have the right-of-way
To have priority in proceeding in traffic on a public highway while other vehicles must yield and wait.
"Go ahead," he said. "We have the right-of-way at this intersection."
have the whip over
hold the whip over
To control; dominate.
Eugene has always held the whip over his younger brothers and sisters.
have to do with
To be about; be on the subject of or connected with.
The book has to do with airplanes.
Ralph insisted that he had nothing to do with breaking the window.
What does your suggestion have to do with our problem?
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 anything to do with the new boy.
I had nothing to do with the party; I was home that night.
have to
have got to
To be obliged or forced to; need to; be in great need to do something; must.
Do you have to go now?
He had to come. His parents made him.
I have got to go to the doctor.
I have to go to Church.
I am sorry but we have got to leave, otherwise, we'll miss the last train.
She has got to go to Chicago today to sign the contract papers.
I have to be back home by two o’clock or my wife will feel ill at ease.
have two strikes against one
have two strikes on one
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 have two strikes against them before they enter school.
George has two strikes against him already. Everybody is against what he wants to do.
From baseball. Two opportunities wasted in some undertaking, so that only one chance is left.
(In baseball, three strikes are out. If the umpire calls two strikes against the batter, he has only one strike left and will be out if he gets one more strike.)
(In baseball, three strikes are out. If the umpire calls two strikes against the batter, he has only one strike left and will be out if he gets one more strike.)
Poor John has two strikes against him when it comes to his love for Frances: first, he is too fat, and, second, he is bald.
heart is in the right place
have one's heart in the right place
To be kind-hearted, sympathetic or well-meaning; have good intentions.
All the tramps and stray dogs in the neighborhood knew that Mrs. Brown's heart was in the right place.
Tom looks very rough but his heart is in the right place.
hide one's head in the sand
bury one's head in the sand
have one's head in the sand
put one's head in the sand
To keep from seeing, knowing, or understanding something dangerous or unpleasant; to refuse to see or face something.
"Прятать голову в песок"; избегать информации о неприятных, опасных ситуациях.
If there is a war, you cannot just bury your head in the sand.
Get your head out of the sand and handle the problem.
Перестань прятать голову в песок и реши эту проблему.
in one's hair
get in one's hair
have in one's hair
Bothering you again and again; always annoying.
Беспокоить снова и снова; постоянно раздражать.
Johnny got in Father's hair when he was trying to read the paper by running and shouting.
The grown-ups sent the children out to play so that the children wouldn't be in their hair while they were talking.
He gets into my hair every time we meet.
Он меня раздражает каждый раз, когда мы встречаемся.