‘Uh-oh,’ said Jimmy. ‘Mum’s going to have something to say to you.’
The boss will have something to say about this.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
have anything/something etc. to say about — have anything/something (etc.) to say about 1 : to have an opinion to express about (something) I asked what she thought about the movie, but she didn t have anything to say about it. 2 : to have the ability to influence (something) “I m going to … Useful english dictionary
have anything/something to say about — have anything/something (etc.) to say about 1 : to have an opinion to express about (something) I asked what she thought about the movie, but she didn t have anything to say about it. 2 : to have the ability to influence (something) “I m going to … Useful english dictionary
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… … Useful english dictionary
have something to say for yourself — have something/a lot/nothing/etc to say for yourself phrase to be fairly/very/not at all keen to talk, especially about yourself and your reasons for doing something He didn’t have a lot to say for himself. She’s always got far too much to say… … Useful english dictionary
have nothing to say for yourself — have something/a lot/nothing/etc to say for yourself phrase to be fairly/very/not at all keen to talk, especially about yourself and your reasons for doing something He didn’t have a lot to say for himself. She’s always got far too much to say… … Useful english dictionary
have something/nothing/much etc. to say for yourself — have something/nothing/much (etc.) to say for yourself : to be able or unable to say something that explains what you are doing, have done, etc. I asked him about school, but he didn t have much to say for himself. Your teacher says you were… … Useful english dictionary
have something/nothing/much to say for yourself — have something/nothing/much (etc.) to say for yourself : to be able or unable to say something that explains what you are doing, have done, etc. I asked him about school, but he didn t have much to say for himself. Your teacher says you were… … Useful english dictionary
have something off pat — phrase to know something so well that you can say it, perform it etc without thinking about it By the end of the week, I had my part off pat. Thesaurus: to know something or someonesynonym Main entry: pat * * * have/know sth off ˈpat idiom … Useful english dictionary
have something off pat — have (something) off pat British, American & Australian, American learn (something) off pat to learn something so well that you do not have to think about how to do or say it. I ve given the same speech so many times I have (= know) it down pat… … New idioms dictionary
have something down pat — have (something) down pat to learn something so well that you do not have to think about how to do or say it. Bud had his answers down pat, but he knew there could be some questions on the test that he hadn t thought of … New idioms dictionary
