have sth in hand
mainly UKDefinition
› If you have something in hand, you have not yet used it and it is still available: I've got enough money in hand to buy a new car. Italy are three points behind France in the championship, but they have one game in hand (= one game more than France still to play).Also, extra, and in addition
(Definition of have sth in hand from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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have something on good authority idiom
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have something/nothing to show for sth idiom
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have sth coming out of your ears idiom
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have sth down to a fine art idiom
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have sth going for you idiom
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have sth in your pocket idiom
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have sth on the brain idiom
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have sth on your hands idiom
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have sth on your mind idiom
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have sth on your plate idiom
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Synonyms and related words:
- added adjective
- additional adjective
- again adverb (IN ADDITION)
- along adverb (WITH YOU)
- also adverb
- case noun (SITUATION)
- excess adjective
- extra- prefix
- for good measure idiom
- for luck idiom
- furthermore adverb
- second adverb
- thirdly adverb
- to boot idiom
- to cap it all idiom
- to say nothing of ... idiom
- together adverb (AND ALSO)
- too adverb (ALSO)
- yet adverb (EVEN NOW)
- yet adverb (MORE)
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