have (a) use for someone or something
- have (a) use for someone or something
have (a) use for someone or something
1. to have need for someone or something. (Often negative. Note the use of
any
and
no
in several examples.) •
I have no use for Josh and his big fancy car.
•
See if you have use for this hammer.
•
Do you have any use for this?
•
I have no use for that.
2. to like someone or something. (Often negative. Note the use of
any
and
no
.) •
I don't have any use for sweet potatoes.
•
I have no use for Harry.
Dictionary of American idioms.
2013.
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have no use for someone — have no use for (someone/something) to have a very low opinion of someone or something. To my mother, my friends were simply a bunch of bums, and she had no use for them. He has no use for gossip, which he thinks is a waste of time. Etymology:… … New idioms dictionary
have no use for something — have no use for (someone/something) to have a very low opinion of someone or something. To my mother, my friends were simply a bunch of bums, and she had no use for them. He has no use for gossip, which he thinks is a waste of time. Etymology:… … New idioms dictionary
have no use for — (someone/something) to have a very low opinion of someone or something. To my mother, my friends were simply a bunch of bums, and she had no use for them. He has no use for gossip, which he thinks is a waste of time. Etymology: based on the… … New idioms dictionary
have no use for — 1) used for saying that you do not want or need someone or something because they could never be helpful to you Take the books. I have no use for them now. 2) informal to dislike someone or something I have no use for a liar … English dictionary
have no use for — phrasal : to hold in contempt : despise has no use for dishonest politicians : be unwilling to tolerate or deal with in any way * * * be unable to find a purpose for; have no need for he had no use for a single glove ■ informal dislike or be… … Useful english dictionary
use — use1 W1S1 [ju:z] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(use something)¦ 2¦(amount of something)¦ 3¦(treat somebody unfairly)¦ 4¦(an advantage)¦ 5 could use something 6¦(word)¦ 7¦(drugs)¦ Phrasal verbs use something<=>up ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date … Dictionary of contemporary English
use — 1 /ju:z/ verb (T) 1 USE STH if you use a particular tool, method, service, ability etc, you do something with that tool, by means of that method etc, for a particular purpose: Can I use your phone? | More people are using the library than ever… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
have — [ weak əv, həv, strong hæv ] (3rd person singular has [ weak əz, həz, strong hæz ] ; past tense and past participle had [ weak əd, həd, strong hæd ] ) verb *** Have can be used in the following ways: as an auxiliary verb in perfect tenses of… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
use — use1 [ juz ] verb *** ▸ 1 do something with tool etc. ▸ 2 get benefit from something ▸ 3 take amount from supply ▸ 4 treat someone in unfair way ▸ 5 take illegal drugs ▸ 6 say particular words ▸ 7 call yourself something ▸ + PHRASES 1. )… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
have — I [[t]həv, STRONG hæv[/t]] AUXILIARY VERB USES ♦ has, having, had (In spoken English, forms of have are often shortened, for example I have is shortened to I ve and has not is shortened to hasn t.) 1) AUX You use the forms have and has with a… … English dictionary
for — [[t]fə(r), STRONG fɔː(r)[/t]] ♦ (In addition to the uses shown below, for is used after some verbs, nouns, and adjectives in order to introduce extra information, and in phrasal verbs such as account for and make up for . It is also used with… … English dictionary
