French fact
Canadian
noun
(With the) the francophone community and culture considered as a distinct component of Canadian society, especially with regard to bilingualism; also in extended use, with reference to other places having French cultural or linguistic heritage.
Origin
1940s; earliest use found in The Winnipeg Free Press. After French le fait français.
- have been known to do something
- have been there before
- have blood on one's hands
- have clean hands
- have designs on
- have every confidence in
- have everything
- have eyes bigger than one's stomach (or belly)
- have eyes in the back of one's head
- have eyes like a hawk
- have eyes like saucers
- have got
- have-got
- have (got) a good head on one's shoulders
- have (got) another think coming
- have got it bad (or badly)
- have (got) it in for
- have (got) it in one (to do something)
- have (got) it made
- have (got) no idea
- have (got) nothing on
- have (got) someone's back
- have (got) something on
- have (got) something on the brain
- have (got) something to oneself