单词 | to have going for one |
释义 | > as lemmasto have (something) going for one 6. intransitive. colloquial. In the progressive. To be favourable or advantageous to. Chiefly in to have (something) going for one: to have (something) in one's favour. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > hope > promise, ground of hope > promise, encourage expectation [verb (intransitive)] to have some show1556 promisea1616 frame1863 to have (something) going for one1948 1948 Billboard 27 Nov. 72/2 He not only visits the shows where he has something going for him but also countless others where he doesn't. 1967 Melody Maker 29 July 6/7 But his swing is ridiculous. He's got everything going for him. 1985 Backpacker Nov. 6/1 The kind of Saturday that has nothing going for it except the fact that it won't last forever. 2000 W. Self How Dead Live (2001) iv. 104 The only things I had going for me were a big, blowsy body, a dirty imagination and a talent for back talk. < as lemmas |
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