have had it

verb

To have endured all that one can.

“My old car has just about had it.”

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Meanings

verbhave had it (third-person singular simple present has had it, present participle having had it, simple past and past participle had had it)

present singular third person has had it · participle present having had it · participle past had had it · past had had it

  1. idiomaticTo have endured all that one can.

    I've had it with your shenanigans!

  2. idiomaticTo be broken or worn out beyond repair.

    My old car has just about had it.

  3. idiomaticTo be dead or close to death.

    The dog got hit by a car, and I'm afraid he's had it.

    1 more example

    When the brakes didn’t work, we thought we’d had it.

  4. idiomaticTo have failed.

    'Once you start to make a set at Le Chiffre at the tables, you'll have had it,' he said. 'But wear a cover that will stick with the general public.'

    1953, Ian Fleming, “L’Ennemi Écoute”, in Casino Royale, London: Pan Books, published 1955, page 27

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
have had enough

Translations

French n’en plus pouvoir
  • n’en plus pouvoirto have endured all that one can
German die Nase voll haben, hinüber sein
  • die Nase voll habento have endured all that one can
  • hinüber seinto be broken or worn out beyond repair
Hungarian elege van, tele van a hócipője
  • elege vanto have endured all that one can
  • tele van a hócipőjeto have endured all that one can
Polish mieć dość, mieć potąd
  • mieć dośćto have endured all that one can
  • mieć potądto have endured all that one can
  • mieć powyżej uszuto have endured all that one can
  • być kompletnie zniszczonymto be broken or worn out beyond repair
Russian с меня хватит
  • с меня хватит (s menja xvatit)to have endured all that one can
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Chicago

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