have something on
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“You’re going after someone for something that’s just silly. If the guy really was dirty, you should have something on him other than this seashell picture.”
From Salon • May 5, 2026
Contact lens wearers will sometimes think they have something on their contact lens.
From Scientific American • Mar. 23, 2023
“We always have something on hold,” Cummings said.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 14, 2023
"We're upset, and in the Quran, it's said that if you're upset and have something on your chest, then you should visit the graves," she says.
From BBC • Jan. 24, 2023
“I might have something on my bicycle. One minute.”
From "The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge" by M.T. Anderson and Eugene Yelchin
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