A dictionary of Confusable Phrases: More Than 10,000 Idioms and Collocations

have a good head • have a good mind
have a good head —
1
. (also: have a good head on one’s shoulders)
be smart and intelligent: I searched for Ann, because she has
a good head and knows a lot about medicine. 2. (for) have a
special talent in a certain area: You’ve got a good head for
business, Thompson. It’s the rest of you that worries me. 3.
said of beer with good foam at the top: It was the first brasserie
to captivate Jean … it still retains the flavor of Alsace, where
the beer always has a good head.
have a good mind —(followed by Infinitive) be strongly
inclined to do smth.: I have a good mind to find these iden-
tity thieves and ask how they’re getting money out of my
account.
have a good time • make good time
have a good time —(also: have a good time of it) enjoy oneself:
Gosh, he’s always reading now. It’s not my idea of having a
good time in vacation.
make good time —(also: make time) accomplish a distance in
a short time; travel fast: I was leaping over mounds of snow
and branches and I was making good time.
have a hand for something • have a hand in
 something
have a hand for something— be skilful at dealing with smth.:
A jockey must have a hand for all sorts of horses, and in
the case of two and three year olds a very good hand it must
be.
have a hand in something —(also: have a finger in something )
be involved in smth.; play a role in smth.: “It’s still murder.”
“That’s what’s riding me,” he said. “I feel I almost had a hand
in it.”
have a hard day • have a hard time
have a hard day —said of a busy day full of hard work: You
look tired, dear. Did you have a hard day at the office?
have a hard time —experiecnce difficulties or suffer for a
period of time: I have had a hard time buying a house, even
though my credit history is spotless.