have it in one

English

Verb

have it in one (third-person singular simple present has it in one, present participle having it in one, simple past and past participle had it in one)

1. (informal, idiomatic) To be able to do something; to have the capacity to achieve something.

   Do you have it in you to show any respect, politeness, patience, or, God forbid, an ounce of forbearance?

   • 2007, Diablo Cody, Juno:

     MAC: Who’s the father, Juno? JUNO: Um… it’s Paulie Bleeker. MAC: Paulie Bleeker? I didn’t think he had it in him.

Translations

Translations

• Finnish: olla siihen (subject in the elative case)
• Polish: umieć (pl) impf, potrafić (pl) impf or pf

Further reading

• “have it in one”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
• “have it in one”, in Collins English Dictionary.
• “have it in one”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
• “have it in you”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.
• “have it in one”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.