alleluia verse
Christian Church (especially Roman Catholic Church )
noun
A passage from Scripture, preceded and followed by acclamations of ‘alleluia’, and said or sung before the Gospel reading; (also occasionally) the acclamation ‘alleluia’ itself.
Origin
Mid 19th century.
- have a mountain to climb
- have an axe to grind
- have an eye for
- have a nice day
- have ants in one's pants
- have a/one's cross to bear
- have a (or a good or half a) mind to do something
- have a (or one's) bellyful
- have a plum in one's mouth
- have a problem with
- have a screw loose
- have a shy at
- have a soft spot (also soft corner) for
- have at
- have a thick (or thin) skin
- have a thick skin
- have a thing about
- have a thing for
- have a thin time
- have a tiger by the tail (also be riding a tiger)
- have a tin ear
- have a way with
- have a way with one
- have a whale of a time
- have a will of one's own