have one’s ass in a slingtv. to be dejected
or hurt; to be pouting. (Usually objec-
tionable. Have got can replace have.)
She’s got her ass in a sling because she got
stood up. Why do you have your ass in
a sling?
have one’s brain on a leashtv. to be
drunk. Wayne had his brain on a leash
before he even got to the party. Some guy
who had his brain on a leash ran his car
off the road.
have one’s mind in the guttertv. to think
or suggest something obscene. (Have got
can replace have.) Tiffany has her mind
in the gutter. That’s why she laughs at all
that dirty stuff. You always have your
mind in the gutter.
have one’s nose wide opentv. to be in
love. Sam’s not dense. He’s got his nose
wide open. It’s that Sally.
have rocks in one’s headtv. to be silly or
crazy. (Have got can replace have.) Yo u
have rocks in your head! She’s got rocks
in her head if she thinks that.
thehavesn. the wealthy; those who have
money. (Compare this with the have-
nots.) The haves seem to be able to take
care of themselves. I live in the western
suburbs with the haves.
have shit for brainstv. to be exceedingly
stupid. (Usually objectionable.) Yo u
poor dumb jerk! You really got shit for
brains! You have shit for brains if you
think you can get away with it.
have someone by the short hairstv. to
have someone in an awkward position;
to have dominated someone. (This re-
fers to the shorter pubic hairs. Sometime
euphemized to neck hairs.) They’ve got
me by the short hairs. There’s nothing I
can do.
have someone dead to rightstv. to have
caught someone red-handed; to have ir-
refutable evidence about someone’s mis-
deed. (Have got can replace have. See also
(bang) dead to rights.) We’ve got you
dead to rights on this one. The cops had
him dead to rights.
have something cinched tv. to have
something settled; to have the results of
some act assured. (See also cinched. Have
got can replace have.) Don’t worry. I’ve
got it cinched. You just think you’ve got
it cinched.
have something on the braintv. to be ob-
sessed with something. (Have got can re-
place have.) You’ve just got girls on the
brain, you silly twit. I have money on
the brain, I guess.have the hots (for someone)Go to have
hot pants (for someone).have the wrong number 1. tv. to be
wrong. (Have got can replace have.)
Boy, do you have the wrong number! Get
with it! You have missed the boat again.
You have the wrong number! 2. tv. to be
addressing the wrong person. (This use is
in addition to the same expression used
for a wrong telephone number. Have got
can replace have.) You have the wrong
number. Walter is my brother. We look
alike, though. No, I’m Sally. You have
the wrong number.
have what it takestv. to have the skills,
power, intelligence, etc., to do something.
(Have got can replace have.) I know I’ve
got what it takes. I guess I don’t have
what it takes to be a composer.hawk 1. n. someone who supports a war-
like U.S. defense policy. (Compare this
with dove.) The hawks want to raise
taxes and buy tanks. The doves want to
sell the tanks, ignore the hawks, and give
the money to the poor. 2. in. to cough
mightily; to cough something up. The
cold has had me hawking for a week.
He’s been hawking all night. 3. thehawk
n. the cold winter wind. (Originally
black. Always with thein this sense. See
also Mr. Hawkins.) Man, just feel the
hawk cut through you! It’s the time of
the year when the hawk rules!hay burner 1. n. a worthless racehorse; any
old and worn-out horse. Send that old
hay burner to the glue factory. I went
to a dude ranch, and they gave me an old
hay burner to ride. 2. and hay headn.
a marijuana smoker. (Drugs.) Somehay burner