prepossess /prē-pə-zesˈ/

1. To bias or prejudice, esp favourably, to impress
2. To preoccupy
3. To fill (eg the mind) beforehand with some opinion or feeling
4. To possess or take beforehand (obsolete or law)

prepossessedˈ adjective

Biased, prejudiced

prepossessˈing adjective

1. Tending to prepossess
2. Making a favourable impression
3. Attractive, pleasing

• have someone on toast
• have someone over a barrel
• have someone's back
• have someone's ear
• have someone's guts
• have someone's guts for garters
• have someone's measure
• have someone's number
• have something against
• have something going for one
• have taped
• have the advantage of
• have the ball at one's feet
• have the best of it
• have the black ox tread on one's foot
• have the bulge on someone
• have the cards stacked against
• have the cards stacked in favour of
• have the edge
• have the goods on
• have the heart
• have the hots for
• have the jitters
• have the jump on
• have the key of the door