American Idioms and Expressions

Have A Time Idiom

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have a time
What does have a time mean?
have trouble, have a hard timeShe really had a time last night when her car stopped working.
have a time
What does have a time mean?
have a good time, have funWe really had a time at the party last night.
have a time
What does have a time mean?
to have trouble, to have a hard time My friend really had a time last night when her car stopped working.

have a time
What does have a time mean?
to have a good time, to have fun We really had a time at the party last night.


Some Random Idioms
chicken feed
What does "chicken feed" mean?
a small amount of moneyThe man sold his car for chicken feed because he needed the money.
have (someone's) blood on one's hands
What does "have (someone's) blood on one's hands" mean?
be responsible for someone's deathThe driver of the car who was going too fast had the passengers' blood on his hands after two people were killed in an accident.
rough time
What does "rough time" mean?
difficult experience; hard time
Bar fly
What does "Bar fly" mean?
A bar fly is a person who spends a lot of time drinking in different bars and pubs.
serve as a guinea pig
What does "serve as a guinea pig" mean?
to allow some kind of test to be performed on someoneI was not happy that I had to act as a guinea pig for the managers who were testing the new training material.
bird colonel
What does "bird colonel" mean?
full colonel, as opposed to a lieutenant colonel, which is one rank lower (in the U.S. Army)

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