Phrase guide

have had it

verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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1

verb

Meaning 1

To have endured all that one can.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic

Examples

  • I've had it with your shenanigans!

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To be broken or worn out beyond repair.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic

Examples

  • My old car has just about had it.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

To be dead or close to death.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic

Examples

  • The dog got hit by a car, and I'm afraid he's had it.
  • When the brakes didn’t work, we thought we’d had it.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

verb

Meaning 4

To have failed.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • French: n’en plus pouvoir — to have endured all that one can
  • German: die Nase voll haben — to have endured all that one can
  • Hungarian: elege van — to have endured all that one can
  • Hungarian: tele van a hócipője — to have endured all that one can
  • Jamaican Creole: cyaan tek — to have endured all that one can
  • Polish: mieć dość — to have endured all that one can
  • Polish: mieć potąd — to have endured all that one can
  • Polish: mieć powyżej uszu — to have endured all that one can
  • Russian: с меня хватит (s menja xvatit) — to have endured all that one can
  • German: hinüber sein — to be broken or worn out beyond repair
  • Jamaican Creole: waan dash weh — to be broken or worn out beyond repair
  • Polish: być kompletnie zniszczonym — to be broken or worn out beyond repair