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• have (something) going for one
  иметь способности \ талант к чему-либо

  Sue has a lot going for her and I am sure she will get the grant she applied for.
• have the right-of-way
  иметь право ехать в каком-либо ряду

  The car had the right-of-way, but nevertheless it was hit by a large truck anyway.
• have an ear out for (something)
  уметь слушать что-либо, прислушиваться к чему-либо

  Della had an ear out for any business opportunities that might come along.
• have (something) on (someone)
  иметь информацию или доказательство о неправедных действиях кого-либо

  I don't think that the police have anything on Elsie Holliwood so she needn't worry.
• have a brush with (the law or something)
  соприкасаться с законом или ещё с чем-либо

  At fourteen Joe had a brush with the law because he had tried to hijack a car.
• hit a plateau
  достичь высокого положения

  The sales hit a plateau and then declined.
• hang out one's shingle
  объявить об открытии, сделать вывеску

  Dr. Rayan decided to notify the public of the opening of his surgery, so he hung out his shingle.
• have oneself something
  съесть что-либо, потреблять что-либо

  Sweanson decided to have himself a hot-dog as he was a little bit hungry.
• have a try/crack at (something)
  попытаться сделать что-либо

  I have always wanted to have a try at writing detective fiction.
• have an itch to do something
  очень хотеть делать что-либо, "руки чешутся"

  Silvia had an itch to learn figure skating.
• have a thing going with (someone)
  иметь романтические отношения с кем-либо

  I believe my cousin has a thing going with one of her colleagues.
• have it all over (someone or something)
  быть гораздо лучше, иметь преимущество перед кем-либо \ чем-либо

  His new car has it all over his old one.
• have designs on (someone or something)
  иметь виды \ планы на кого-либо \ что-либо

  Jackson had designs on the land which he supposed nobody owned.
• have a weakness for (someone or something)
  иметь слабость к кому-либо \ чему-либо

  Cora Brown has always had a weakness for fancy clothes.
• hold (someone) down
  препятствовать чьему-либо успеху

  "I do not intend to hold you down; in fact I want you to succeed."
• hit (someone) like a ton of bricks
  удивить или шокировать кого-либо

  His unexpected arrival in the middle of the night hit me like a ton of bricks.
• hold (someone's) attention
  удерживать чьё-либо внимание

  This actor is able to hold the attention of the audience for several hours.
• hang on
  продолжать, не класть трубку (о телефонном разговоре)

  The conditions were quite favorable, and David decided to hang on and keep his business going.
• hold out for (something)
  настаивать на получении чего-либо

  They are holding out for a salary increase.
• hit the dirt
  лечь на землю и укрыться от огня

  The hold-up men ordered the hostages to hit the dirt.
• hold on to (someone or something)
  держаться за кого-либо \ чего-либо

  You ought to hold on to your baggage when you are at the railway station lest someone should steal it.
• have one's heart go out to someone
  испытывать сострадание к кому-либо

  I had my heart go out to the man who had lost his whole family in an air crash.
• hell and high water
  испытать неприятности и трудности;

  The life-guards went through hell and high water trying to save the people in the rough sea.
• hanging over (someone's) head
  беспокоить кого-либо, висеть над чьей-либо головой

  The teacher's suspicion that Leo had cheated in the final examination was hanging over Leo's head.
• hold all the trumps
  иметь хороший шанс, иметь козырную карту

  I am holding all the trumps, and I hope to do well in my business.
• hit the bricks
  выйти на улицы, забастовать

  The construction workers hit the bricks. They demanded that they be paid decent money for their jobs.
• hit (someone) hard
  задевать кого-либо эмоционально, сказываться на

  The murder of the woman's husband hit her very hard.
• have (something) coming to (someone)
  заслужить наказание за что-либо

  The boy knew he had punishment coming to him because he had deceived his parents.
• have a case (against someone)
  свидетельское показание, которое может быть использовано против кого-либо

  "Mind, the police have a very good case against you, so don't try to cheat them."
• hit the high spots
  затрагивать, рассматривать лишь самое важное

  "I want you to hit the high spots in your speech and talk only about important matters."
• have nothing on (someone or something)
  не иметь никакой информации или свидетельства против кого-либо \ чего-либо

  The police had nothing on Morris so they had to set him free.
• have a feeling about (something)
  интуитивно чувствовать что-либо

  Jim had a strange feeling about the coincidence of events.
• have one's druthers
  иметь предпочтение \ выбор

  If I had had my druthers, I would not have done this boring job.
• have (something) on
  планировать на определённое время

  I have something on this evening so I can't go to the disco with them.
• have eyes only for (someone or something)
  обращать внимание только на кого-либо \ что-либо; интересоваться чем-либо одним

  "I sure knocked him dead; he had eyes only for me," Mandy said.