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have the laugh on
To emerge as the victor.
Выйти победителем.
I may not have the last word, but I’ll certainly have the laugh on those who doubted my abilities.
Возможно, последнее слово не за мной, но я точно посмеюсь над теми, кто сомневался в моих способностях.
They thought I wouldn't succeed, but little did they know I'd have the laugh on them when I proved them wrong.
Они думали, что у меня ничего не получится, но они и не подозревали, что я посмеюсь над ними, когда докажу, что они неправы.
We were trying to fool Paul by setting him up with a blind date who was reportedly unattractive, but he had the laugh on us when this girl turned out to be beautiful.
Мы пытались обмануть Пола, устроив ему свидание вслепую, которая, по слухам, была непривлекательной, но он посмеялся над нами, когда эта девушка оказалась красавицей.
have the lead
To occupy the most prominent part in something.
Maria has the lead in our school play.
have the makings of
To possess the basic ingredients; have the basic qualities to do something.
Tom is still young but he seems to have the makings of an excellent pianist.
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.
Ralph insisted that he had nothing to do with breaking the window.
The book has to do with airplanes.
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.
I had nothing to do with the party; I was home that night.
Tom said he didn't want to have anything to do with the new boy.
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 have to be back home by two o’clock or my wife will feel ill at ease.
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.
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.