have (someone) down

have (someone) down

To invite someone who lives north of one's home to visit. They keep saying that they want to have us down, but I have no interest in traveling all the way from Vermont to Texas just for a weekend.
See also: down, have
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

have someone down

to have someone for a visit to a place that is on a lower level or in the south. (Fixed order.) Why don't we have Roger down for the weekend? They had us down to their place in Florida.
See also: down, have
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • have down
  • have over
  • have (someone) around for (something)
  • have (someone) over (for something)
  • have (someone) in
  • ask down
  • (one's) day in court
  • (from) top to toe
  • (there's) no peace/rest for the wicked
  • (one's) old man