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[have an affair with]{v. phr.} To have a sexual relationship with someone, either before marriage or outside of one’s marriage. •/Tow and Jane had a long and complex affair but they never got married./

[have an ear for]{v. phr.} To have a keen perception; have a taste or a talent for; be sensitive to something. •/I have no ear whatsoever for foreign languages or music./

[have an ear to the ground] See: EAR TO THE GROUND.

[have an edge on]{v. phr.}, {informal} 1. To have an advantage over someone or something else in the course of an evaluative comparison. •/I can’t beat you at tennis, but I have an edge on you in ping-pong./ 2. To be mildly intoxicated; to have had a few drinks. •/Joe sure had an edge on when I saw him last night./ Compare: EDGE ON.

[have an eye for]{v. phr.} To be able to judge correctly of; have good taste in. •/She has an eye for color and style in clothes./ •/He has an eye for good English usage./

[have an eye on] or [have one’s eye on]{v. phr.}, {informal} 1. To look at or think about (something wanted); have a wish for; have as an aim. •/I bought ice cream, but Jimmy had his eye on some candy./ •/John has his eye on a scholarship so he can go to college./ Compare: IN MIND. 2. See: KEEP AN EYE ON(1).

[have an eye out] See: EYE OUT.

[have an eye] to See: EYE TO.

[have an itch for] or [to do] See: BE ITCHING TO.

[have a nodding acquaintance with] See: NODDING ACQUAINTANCE.

[have a price on one’s head] See: PRICE ON ONE’S HEAD.

[have a rough idea about] See: ROUGH IDEA.

[have a say in] or [a voice in]{v. phr.} To have the right to express one’s opinion or cast a vote in a pending matter. •/Our boss is friendly and democratic; he always encourages us to have a say in what we will do next./

[have a screw loose]{v. phr.}, {slang} To act in a strange way; to be foolish. •/Now I know he has a screw loose — he stole a police car this time./ •/He was a smart man but had a screw loose and people thought him odd./

[have a snowball’s chance in hell]{v. phr.} To be condemned to failure; enjoy a zero chance of success. •/Pessimists used to think that we had a snowball’s chance in hell to put a man on the moon; yet we did it in July, 1969./

[have a soft spot in one’s heart for]{v. phr.} To be sympathetically inclined towards; entertain a predilection for. •/Ron always had a soft spot in his heart for intellectual women wearing miniskirts./

[have a sweet tooth]{v. phr.} To be excessively fond of dessert items, such as ice cream, pies, etc. •/Jill has a sweet tooth; she always orders apple pie after a meal in a restaurant./

[have a time]{v. phr.}, {informal} 1. To have trouble; have a hard time. •/Poor Susan had a time trying to get the children to go to bed./ •/John had a time passing his math course./ 2. To have a good time; to have fun. — Used with a reflexive pronoun. •/Bob had himself a time going to every night club in town./ •/Mary had herself a time dancing at the party./ Syn.: HAVE A BALL.

[have a way with]{v. phr.} To be able to lead, persuade, or influence. •/Dave has such a way with the campers that they do everything he tells them to do./ •/Ted will be a good veterinarian, because he has a way with animals./

[have a word with]{v. phr.} 1. To talk, discuss, or speak briefly with. •/Robert, I need to have a word with you about tomorrow’s exam./ 2. To engage in a sincere discussion with the purpose of persuading the other person or let him or her know of one’s dissatisfaction. •/Our boss has been making funny decisions lately; I think we ought to have a word with him./

[have been around]{v. phr.}, {informal} Have been to many places and done many things; know people; have experience and be able to take care of yourself. •/Uncle Willie is an old sailor and has really been around./ •/Betty likes to go out with Jerry, because he has been around./ •/It’s not easy to fool him; he’s been around./ Compare: GET AROUND, KNOW ONE’S WAY AROUND.

[have dibs on] or [put dibs on]{v. phr.}, {slang} To demand a share of something or to be in line for the use of an object usable by more than one person. •/Don’t throw your magazine away! I put (my) dibs on it, remember?/

[have done]{v.}, {formal} To stop; finish. •/When the teacher had done, she asked for questions from the class./ •/If you have done, I will explain the matter./