Словарь американских идиом (8000 единиц)
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[haul in] or [haul up] or [pull in] <v.>, <slang> To bring before someone in charge for punishment or questioning; arrest. * /John was hauled in to court for speeding./ * /The tramp was hauled up for sleeping on the sidewalk./ Compare: CALL ON THE CARPET.
[haul in one's horns] See: PULL IN ONE'S HORNS.
[haul off] <v.> To move suddenly.
– Used with "and" usually before a verb like "hit" or "kick". * /Ed hauled off and hit the other boy in the nose./ * /Lee hauled off and threw a touchdown pass./
[haul over the coals] or [rake over the coals] <v. phr.> To criticize sharply; rebuke; scold. * /The sergeant raked the soldier over the coals for being late for roll call./ Syn.: DRESS DOWN.
[have] See: CAT HAS NINE LIVES, ONE'S CAKE AND HAVE IT TOO, EVERY CLOUD HAS A SILVER LINING, EVERY DOG HAS HIS DAY, HAVE NOTHING ON or HAVE ANYTHING ON, LITTLE PITCHERS HAVE BIG EARS, or an important word after this in the sentence.
[have] or [get] or [develop a crush on] <v. phr.> To be infatuated with someone. * /Walter has a terrible crush on his English teacher, but she is a lot older and doesn't take it seriously./
[have a ball] <v. phr.>, <slang> Enjoy yourself very much; have a wonderful time. * /Johnny had a ball at camp./ * /Mary and Tim have a ball exploring the town./ * /After their parents left, the children had a ball./ Syn.: HAVE A TIME(2).
[have a bone to pick] See: BONE TO PICK.
[have a care] <v. phr.>, <formal> To be careful what you do. * /Jane, have a care what you're doing with that valuable glass./ * /The judge told him to have a care what he said in court./
[have a field day] <v. phr.> To enjoy great success or unlimited opportunity. * /The visiting basketball team was so weak that our school had a field day scoring one point after another./
[have a finger in the pie] See: FINGER IN THE PIE.
[have a fit] or [have fits] or [throw a fit] <v. phr.> 1. To have a sudden illness with stiffness or jerking of the body. * /Our dog had a fit yesterday./ 2. <informal> To become angry or upset. * /Father will throw a fit when he sees the dent in the car./ * /Howard will have a fit when he learns that he lost the election./ * /When John decided to drop out of college, his parents had fits./
[have a go at] <v. phr.>, <informal> To try, especially after others have tried. * /Bob asked Dick to let him have a go at shooting at the target with Dick's rifle./ * /She had a go at archery, but did not do very well./
[have a good head on one's shoulders] <v. phr.> To be smart; intelligent; well educated. * /Rob is not the handsomest guy in the world but the girls appreciate him because he has a good head on his shoulders./
[have a (good) head for] <v. phr.> To have a special talent in a certain area. * /Joan has quite a good head for business administration./
[have a (good) mind to] <v. phr.> To consider doing; intend to with a high degree of probability. * /I have a good mind to tell my boss that he doesn't know how to run our enterprise./
[have a hand in] <v. phr.> To have a part in or influence over; to be partly responsible for. * /Sue's schoolmates respect her and she has a hand in every important decision made by the Student Council./ * /Ben had a hand in getting ready the Senior play./ Compare: FINGER IN THE PIE.
[have a heart] <v. phr.>, <informal> To stop being mean; be kind, generous, or sympathetic. * /Have a heart, Bob, and lend me two dollars./ * /Have a heart, Mary, and help me with this lesson./ * /He didn't know if the teacher would have a heart and pass him./
[have a heart-to-heart talk] <v. phr.> To confide in someone with great intimacy. * /Jill and her mother had a heart-to-heart talk before she decided to move in with Andrew./
[have all one's buttons] or [have all one's marbles] <v. phr.>, <slang> To have all your understanding; be reasonable.
– Usually used in the negative or conditionally. * /Mike acts sometimes as if he didn't have all his buttons./ * /He would not go to town barefooted if he had all his marbles./
[have a mind of one's own] <v. phr.> To be independent in one's thinking and judgment. * /Tow has always had a mind of his own so there is no use trying to convince him how to vote./
[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.