have going

have (someone) going

1. To convince or persuade someone into temporarily believing an untruth; to fool someone, especially briefly. Man, you really had me going there with that fake winning lottery ticket!2. To arouse, excite, or upset someone, usually for a brief period of time. Seeing that model in his underwear really had me going! That rumor that the company was dissolving had me going for a while, but it looks like our jobs are safe for the moment.See also: going, have

have something going

(for oneself) [for someone] to have a beneficial scheme or operation going. John really has something going for himself. He'sa travelagent, andhegets to travel every where for free. I wish I could have something like that going.See also: going, have

have something going

(with someone) Go to have a thing going (with someone).See also: going, have