Common American Phrases in Everyday Contexts (69 page)

Have I made myself clear?
Do you understand exactly what I am telling you? (Indicates anger or dominance.)
I don't intend to warn you again. Have I made myself clear?
A: Please let me go to the top. B: I do not want you to go there! Have I made myself clear?

Have it your way
.
It will be done your way.; You will get your way. (Usually shows irritation on the part of the speaker.)
T
OM
: I would like to do this room in blue. S
UE
: I prefer yellow. I really do. T
OM
: Okay. Have it your way
.
J
ANE
: Let's get a pie. Apple would be good. B
OB
: No, if we are going to buy a whole pie, I want a cherry pie, not apple. J
ANE
: Oh, have it your way!

have
one's
finger in too many pies
to be involved in too many things; to have too many tasks going to be able to do any of them well.
I'm too busy. I have my finger in too many pies
.
She never gets anything done because she has her finger in too many pies.

have some face time with
someone to have a period of time when one is dealing with another person face to face and not over the telephone or by e-mail. (See also spend (some) quality time with someone.)
As soon as I have some face time with Tom, I'll be able to tell you what his reaction is to your proposal
.
Thank you all for coming today. I would prefer to have some face time with each of you individually, and maybe we will do that some day.

have
(some)
issues (with
someone or something) to have problems with someone or something.
I have a lot of issues with Ted, and it is hard even to talk to him
.
Is there a problem with my choice of color? Do you have issues with bright orange?

Have some more
.
Go to (Do) have some more.

have some skin in the game
AND
have a chip in the game; have a chair at the table
to be a participant in an enterprise where one actually has something to lose if things do not go as
planned.
If you had a chip in the game, I would take your advice more seriously
.
Listen to me! I don't need any smart-aleck outsider to tell me how to run my business! If you had some skin in the game, that would be one thing, but you don't have the slightest idea about what goes on around here.