My husband and I have had our share of job changes and periods of unemployment in recent years.
This community has more than its share of kids in trouble.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
have had more than (your) fair share of (something) — to have had more of something unpleasant than other people when you do not deserve it. Jane s had more than her fair share of bad luck recently, what with losing her job and getting divorced … New idioms dictionary
share — share1 W1S1 [ʃeə US ʃer] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(use together)¦ 2¦(let somebody use something)¦ 3¦(divide)¦ 4¦(responsibility/blame)¦ 5¦(same)¦ 6¦(tell somebody something)¦ 7 share your life with somebody 8 share and share alike Phrasal verbs … Dictionary of contemporary English
share — [[t]ʃe͟ə(r)[/t]] ♦ shares, sharing, shared 1) N COUNT: oft N in n A company s shares are the many equal parts into which its ownership is divided. Shares can be bought by people as an investment. This is why Sir Colin Marshall, British Airways… … English dictionary
have — [ weak əv, həv, strong hæv ] (3rd person singular has [ weak əz, həz, strong hæz ] ; past tense and past participle had [ weak əd, həd, strong hæd ] ) verb *** Have can be used in the following ways: as an auxiliary verb in perfect tenses of… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
have (the) first crack at (something) — to have the first chance to try to do something. If you want to sell your share of the business, our company would have first crack at buying it. Usage notes: sometimes used in the forms get a crack at something or have a crack at something have… … New idioms dictionary
have\ dibs\ on — • have dibs on • put dibs on v. phr. slang To demand a share of something or to be in line for the use of an object usable by more than one person. Don t throw your magazine away! I put (my) dibs on it, remember? … Словарь американских идиом
share — 1 verb 1 USE EQUALLY (I, T) to have or use something that other people also have or use at the same time: We don t have enough books for everyone, so you ll have to share. | share sth: The last bus had gone, so the three of us shared a taxi. |… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
have — have1 W1S1 [v, əv, həv strong hæv] auxiliary v past tense and past participle had [d, əd, həd strong hæd] third person singular has [z, əz, həz strong hæz] [: Old English; Origin: habban] 1.) used with past participles to form ↑perfect tenses ▪… … Dictionary of contemporary English
have */*/*/ — strong UK [hæv] / US weak UK [əv] / US UK [həv] / US verb Word forms have : present tense I/you/we/they have he/she/it has strong UK [hæz] / US weak UK [əz] / US UK [həz] / US present participle having past tense had strong UK [hæd] / US weak UK… … English dictionary
share */*/*/ — I UK [ʃeə(r)] / US [ʃer] verb Word forms share : present tense I/you/we/they share he/she/it shares present participle sharing past tense shared past participle shared 1) a) [intransitive/transitive] to use or to have something at the same time… … English dictionary
