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have a good grasp of

know sth well

have a good mind to

seriously think about doing sth

have a bet on

gamble

have not a glue about

know nothing about

have a lot going for

have a lot in one's favour

have a brush with sb

have an argument/ unpleasant encounter with sb

have an/no killing of sth

have some/no knowledge of sth secret or not previously known

have one's wits about one

be/remain alert and ready to act

have a head start

have an advantage over others

have one's eye on sth

want sth very much

have sth on the go

be involved in sth

have money to burn

have so much money that one can spend it freely

have the gall to/cheek to/nerve to/effrontery to/audacity to

have bold or rude behaviour without any feeling of shame

have (no) recollection of

(not) remember

have my way

get what you want

have it in for sb

have sth against sb

have a (good) laugh (about)

find amusing

have one's say

a chance to state one's opinion

have (sth) to say for oneself

be ready to talk, give one's views or justify whatone has done

have a go/crack/shot/stab/try at sth

try sth

have a go at sb

criticise sb

have it both ways

benefit from two opposing opinions/ actions

have sth/it coming to one

deserve sth bad

have (too) many irons in the fire

have (too) many interests, jobs or work to do at the same time

have the best of both worlds/all possible worlds

he benefits of widely differing situations enjoyed at the same time

have (a good) command (of)

be able to use or control

have a nest egg

have a sum of money saved for future use

have one's work cut out

face a difficult task

have other fish to fry

have more important business to attend to

in the light of

in view of sth; considering sth

in contrast to

being opposite, different

in addition to (sb/sth)

as an extra person, thing, circumstance

in recognition of

giving a reward to show gratitude

in the view of

in the opinion of

in terms of

considering

in the event of

if sth specified happens or is done

in defence of

defending

in advance (of)

before, ahead of time

in pursuit of

looking for or trying to find sb/sth; following or chasing sb/sth so as to catch themlit

in view of

considering; taking into consideration

in the context of

circumstances in which sth happens or in which sth is to be considered

in the absence of

a. being away b. lacking; not existing or not being available

in bulk

in large amounts

in common

sharing similar qualities

in a flash

very quickly

in connection with

with reference to sb/sth

in preparation for

the action of preparing

in line with

similar to, in agreement with

in answer to

saying, writing or doing sth as a response to deal with a question

in conjunction with

acting/planning together very quickly

set the wheels in motion

begin sth

take a back seat

leave sb else in charge

end of the line

point at which one can go no further

get into gear

prepare oneself to do sth

do a U-turn

reverse one's position/opinion completely

go/be back to where one started

return to one's starting point

take a wrong turning

make a mistake (with bad consequences)

go off the rails

go wrong/do sth wrong/lose control

be streets ahead (of)

be much better| more advanced than

life in the fast lane

lifestyle devoted to getting ahead

up in the air

not decided

vanish into thin air

disappear without trace

a breath of fresh air

sth/sb new and refreshing

clear the air

resolve an unpleasant situation

give oneself airs

give the impression of being important

hold water

withstand testing

pour cold water on a plan

spoil or stop a plan

be like water off a duck's back

have little/no effect

spread like wild fire

become known very quickly

add fuel to the flames

make a bad situation worse

like the wind

very fast

get wind of sth

hear about sth

sail close to the wind

take risks

put the wind up sb

make sb afraid/nervous

a windfall

a sudden piece of good luck or money

get one's second wind

get back energy/enthusiasm

sth is in the wind

there's a sign of sth going to happen

cost/pay the earth

cost/pay a lot

come down to earth

face reality

move heaven and earth

use all one's power

break fresh ground

discover or try sth new

cut no ice

not be impressed by

see the light

realise what is right

the sky's the limit

there's no limit

the calm before the storm

a quiet time before trouble/action

be a shadow of one's former self

not so strong/successful as one once was

weather permitting

if the weather is good

make heavy weather of sth

make a job more difficult than it really is

under a cloud

in unpleasant circumstances

not able to see the wood for the trees

sth is so obvious you can't see it

share one's/an opinion

have the same idea/opinion as

a small portion of

small part of

ratio of … to

relationship expressed in numbers showing how one is greater than the other

percentage of

fraction expressing a 100th of

section of

part of

take on a new aspect

have a new appearance/quality

an element of truth

a certain amount of truth

a small proportion of

small part of

at a fraction of the cost

much cheaper

segment of

part/section of