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[have the time of one's life]

See: [TIME OF ONE'S LIFE].

[have the worst of]

See: [GET THE WORST OF].

[have to] or [have got to]  {v.},  {informal}

To be obliged or forced to; need to; must.

Do you have to go now?

He had to come. His parents made him.

I have got to go to the doctor.

[have to do with]  {v. phr.}

1. To be about; be on the subject of or connected with.

The book has to do with airplanes.

2. To know or be a friend of; work or have business with. — Usually used in negative sentence.

* /Tom said he didn't want to  […]

[have too many irons in the fire]

See: [TOO MANY IRONS IN THE FIRE].

[have two strikes against one] or [have two strikes on one]  {v. phr.},  {informal}

To have things working against you; be hindered in several ways; be in a difficult situation; be unlikely to succeed.

* /Children from the poorest parts of a city often  […]

[haw]

See: [HEM AND HAW].

[hay]

See: [HIT THE HAY].

[haystack]

See: [NEEDLE IN A HAYSTACK].

[haywire]

See: [GO HAYWIRE].