صيغ مركبة:
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get a handle on [sth],
have a handle on v expr | figurative, informal (understand) | يستوعب، يفهم |
| | I can't get a handle on this at all. Can you explain it again? |
get the drop on [sb],
have the drop on [sb] v expr | US, informal (draw gun faster than) | يشهر سلاحه أسرع من شخص |
get the drop on [sb],
have the drop on [sb] v expr | US, informal (have at a disadvantage) | تكون له الأفضليّة على شخص |
get the jump on,
get a jump on,
have the jump on,
have a jump on v expr | US, informal (gain an initial advantage) (بما يعود بالفائدة عليه) | يسبق، يتقدَّم |
| have a chip on your shoulder v expr | figurative (have a resentful attitude) | يشعر بالاستياء |
| | Kate has a chip on her shoulder because, while she works a low-paid job, her three sisters are all running successful businesses. |
| have a cob on v expr | UK, informal (be in a bad mood) | يغضب، يسوء مزاجه |
| have a corner on [sth] v expr | idiom (own enough of to control market) | يسيطر على شيء |
| | I tried to have a corner on the silver market by buying low priced contracts, but I failed miserably. |
| have a crush on [sb] v expr | (be attracted to: [sb]) | عنده ولع نحو شخص، ينجذب لشخص |
| | Wendy had a crush on a boy in her class. |
| have a flutter on [sth] v expr | UK, slang (place a bet) | يراهن على شيء |
| | John and Mike had a flutter on the outcome of the elections. |
| have a good head on your shoulders v expr | figurative (be sensible) | حكيم، رشيد، لبيب، متعقّل |
| | I don't mind him dating my daughter. That boy has a good head on his shoulders. |
| have a handle on [sth] v expr | (have a firm understanding) | عنده فهم جيد لشيء |
| | Now I have a handle on what I'm doing, I think I should be able to get through the project fairly quickly. |
| have a hold on [sth] v expr | (grasp firmly) | يتمسك جيدًا بشيء |
| | Sally had a hold on the horse's reins. |
| have a hold on [sth] v expr | (account: be blocked) (حساب بنكي ممنوع من الاستخدام) | يجمد حساباً |
| | Any check I deposit has a hold on it for 7 days. |
| have a hold on [sb] v expr | informal, figurative (exert control) | يسيطر على شخص |
| | In New Jersey, Democrats have had a hold on the Senate seats for many years. |
| not have a leg to stand on v expr | figurative (have no support for a claim, etc.) | ليس لديه ما يدعم أقواله |
| have a leg up on [sb] v expr | figurative, informal (have an advantage: over [sb]) | وضعه أفضل من شخص |
| | She's got a leg up on most of the kids in the team, as her dad's a professional player. |
| have an edge on v expr | slang (be mildly drunk) | سَكْران |
have blinkers on,
be wearing blinkers v expr | figurative (not perceive [sth] clearly) | لا يرى الأمور إلا من زاوية واحدة |
| have designs on [sb/sth] v expr | (aim to obtain) | خطّط، لديه نوايا، لديه مخطّط |
| | He has designs on my girlfriend. |
| have egg on your face v expr | figurative (be embarrassed) | يشعر بالإحراج |
| | (في بعض المناطق) | "يا أرض انشقّي وابلعيني!" |
| have it on good authority v expr | (know from a reliable source) | يعلم من مصدر موثوق به |
| ملاحظة: Usually followed by that + clause. |
| have no cop on v expr | Irish, informal (lack common sense) | يفتقر إلى المنطق |
| have nothing on v expr | informal (be naked) | يكون عارياً |
| | Don't come in! I've got nothing on! |
| have nothing on [sb/sth] v expr | slang (be inferior) (تعبير عامي) | يصبح متدنياً |
| | Richard is lovely, but he's got nothing on his brother. |
| have nothing on [sb] v expr | informal (have no evidence against) | لا لبس فيه |
| | The police can't arrest me. They've got nothing on me! |
| have [sth/sb] on the brain v expr | informal (think obsessively about) | لا يفارق تفكيره |
| have [sth] on your conscience v expr | (feel guilty about [sth]) | يحمّل شيئًا ضميره |
have a lot on your plate,
have too much on your plate v expr | figurative, informal (be overburdened) | عنده انشغالات كثيرة |
| have passed on v expr | euphemism (be dead) | توفّي |
have pity,
have pity on [sb] v expr | (be merciful, show compassion to) | يشفق على شخص |
| | Have pity on her. She comes from a poor family. |
| have things on your mind v expr | (be preoccupied) | أمور تشغل باله |
| | Joanna has several things on her mind at the moment. |
| have time on your hands v expr | figurative (have spare time) | عنده وقت فراغ |
have [sth] to hand,
have [sth] on hand v expr | (have [sth] within easy reach) | شيء في المتناول |
| | I'll give you Jo's phone number. Do you have a pen to hand? |
| have your eye on [sth] v expr | (want) | أراد شيئا |
| | I've got my eye on a little yellow handbag I saw in a shop window. |
| have your eye on [sb] v expr | (watch) | راقب، شاهد |
| | I've got my eye on you, young man. So behave! |
| have your eye on [sth] v expr | (aim, intend) | يطمح إلى شيء |
| | The company has an eye on future expansion into overseas markets. |
| have your eye on doing [sth] v expr | (aim, intend) | اعتزم شيئا، سعى إلى شيء، نوى شيئا |
| | I keep working this job, but I have my eye on going back to college. |
| have your feet on the ground v expr | (be a pragmatic person) | يكون عمليًّا، يكون واقعيًّا |
| have your head screwed on v expr | informal, figurative (be sensible, practical) | يفكر بوعي |
| | It is best to have your head screwed on when dealing with money. |
| | I'm confident he'll make a wise decision; he's got his head screwed on right. |
keep your eye on the ball,
keep an eye on the ball,
have your eye on the ball v expr | figurative (be attentive, alert) | يحافظ على تركيزه |
| | | ينتبه جيدًا، يركِّز جيدًا |
set your heart on [sth],
have your heart set on [sth] v expr | (desire greatly, long for) | يتوق بشدة إلى شيء |
| | She had set her heart on a trip to Japan. |
| | The little boy had his heart set on getting a puppy for Christmas. |
take vengeance on [sb],
have vengeance on [sb] v expr | (be avenged) | ينتقم من شخص |
| | Mark took vengeance on his old girlfriend by putting embarrassing pictures online. |