have had it
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Also, have had it up to here . Have endured all one can, as in I've had it with their delays , or She has had it up to here with her hour-long commute .
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Be in a state beyond remedy, repair, or salvage, as in That old coat has had it .
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Be dead, as in His heart just stopped; he'd had it . All three colloquial usages, which appear to be shortenings of have had enough , date from the mid-1900s.
Example Sentences
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It’s important for investors to realize how good they have had it.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 22, 2026
According to Jesso, he wouldn’t have had it not been for a breakup that left him “the most depressed I’ve ever been in my life, by far.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 22, 2025
It's possible to catch Covid again even if you have had it very recently, or have been vaccinated.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2025
The son of an American prince, he could have had it all.
From Salon ● Jul. 17, 2025
There are pieces of evidence that we have had it the wrong way round.
From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas
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