- have on
- verbbe dressed in (Freq. 8)-
She was wearing yellow that day
• Syn: ↑wear• Entailment: ↑dress, ↑get dressed• Verb Frames:-Somebody ——s something
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have on [phrasal verb]She has on a new suit.
He had nothing on. [=he was naked]
— also have gotShe's got on a new suit.
— also have got3 have (something) on : to keep (a device or machine) operatingWhat do you have on for tomorrow? [=what are your plans for tomorrow?]
— also have gotHe said he knew the Prime Minister, but I think he was just having me on. [=he was joking; he was just putting me on]
6 have nothing on (someone) or not have anything on (someone) : to have no evidence showing that someone has committed a crime or done something badThe police were suspicious, but they had nothing on her.
If the police don't have anything on you, they have to let you go.
— also have gotThey haven't got anything on me.
They've got nothing on me.
7 have nothing on (someone or something) : to have less of a particular quality than (someone or something)The winters here are bad, but they have nothing on the winters I remember when I was a child. [=they are not as bad as the winters I remember; the winters I remember were worse]
He says Houston has nothing on Chicago [=Houston is not as good as Chicago] when it comes to fine restaurants.
— also have gotHouston's got nothing on Chicago.
• • •Main Entry: ↑have
Useful english dictionary. 2012.