I am a English student. I am from Vietnam. I am working on my Graduation paper, namely : Translation of Verb "to have" from English into Vietnamese. my problem is I find it difficult in finding English idioms beginning with "Have". I would be happy if anyone could help me! I am a new member. In fact, I have no printing document concerning idioms beginning with "have'
Have a ball - to have fun, a good time
"I'm looking forward to my friend's party tonight, we're really going to have a ball!"
Have a bone to pick with someone - to have a point of argument or disagreement to discuss with someone
"I've really got a bone to pick with my boss for the way he treated me at that meeting."
Have a close call - to escape sudden danger
"I had a close call on my way to work - a truck nearly ran me off the road!"
Have a hunch - to have a strong belief or feeling
"I've got a hunch that the butler did it."
Forgot the most famous one - Bart Simpson's favorite saying:
"Don't have a cow, man!"
The expression "have a cow" is slang for showing unreasonable anger or having a tantrum. So "don't have a cow" is a slang way of telling someone to calm down.
Have a trick/ace up your sleeve- * If you have a trick up your sleeve, you have a secret strategy to use when the time is right. You can't have your cake and eat it.