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have had it
Also, have had it up to here . Have endured all one can, as in I've had it with their delays , or She has had it up to here with her hour-long commute .
Be dead, as in His heart just stopped; he'd had it . All three colloquial usages, which appear to be shortenings of have had enough , date from the mid-1900s.
Be in a state beyond remedy, repair, or salvage, as in That old coat has had it .
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