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have a bar of it

have a bar of it verb: to tolerate it to the slightest degree; to stand for it.

Verb

have a bar of it (third-person singular simple present has a bar of it, present participle having a bar of it, simple past and past participle had a bar of it)

  1. (Australia, New Zealand, colloquial) To tolerate it to the slightest degree; to stand for it.
    • Is that the stupid proposition that the member for Auckland Central wants us to accept? If it is, the Government will not have a bar of it.1980, New Zealand. Parliament, Parliamentary Debates: House of Representatives (page 3326)

Forms of have a bar of it

third-person singular presenthas a bar of it
present participlehaving a bar of it
past participlehad a bar of it
pasthad a bar of it

Questions about have a bar of it

What does have a bar of it mean?
Have a bar of it means to tolerate it to the slightest degree; to stand for it.
What part of speech is have a bar of it?
Have a bar of it is a verb.
What is the past tense of have a bar of it?
The past tense of have a bar of it is had a bar of it.

Words near have a bar of it in the dictionary

  1. Havdalah
  2. Havdoloh
  3. have
  4. have a bad time of it
  5. have a ball
  6. have a bar of it
  7. have a bird
  8. have a bite
  9. have a blessed one
  10. have a bone in one's leg
  11. have a bone to pick

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