have a whale of a timetv. to have an ex-
citing time; to have a big time. We had
a whale of a time at your party. Yes, we
really had a whale of a time.
have a wild hair up one’s ass 1. tv. to
act in a hyperactive and energetic man-
ner. (Usually objectionable.) She has
a wild hair up her ass about something. I
don’t know what. I’m sorry I was so
rude. I guess I had a wild hair up my ass
or something. 2. tv. to be obsessed with
some strange or off-beat idea. (Usually
objectionable.) You’re acting like you’ve
got a wild hair up your ass. Calm down.
have a yellow streak down one’s back
tv. to be cowardly. (Have got can replace
have.) I think that Wally has a yellow
streak down his back. That’s what’s wrong.
If you have a yellow streak down your
back, you don’t take many risks.
have bats in one’s belfry[...”bElfri] tv. to
be crazy. (See also bats. Have got can re-
place have.) You must really have bats
in your belfry if you think I’ll put up with
that kind of stuff. Pay no attention to
her. She has bats in her belfry.
have egg on one’s facetv. to be embar-
rassed by something one has done. (As
if one went out in public with a dirty
face. Have got can replace have.) I was
completely wrong, and now I have egg on
my face. She’s really got egg on her face!
have good vibes[...vaIbz] tv. to have
good feelings (about someone or some-
thing). (Have got can replace have.)
I’ve got good vibes about Heidi. I know
everything will go all right. I have good
vibes.
have gravy on one’s gritstv.to be rich.
I want to earn some greens and get gravy
on my grits. He got himself a good job
and has gravy on his grits while I’m eat-
ing taters.
have hot pants (for someone) and have
the hots (for someone)tv. to be sexu-
ally aroused over someone in particular;
to lust after someone. (Also with got as
in the example.) She really has hot
pants for him. She’s really got the hots
for him.
have it all togethertv. to be mentally and
physically organized; to be of sound
mind. (Have got can replace have.) I
don’t have it all together today. Try me
again later when I have it all together.
have it madetv. to have succeeded; to be
set for life. (Have got can replace have.)
I have a good job and a nice little fam-
ily. I have it made. He’s really got it
made.
have it made in the shadetv. to have suc-
ceeded; to be set for life. (Have got can
replace have.) Wow, is he lucky! He has
it made in the shade. Who’s got it made
in the shade?
have kittens 1. tv. to become enraged.
When I heard the news, I had kittens. I
was hacked! I almost had kittens, I was
so mad. 2. tv. to laugh very hard; to en-
joy something enormously. It was so
funny, I had kittens laughing. She had
kittens laughing about it. 3. tv. to be sur-
prised. I nearly had kittens when I
heard. She had kittens when she heard
about the wedding.
have lead in one’s pencil 1. tv. to be vig-
orous and active. (Widely known phrase.
Not taboo.) Your problem, Tom, is that
you should have more lead in your pencil.
You just don’t have the stamina. 2. tv. to
have an erection of the penis. (Usually
objectionable.) Due to his drinking
habits, he never has any lead in his pencil.
thehave-notsn. the poor; those who have
little or nothing. (Compare this with the
haves.) The have-nots seem never to be
able to get ahead. What’s in it for the
have-nots?
have one foot in the gravetv. to be near
death. (Have got can replace have.) I
feel like I’ve got one foot in the grave.
Uncle Ben has one foot in the grave, but
he’s still cheery.
have one’s ass in a cracktv. to be
stranded in a very difficult or uncom-
fortable state of affairs. (Usually objec-
tionable. Have got can replace have.)
He’s got his ass in a crack and needs all the
help he can get. Now he’s really got his
ass in a crack and doesn’t know what to do.have a whale of a time