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

have it large • make it big
have it large —(UK sl., also: large it up) go out and enjoy
oneself, typically with drink or drugs: I was out last night till
the very early hours of the morning having it large.
make it big —(coll.) become successful and famous: If you
want to make it big as a musician in the United States, the
festival in Austin is a good place to start.
have it made • have made it
have it made —(coll.) be assured of success: Michael thought
he had it made when he landed a job as a big band singer.
have made it—have achieved what one intended or hoped
to do: The sales charts showed we had made it, and big.
have it over someone • have the edge over someone
have it over someone —(also: have it all over someone) be supe-
rior to a person; be better than smb.: She is not my boss but
she likes to think she has it over me because I happen to be a
lot younger.
have the edge over someone —(also: have the edge on someone)
have an advantage over a person: The only thing I envy the
Asian communities is their extended Family system, that is
where they have the edge over us.
have money to spend • have spending money
have money to spend —have plenty of money at one’s dis-
posal: She’s a really happy woman now because for once she’s
got money to spend.
have spending money —have some cash for small personal
needs: Make sure your child has spending money. All children
need to have some discretionary funds at their disposal.
have no conscience about something • have some-
thing on one’s conscience
have no conscience about something —have no scruples about
smth. morally wrong : They have no conscience about the
plight of the poor; and although they talk patriotically, they
treat the country like a colony to be exploited.
have something on one’s conscience —feel guilty about smth.
one has done or failed to do: And now he had Jergensen’s
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