| 词组 | have something going |
| 释义 | Idiom have a thing going (with someone) and have something going (with someone) Theme: LOVE to have a romance or a love affair with someone. (Informal.)John and Mary have a thing going.Bill has a thing going with Ann.They have something going. Idiom have something going (with someone) Theme: BUSY to have a business deal with someone.(Informal.)Sally has a new business project going with Ann.John and Tom work as stockbrokers. I've heard that they have a business deal going. Idiom have something going (for oneself) Theme: BENEFIT [for one] to have a scheme or operation operating for one's benefit. (Informal.)John really has something going for himself He's a travel agent, and he gets to travel everywhere for free.I wish I could have something like that going. have a good thing goingTo be in a favorable situation, often financially. He doesn't need to work because he has a good thing going with all his rental properties. have a good thing goingto have something of an ongoing nature arranged for one's own benefit. Sally paints pictures and sells them at art fairs. She has a good thing going, and she makes good money. John inherited a fortune and doesn't have to work for a living anymore. He's got a good thing going. have a good thing goingHave matters arranged to one's benefit or profit. For example, Joe's got a good thing going with this new franchise. It also may be put as make a good thing of, meaning "make something work to one's benefit," as in If we work hard we can make a good thing of this job. The first term dates from the second half of the 1900s, the second from the early 1800s. Also see have going for one. |
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