have it in one

verb

To be able to do something; to have the capacity to achieve something.

“Do you have it in you to show any respect, politeness, patience, or, God forbid, an ounce of forbearance?”

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Meanings

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

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

  1. idiomaticinformalTo be able to do something; to have the capacity to achieve something.

    Do you have it in you to show any respect, politeness, patience, or, God forbid, an ounce of forbearance?

    3 more examples

    MAC: Who’s the father, Juno? JUNO: Um… it’s Paulie Bleeker. MAC: Paulie Bleeker? I didn’t think he had it in him.

    2007, Diablo Cody, Juno

    I spotted the demon eyeing me lustfully. Seems I still had it in me, I thought.

    2012, Annabel Bastione, Tossing Caesar's Salad

    Do not read this heart-wrenching story if you don’t have it in you to control your emotions!

    2021, Ddeepak Arora, When Mornings Sleep, Berlin: Verlag GD Publishing Ltd. & Co KG, →ISBN

Translations

Polish umieć, potrafić
  • umiećTranslations
  • potrafićTranslations
Romanian fi în stare
  • fi în stareTranslations
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APA

have it in one. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/have%20it%20in%20one

MLA

“have it in one.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/have%20it%20in%20one. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “have it in one,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/have%20it%20in%20one.

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