have a time of it
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He'll have a time of it finding his way back.
From The Pony Rider Boys in Texas Or, The Veiled Riddle of the Plains by Patchin, Frank Gee
He has taken a fancy to you, so you'll have a time of it.
From Savva and the Life of Man Two plays by Leonid Andreyev by Seltzer, Thomas
Between Joy's dancing and my dreaming, those poor teachers have a time of it.
From The Merriweather Girls and the Mystery of the Queen's Fan by Edholm, Lizette M.
When we two get together, we have a time of it; I, lauding my boy; she, praising hers.
From Half a Rogue by MacGrath, Harold
Oh! it was awful in that cave; and when you were away talking to the lady Banshee I did have a time of it.
From Light O' the Morning by Meade, L. T.
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