Isis1
/ˈʌɪsɪs
/Egyptian Mythology
A goddess of fertility, wife of Osiris and mother of Horus. Her worship spread to western Asia, Greece, and Rome, where she was identified with various local goddesses.
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Isis2
/ˈʌɪsɪs/A name for the part of the River Thames that flows through Oxford.
Origin
From Latin Tamesis, the Roman name for the Thames, of Celtic origin.
ISIS3
/ˈʌɪsɪs/(also Isis)
A militant Islamic fundamentalist group active particularly in Syria and Iraq. Also called ISIL, Islamic State.
Origin
Early 21st century: acronym from Islamic State in Iraq and Syria or Islamic State in Iraq and al-Sham ( 'Syria' or 'the Levant').
- have someone on
- have someone on toast
- have someone's ear
- have someone's guts for garters
- have someone's name on it
- have someone's number
- have someone's number on it
- have someone/thing by the balls
- have someone/thing in mind
- have someone up
- have-something
- have something against someone
- have something at one's feet
- have something coming out of one's ears
- have something in common
- have something off (or down) pat
- have something on good authority
- have something on one's side (or something is on one's side)
- have something (or nothing) to show for
- have something out
- have something to burn
- have something to offer
- have something to one's credit
- have something to say for oneself
- have stars in one's eyes