have it in for

have it in for
To be very angry at; to have a grudge against; to have little tolerance for.

My boss must really have it in for me; that was the third lecture this week!


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  • have an ear for — {v. phr.} To have a keen perception; have a taste or a talent for; be sensitive to something. * /I have no ear whatsoever for foreign languages or music./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • have an ear for — {v. phr.} To have a keen perception; have a taste or a talent for; be sensitive to something. * /I have no ear whatsoever for foreign languages or music./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • have an eye for — {v. phr.} To be able to judge correctly of; have good taste in. * /She has an eye for color and style in clothes./ * /He has an eye for good English usage./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • have it in for — {v. phr.}, {informal} To wish or mean to harm; have a bitter feeling against. * /George has it in for Bob because Bob told the teacher that George cheated in the examination./ * /After John beat Ted in a fight, Ted always had it in for John./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • have an eye for — {v. phr.} To be able to judge correctly of; have good taste in. * /She has an eye for color and style in clothes./ * /He has an eye for good English usage./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • have it in for — {v. phr.}, {informal} To wish or mean to harm; have a bitter feeling against. * /George has it in for Bob because Bob told the teacher that George cheated in the examination./ * /After John beat Ted in a fight, Ted always had it in for John./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • have eyes only for — {v. phr.} To see or want nothing else but; give all your attention to; be interested only in. * /Of all the horses in the show, John had eyes only for the big white one./ * /All the girls liked Fred, but he had eyes only for Helen./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • have eyes only for — {v. phr.} To see or want nothing else but; give all your attention to; be interested only in. * /Of all the horses in the show, John had eyes only for the big white one./ * /All the girls liked Fred, but he had eyes only for Helen./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • have something going for one — {v. phr.}, {slang}, {informal} To have ability, talent; good looks, and/or influence in important places helping one to be successful. * /Well now, Pat Jones, that s another story she s got something going for her./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • have something going for one — {v. phr.}, {slang}, {informal} To have ability, talent; good looks, and/or influence in important places helping one to be successful. * /Well now, Pat Jones, that s another story she s got something going for her./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • have an itch for — or[to do] See: BE ITCHING TO …   Dictionary of American idioms

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