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have in

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1 to ask (a person) to give a service
we must have the electrician in to mend the fire

2 to invite to one's home

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have

1 hold, keep, obtain, occupy, own, possess, retain

2 accept, acquire, gain, get, obtain, procure, receive, secure, take

3 comprehend, comprise, contain, embody, include, take in

4 endure, enjoy, experience, feel, meet with, suffer, sustain, undergo

5 (slang) cheat, deceive, dupe, fool, outwit, stiff (slang) swindle, take in (informal) trick

6 (usually) have to be bound, be compelled, be forced, be obliged, have got to, must, ought, should

7 allow, consider, entertain, permit, put up with (informal) think about, tolerate

8 bear, beget, bring forth, bring into the world, deliver, give birth to

9 have had it (informal) be defeated, be exhausted, be finished, be out, be past it (informal) be pooped (U.S. slang) be stonkered (slang)

have on

1 be clothed in, be dressed in, wear

2 be committed to, be engaged to, have on the agenda, have planned

3 (of a person) deceive, kid (informal) play a joke on, pull someone's leg, take the mickey, tease, trick, wind up (Brit. slang)

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have a ball	exp.	have a great time; enjoy oneself
! having a blast	id.	s'éclater en s'amusant
have money to burn	v.	used for saying that you think someone is spending too much money on things they do not need
that ship has sailed	exp.	expression used to describe a lost opportunity or something that is unlikely to happen in the current circumstances
have a pop at someone	exp.	yell at someone; attack someone verbally or physically	[Slang];[UK]
have a beef with smth.\|smb.	exp.	mind about smth./smb.; be disturbed by smth./smb.	E.g.: She has a beef with people smoking next to her.
! It has a ring to it.	exp.	It sounds good to me
beats me!	exp.	I have no idea; I don't have a clue	[Informal] E.g.: Why was she upset? - Beats me!
get one's ducks in a row	exp.	have everything together; have all things settled/organized	E.g.: Just when I had got all my ducks in a row and I was ready to go, I received a call and had to cancel my trip.
! compensation	n.	money paid to someone because they have suffered injury or loss, or because they own has been damaged	[US] She received compensation from the government for the damage caused to her property.
gutsy	adj.	to be gutsy means to have guts	to be gutsy: avoir du cran
tasty	adj.	having good taste
cougar	n.	older woman having a relation with a younger man	familiar
dot gone	n.	an Internet business which has failed
criminal check	n.	verification conducted by police to find out if a person has a criminal record or not.	Usually requested by an individual for new employment, citizenship applications, name changes, etc.
! Corresponding	adj.	caused by or connected with something you have already mentioned	[UK];[US] Corresponding to conventions as mentioned earlier, sports meetings for I participated have a huge impact on my hobbies and what I like to do.
! Convention	n.	A meeting of people who have the same interests, or belong to the same organization	I like conventions more than meeting with people who have nothing in common with me.
! correspond	v.	having similar qualities or a similar size, position etc to something else.	When I was in 8th grade in Japan, I broke down my right hand, so I needed to write everything by my left hand and my left hand writing did not correspond with my right one.
! retain	v.	to continue to have something, to keep something	Sentence: I think that my English still retains a Japanese accent.
! considerable	adj.	fairly large, especially large enough to have an effect or be important	[US] The series has aroused considerable interest.
! n-count	v.	has the same molecular kinetic energy but appears different in more ways than not.	[English.] to think like you are fucking the minds of others over while giving them all the love you can at the same time, and knowing this will help them.
! hearsay	n.	Bookish knowledge; knowledge obtained through hearsay, has no sound basis
count for nothing	exp.	not matter; have no value or effect; be useless
give the chills	exp.	have a powerful impact on someone; impress; generate an emotion (positive, but also negative)	it can be used to describe a feeling of fear or a positive emotion; e.g.: "This violin music gives me the chills" or "Being all alone in that old house after dark...it gave me the chills."
no pain, no gain	exp.	expression used to point out that one has to struggle or suffer to achieve his goal	Jason: Damn it! I can't take it anymore. This exercise is killing me! Ray: Yeah but it’ll help you lose weight. Don't you know? No pain, no gain!
! unreactive patient , unreactivity	n.	Patient that has lost reactivity , reactions to stimulations, reflexes (Areflexia) = Dead or Comatous

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