‘have’ meaning possession

e.g. I have a pen

us

I have

I don’t have

uk

I have got

I haven‘t got

Describe ourselves

I have a big nose / blue eyes / ginger hair

ginger= more or less grey

I’ve got a black hair [一根頭發(fā)]

Describe Personality

to have a bad temper

to fly off the handle = to become angry

to have a nasty temper

to have a lovely/calm manner = speak in a calm and polite way

to have good manners = well behaved

to have bad manners = to be rude/impolite

Describe sicknesses

have a cold/cough/fever/stomachache/headache

to be in the wars = to have many injuries or illnesses

have describing activities

have a rest /siesta/ lie down / (power) nap /snooze

have 40 winks

siesta /si?es.t?/: a?rest?or?sleep?taken after?lunch,?especially?in?hot?countries

snooze/snu?z/: to?sleep?lightly?for a?short?time,?especially?somewhere?other than in?your?bed

• VERB = HAVE + NOUN
• to look = to have a look
• have a listen / taste / bite / smell /think/ ponder
• TO TRY
• have a try /go
• COMMON MISTAKES
• I have breakfast/lunch/dinner
• I have a breakfast ?

have in idiomatic expressions

 to have a whale of a time = to enjoy oneself a lot

to have a blast = to enjoy oneself a lot

to have money to burn = to have plenty of money to spend

to have the upper hand = to have an advantage over someone

to have a one-track mind = to think about only one thing

= someone's?tendency?to?think?about or be?interested?in a?single?subject

He doesn’t have a clue = He doesn’t know

to have a bone to pick with someone = have a reason to disagree with , or be angry with, someone

to have time on your hands = to have free time

to have time to kill = to have spare time