the haves
the haves
Those who enjoy a large amount of material wealth; the upper class or the wealthy. Used especially in juxtaposition to "the have-nots," i.e., the poor. We need to wrest control and resources away from the haves of this country and redistribute them equally across the population! I come from a long line of poor folk, so I vowed at a young age to do whatever it took to become successful one of the haves. In the corrupt country, there are only two types of people—the haves and the have-nots.
See also: have
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
the haves
n. the wealthy; those who have money. (Compare this with the have-nots.) The haves seem to be able to take care of themselves.
See also: have
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
- the have-nots
- the haves and the have-nots
- keepage
- marry into money
- take (one's) eyes off (of) (someone or something)
- take eyes off
- not take (one's) eyes off (someone or something)
- not take your eyes off somebody/something
- be born with a silver spoon in (one's) mouth
- born with a silver spoon in your mouth