have something on

have something on
have something doing & have something on
to have plans for a particular period of time. (Note the variation with

anything

in the examples. Fixed order.) •

Bob: Are you busy Saturday night? Bill: Yes, I've got something doing.

I don't have anything doing Sunday night.

I have something on almost every Saturday.

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{v. phr.}, {informal} To have information or proof that someone did something wrong. * /Mr. Jones didn't want to run for office because he knew the opponents had something on him./ * /Mr. Smith keeps paying blackmail to a man who has something on him./ * /Although Miss Brown is not a good worker, her boss does not fire her because she has something on him./ Compare: GET THE GOODS ON. Contrast: HAVE NOTHING ON.

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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