have something on good authority
have something on good authority verb: to know from a reliable source (that).
Verb
have something on good authority (third-person singular simple present has something on good authority, present participle having something on good authority, simple past and past participle had something on good authority)
Synonyms of have something on good authority
- have it on excellent authority
Forms of have something on good authority
| third-person singular present | has something on good authority |
|---|---|
| present participle | having something on good authority |
| past participle | had something on good authority |
| past | had something on good authority |
Questions about have something on good authority
- What does have something on good authority mean?
- Have something on good authority means to know from a reliable source (that).
- What part of speech is have something on good authority?
- Have something on good authority is a verb.
- What is the past tense of have something on good authority?
- The past tense of have something on good authority is had something on good authority.
Words near have something on good authority in the dictionary
- have someone's nose wide open
- have someone's number
- have someone's six
- have something going for one
- have something going with someone
- have something on good authority
- have something over someone
- have something over with
- have something to show for something
- have swallowed a dictionary
- have that shit on
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