Commonly-Used Idioms, Sayings and phrasal verbs - Saigontre

have a field day
- have a wild time
The media had a field day with the scandal in the local city government.
have a finger in the pie
- be involved in something
The man has his finger in the pie of many businesses.
have a fit
- become upset
The woman had a fit when she saw what her son had done to her car.
have a foot in both camps
- support each of two opposing groups of people
The mayor of the city has a foot in both camps of the opposing groups.
have a frog in one's throat
- have a feeling of a hoarse throat, be unable to speak
I had a frog in my throat and couldn't speak easily in front of the class.
have a go at (something)
- try to do something
I decided to have a go at applying for the job after my boss told me about it.
have a good command of (something)
- know something well
The girls have a good command of French.
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