VN] to eat, drink or
smoke
sth ^ ; % ( jtfl # ) : to have breakfast/ lunch/dinner 0 I’ll have the salmon
(=
for example, in a restaurant). $£Jc—ffrMilo 01 had a cigarette while I was
waiting. l^^j^N'W7-“X'j0o
►
DO STH # X 7 16 [VN] to perform a
particular action j®
ff ( ) : I had a swim to cool down. c, fg
'Rfg'Ko
o [Br£] to have a wash/shower/bath fjfe—T;
im®; mm
►
GIVE BIRTH 7 17 [VN] to give birth
to sb/sth £;
She’s going to have a baby. Mi£AI£77o
►
EFFECT 18 [VN] to produce a
particular effect X 7
( ) : His
paintings had a strong influence on me as
a student. o
The colour green has a restful effect. ^fe{£Ai&#!]Tr#o
►
RECEIVE Hitfc 19 [VN] (not usually used
in the progressive tenses S 77 ffl 7/4771) to receive sth from sb fij; ftg|: I
had a letter from my brother this morning.
0
can I have the bill, please? if in „
20 [VN]
to be given sth; to have
sth done to you #i!j; ; MM: I’m having treatment for my
back problem. o
How many driving lessons have you had so far? if fl] 0 $j Xli:±M^77^]9$W7? 21 (also
have got) [VN -ing] (not used in
the progressive tenses 7 hi 7 i® 7 Bt) to experience the effects of sb’s
actions ( XA7X (ft
JfL ) : We have orders
coming in from all over the world. &ns^j*attt*#ifeWir*o'
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HAVE STH DONE : I: 7 7 M A 22 [VN] (used with a past
participle ^ j® A 7 Al 34
ffj) ~ sth done to suffer the effects
of what sb else does to you MM: ( ftfeA#TX(ft/0 ^ ) : She had her bag
stolen. MlftfeLi^ili 7„ 23 [VN]
(used with a past participle %MA:7i5l34ff!) ~ sth done to cause sth to be
done for you by sb else it ( #,A ) A ## ( ) : You’ve had your hair cut! 7! o
We’re having our car repaired. & f|
] /'j A-JEA M „ 24 to
tell or arrange for sb to do sth for you M (
A ) i$l ( ) : [VN inf] He had the bouncers
throw them out of the club. 7
A hP o 0 [informal) I’ll have you know [= I’m telling you) I’m
a black belt in judo. foVr t, r#i T o 0 [VN +adv./prep.] She’s always having
the builders in to do something or other. M & Jl;ill7 A f'J ^ HA
►
ALLOW jtif 25 (used in negative
sentences, especially
after will not, cannot,
etc. AS7 will not,
cannot to allow sth; to accept sth without com
plaining ft if; # E.:
[VN] I’m sick of your rudeness— I won’t have it any longer!
A
7 ! 0
[VN -ing] We can’t have people
arriving late all the time. l&^7t£;fti7^A&JBSf!]o
►
PUT SB/STH IN A CONDITION 26 to cause
sb/sth to be in a particular
state; to make sb react in a particular way
& ) : [VN-ADJ] I want
to have everything ready in good time. —o
[VN -ing] He had his
audience listening
attentively. 7 H7;0;(ft i&jiA o
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IN ARGUMENT wife 27 (also have got) [VN] [informal) (not
used in the progressive tenses 7ffl7i®frN') to put sb at a disadvantage in an
argument ^ M ; ffe ii : You’ve got me there. I
hadn’t thought of that, if fE |r]
f±7,
►
SEX '(4 28 [VN]
[slang) to have sex with sb ]WJ ( XA ) fk X:
He had her in his office.
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TRICK ®:iiy 29 [VN] [usually passive]
[informal) to trick or cheat sb
; M$m; I’m afraid you’ve been had.
#±^7o
►
GUESTS % A 30 [VN] [no passive] to
take care of sb/sth in
your home, especially for
a limited period ( ft ta M $i /E ^ Mfi: We’re having the kids for the
weekend. IMM#IlHMA&millMfto
31 [VN +adv./prep.] [no passive] to
entertain sb in your home ( & Ifc#:
We had some friends to
dinner last night. 0
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BE WITH f£ — A 32 (also have got) [VN] ~ sb with you
(not used in the progressive tenses 7^7®^ Bt) to be with sb
[W] ( ^A ) She had some friends with
her.
►
FOR A JOB lift 33 [VN] [no passive] ~ sb as sth to take or accept sb
for a particular role it,
# ) : Who can we have
as treasurer? dibit A±1f
»#?
fm Most idioms containing
have are at the entries for the nouns and adjectives in the idioms, for example
have your eye on sb is at eye n. A l£ A have (ft >|
i®, #n
have your eye on sb f£
i^ ^ eye (ft g, is] Mfr 0 have done with sth [especially BrL) to finish sth
unpleasant so that it does not continue ( T^l&ffty ) : Let’s have done
with this silly argument. d^^t&^AWlft have 'had it [informal) 1 to be in a very bad
condition; to be unable to be repaired If ;
711-
: The car had had it. 7 o 2 to be
extremely tired I’ve had it! I’m going to bed.
Tic A ffl 7! Jc 7 o 3 to have lost all
chance of surviving sth ft ft 7 # Til ^ ; %
$ : When the truck smashed into me, I thought I’d had it. HP A 7 If ± T£
Bt, lie & 7 % 7 c 4 to be going to experience sth unpleasant
# if A : Dad saw you scratch the car—
you’ve had it now! 7 rT7
itfltf-Mtf) 7 ! 5 to be unable to accept
a situation any
longer : I’ve had it (up to here) with
him—he’s done it once too
often.
7
o have it
'off/a'way (with sb) [BrE, slang)