Polls released over the weekend had it winning no more than eight.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
I have it so set in my head that we're not going to win anything.
The Sun (2014)
Has it been easy to maintain your fitness after winning Strictly in December?
The Sun (2015)
All related terms of 'have it'
I have it
I know the answer
have had it
to be exhausted , defeated, or killed
have it away
to have sexual intercourse
have it good
to be in comfortable circumstances
have it off
to have sexual intercourse
have it out
to settle an issue, disagreement , etc. by fighting or discussion
have bought it
to be killed
have it coming
to be about to receive or to merit punishment or retribution
have got it bad
to be infatuated
have it in for
to wish or intend harm towards
have it in one
to have the ability (to do something)
have it so good
to have so many benefits , esp material benefits
have to lump it
If you say that someone will have to lump it , you mean that they must accept a situation or decision whether they like it or not.
the noes have it
there is a majority of votes in the negative
to have had it
If you say that someone has had it , you mean they are in very serious trouble or have no hope of succeeding .
to have it made
If you say that someone has it made or has got it made , you mean that they are certain to be rich or successful .
to have it out
If you have it out or have things out with someone, you discuss a problem or disagreement very openly with them, even if it means having an argument , because you think this is the best way to solve the problem.
have (got) it made
to be assured of success
have it both ways
to try to get the best of a situation, argument, etc, by chopping and changing between alternatives or opposites
have it in for sb
If someone has it in for you, they dislike you and try to cause problems for you.
let someone have it
to launch or deliver an attack on, esp to discharge a firearm at someone
to have it in you
If you have it in you, you have abilities and skills which you do not usually use and which only show themselves in a difficult situation .
to have it off/away
To have it off with someone or have it away with someone means to have sex with them.
have it coming to one
to deserve what one is about to suffer
have one's heart in it
to have enthusiasm for something
to have it in for sb
If someone has it in for you, they do not like you and they want to make life difficult for you.
get it made
to be assured of success
have it on good authority
If you say you have it on good authority that something is true , you mean that you believe it is true because you trust the person who told you about it.
have one's cake and eat it
to enjoy both of two desirable but incompatible alternatives
have your cake and eat it
to get the benefits of two different situations or things, when you should only get the benefit of one of them
to have it in mind to do
If you have it in mind to do something, you intend or want to do it.
to have to hand it to sb
You say things such as ' You have to hand it to her ' or ' You've got to hand it to them ' when you admire someone for their skills or achievements and you think they deserve a lot of praise .
to have your cake and eat it
If you think that someone wants the benefits of doing two things when it is only reasonable to expect the benefits of doing one, you can say that they want to have their cake and eat it .
you can't have it both ways
If someone says that you can't have it both ways , they are telling you that you have to choose between two things and cannot do or have them both.
you have to hand it to someone
said to acknowledge how well someone has done something or how good they are at it, even though you do not like the person or do not approve of their actions
have it your way/have it your own way
If you say have it your way or have it your own way , you are telling someone in an annoyed way that you will agree with or accept their suggestion even though you do not think they are right.
to have it/get what's coming to you
If you say that someone has it coming to them, you mean that they deserve everything bad that is going to happen to them, because they have done something wrong or are a bad person. If you say that someone got what was coming to them, you mean that they deserved the punishment or bad experience that they have had.
someone has made their bed and will have to lie on it
said to mean that someone has to accept the unpleasant results of a decision which they made at an earlier time
give someone both barrels
to attack or criticize someone fiercely and aggressively