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have other ideas

have other ideas verb: to do something different from what is proposed or expected.

Verb

have other ideas (third-person singular simple present has other ideas, present participle having other ideas, simple past and past participle had other ideas)

  1. (idiomatic) To do something different from what is proposed or expected.
    • He wanted to get home and warm up, but his dog had other ideas. 'Jasper, you daft dog. Come here.' The dog continued to bark, and Harry knew he would have to go and retrieve the dog himself.2022, Kat Green, Frozen Pact, page 1

Forms of have other ideas

third-person singular presenthas other ideas
present participlehaving other ideas
past participlehad other ideas
pasthad other ideas

Questions about have other ideas

What does have other ideas mean?
Have other ideas means to do something different from what is proposed or expected.
What part of speech is have other ideas?
Have other ideas is a verb.
What is the past tense of have other ideas?
The past tense of have other ideas is had other ideas.

Words near have other ideas in the dictionary

  1. have one's wig snatched
  2. have one's wits about one
  3. have one's work cut out
  4. have one's work cut out for one
  5. have other fish to fry
  6. have other ideas
  7. have out
  8. have over
  9. have province
  10. have provinces
  11. have reason

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