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not have it

Idioms  

  1. Also, have none of;. Not allow; refuse to tolerate, accept, or endure. For example, Mary wanted to have the reception at home, but her mother would not have it, or I'll have none of your backtalk, or The minister wouldn't hear of a change in the worship service. [Late 1500s] The related not having any, for wanting no part of (as in Fund-raising? I'm not having any!) was first recorded in 1902.

Example Sentences

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She once said it was no surprise that she had chosen to champion women's issues in the media as she "recognised very early on that girls did not have it as easy as boys did".

From BBC

He added that Khamenei "also needs the acceptance of the clerical establishment" but says he does not have it.

From BBC

To not have it, I think, is probably an issue.

From The Wall Street Journal

“You have the dollar in your portfolio, and it always saves you anytime something bad happens. It was just too good to not have it.”

From The Wall Street Journal

"I was able to screw up as a teenager and not have it filmed and amplified all over the place."

From BBC

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