have something on
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“He’d be chatting with some official and they’d have something on their desk, and he’d read it, memorize it and have a good story.”
From Seattle Times
“We have a lot more overlapping programing so when there’s something on Damrosch in the bandshell, we’ll also have something on the dance floor,” said Shanta Thake, Lincoln Center’s chief artistic officer.
From Seattle Times
Contact lens wearers will sometimes think they have something on their contact lens.
From Scientific American
"If we're going to negotiate, we're going to have to have to have something on paper that gets the support of at least 218 of our members," said Arrington, whose party controls the House by a narrow 222-213 margin.
From Reuters
“Does he have something on his shoes that is distinct and cool? Is he wearing a unique glove? . . . We might make the ask, and they might say, ‘I don’t want to give up my shoes, but certainly you can have the gloves.’
From Washington Post
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