harebrained
Thoughtless; foolish.
Most of the harebrained things Ed does may be attributable to his youth and lack of experience.
hat in hand
In a humble and respectful manner.
They went hat in hand to the old woman to ask for her secret recipe.
haul in
haul up
pull in
To bring before someone in charge for punishment or questioning; arrest.
John was hauled in to court for speeding.
The tramp was hauled up for sleeping on the sidewalk.
have a hand in
have a finger in
have one's finger in
To have a part in or influence over; to be partly responsible for.
Участвовать в чем-либо; быть частично ответственным за что-либо.
Sue's schoolmates respect her and she has a hand in every important decision made by the Student Council.
Ben had a hand in getting ready the Senior play.
I didn’t have my finger in that event.
Я не участвовала в том событии.
have a mind of one's own
To be independent in one's thinking and judgment.
Tow has always had a mind of his own so there is no use trying to convince him how to vote.
have a mind to
have a good mind to
To consider doing; intend to with a high degree of probability.
I have a good mind to tell my boss that he doesn't know how to run our enterprise.
have a say in
have a voice in
To have the right to express one's opinion or cast a vote in a pending matter.
Our boss is friendly and democratic; he always encourages us to have a say in what we will do next.
The new vice-president was promised that she would have a voice in developing the company’s international expansion.
The students are trying to have a voice in college affairs by gaining representation on administrative committees.
have a snowball's chance in hell
To be condemned to failure; enjoy a zero chance of success.
Pessimists used to think that we had a snowball's chance in hell to put a man on the moon; yet we did it in July, 1969.