have something to say to someone

have something to say to someone
have something to say to someone/about something/ phrase
to be angry with someone or about something

‘Uh-oh,’ said Jimmy. ‘Mum’s going to have something to say to you.’

The boss will have something to say about this.

Thesaurus: to be, or to become angry or annoyedsynonym
Main entry: say

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • have something to say about something — have something to say to someone/about something/ phrase to be angry with someone or about something ‘Uh oh,’ said Jimmy. ‘Mum’s going to have something to say to you.’ The boss will have something to say about this. Thesaurus: to be, or to… …   Useful english dictionary

  • have heard the last of someone — have heard/seen the last of (someone/something) if you have heard the last of someone or something unpleasant, they will not cause you any more problems in the future. It s a worrying problem and I dare say we haven t heard the last of it. (often …   New idioms dictionary

  • have seen the last of someone — have heard/seen the last of (someone/something) if you have heard the last of someone or something unpleasant, they will not cause you any more problems in the future. It s a worrying problem and I dare say we haven t heard the last of it. (often …   New idioms dictionary

  • say — say1 [ seı ] (3rd person singular says [ sez ] ; past tense and past participle said [ sed ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 express something using words ▸ 2 have opinion ▸ 3 mean something ▸ 4 give information/orders ▸ 5 show what someone/something is like ▸ 6… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • say — I UK [seɪ] / US verb Word forms say : present tense I/you/we/they say he/she/it says UK [sez] / US present participle saying past tense said UK [sed] / US past participle said *** Get it right: say: Unlike the verb tell, the verb say is never… …   English dictionary

  • I have to hand it to (someone) — I/You have to hand it to (someone) something that you say which means that you admire someone s achievement or you admire a quality in someone, even if you do not admire everything about that person. I don t especially like the man, but you ve… …   New idioms dictionary

  • You have to hand it to (someone) — I/You have to hand it to (someone) something that you say which means that you admire someone s achievement or you admire a quality in someone, even if you do not admire everything about that person. I don t especially like the man, but you ve… …   New idioms dictionary

  • say — say1 W1S1 [seı] v past tense and past participle said [sed] third person singular says [sez] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(express something in words)¦ 2¦(give information)¦ 3¦(mean)¦ 4¦(think that something is true)¦ 5¦(show/be a sign of something)¦ 6¦(speak the… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • have — have1 W1S1 [v, əv, həv strong hæv] auxiliary v past tense and past participle had [d, əd, həd strong hæd] third person singular has [z, əz, həz strong hæz] [: Old English; Origin: habban] 1.) used with past participles to form ↑perfect tenses ▪… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • say — 1 /seI/ verb past tense and past participle said /sed/ 3rd person singular says USE WORDS 1 WORD/SOUND (T) to pronounce a word or sound: “What did you say?” | “I m so tired” she said. | say hello/goodbye etc: She left without even saying goodbye …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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