having it

Verb

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

1. To state or hold as true; to insist.
   • Conventional wisdom has it that heat rises, but in fact heat diffuses: hot air rises.

   Synonyms:

   hold

2. To buy: to purchase.
   • Twenty quid, you say? Yes, we'll have it, thank you.
3. To accept (an excuse, a behavior, etc); to believe.
   • He tried to make excuses but she wouldn't have it / was not having it / was having none of it.

   Synonyms:

   buy it

4. To be the object of ridicule, rebuke, critique, etc.
   • Near-synonym: get it

   Synonyms:

   get it

5. To possess some desirable quality or ability; to be all that.
   • I was nervous about her performing on stage, but after all these years, she still has it.