physical strength. I don’t have a leg up
on anyone. I’m a loser.have a little visitortv. to have received the
menses. (Have got can replace have.)
Mary said she has a little visitor. She has
a little visitor and will call you later.
have all one’s marblestv. to have all one’s
mental faculties; to be mentally sound.
(See also lose (all) one’s marbles. Have
got can replace have.) I don’t think he
has all his marbles. Do you think Bob
has all his marbles?
have a load ontv. to be alcohol intoxi-
cated. (Have got can replace have.)
Fred has a load on and is finished for the
evening. You have a load on every time
I see you.
have a loose screwGo to have a screw
loose.
have a man by the ballstv. to have a man
in a position where he has little choice
but to do what one says. (Usually objec-
tionable.) She’s really got him by the
balls. He will go along with whatever she
wants. What could I do? They had me
by the balls!
have a monkey on one’s backtv. to have
a drug addiction. (Drugs. Have got can
replace have.) Gert has a monkey on her
back. Do you think she wants to have a
monkey on her back?
have an ace up one’s sleevetv. to have
something useful in reserve; to have a
special trick available. (Have got can re-
place have.) I still have an ace up my
sleeve that you don’t know about. I don’t
have an ace up my sleeve. If it doesn’t
work, it doesn’t work.
have an edge ontv. to be alcohol intoxi-
cated. (See also edge. Have got can re-
place have.) I’ve got an edge on and
shouldn’t drive home. Bob has an edge
on even though he hardly drank anything.
Have a nice day.sent. a formulaic way of
saying good-bye. (See also Have a good
one.) Thank you for shopping at Wal-
lace’s. Have a nice day. See you tomor-
row. Have a nice day.
Have a nice one.Go to Have a good one.
have an itch for somethingtv. to have a
desire for something. (Have got can re-
place have.) I have an itch for some ice
cream. We had an itch for a good movie,
so we went.
have ants in one’s pantstv. to be nervous
and anxious. (See also antsy. Have got
can replace have.) He seems to have
ants in his pants before each game. All
kids’ve got ants in their pants all the time
at that age.have a run-in (with someone or some-
thing)tv. to have trouble with someone
or something. I had a run-in with Mrs.
Wilson. She’s a hard case. We’ve had a
run-in before.
have a screw loose and have a loose
screwtv. to be silly or eccentric. (Have
got can replace have.) He’s sort of
strange. I think he’s got a loose screw.
Yes, he has a screw loose somewhere.have a shit-fittv. to have a fit; to throw a
temper tantrum. (Usually objectionable.)
If I’m not home on time, my father’ll
have a shit-fit.
have a short fusetv. to be easy to anger.
(Have got can replace have.) He’s got a
short fuse, so watch out. Tracy has a
short fuse and is likely to lose her temper
at any time.have a skinfultv. [for someone] to con-
tain too much alcohol; to be alcohol in-
toxicated. (See also skinful. Have got can
replace have.) Pete had a skinful and
just sat there quietly. What is wrong
with her is that she has a skinful, that’s
what.
have a spaz[...spAz] tv. to get angry or
hysterical; to have a conniption (fit).
(Teens and collegiate.) If my dad hears
about this, he’ll have a spaz. The teacher
had a spaz when I came in so late.have a tiger by the tailtv. to have become
associated with something powerful and
potentially dangerous. (Have got can re-
place have.) You have a tiger by the tail.
You bit off more than you could chew.
You’ve had a tiger by the tail ever since you
took office.have a tiger by the tail