have one's moments
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have one's moments (third-person singular simple present has one's moments, present participle having one's moments, simple past and past participle had one's moments)
- (idiomatic) To experience brief periods of distinction, especially in contrast with the status quo.
- 2021 May 15, Phil McNulty, “Chelsea 0-1 Leicester”, in BBC Sport[1]:
- They certainly had their moments and will complain of ill-fortune, about a suspicion of handball before Tielemans' goal and those magnificent saves from Schmeichel but this was a stuttering Chelsea, not the smooth machine that saw off Real Madrid with such comfort in the Champions League semi-final second leg at Stamford Bridge.
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- (of an inanimate object) have its moments
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experience brief periods of distinction
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