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not have it

Idioms  

  1. Also, have none of;. Not allow; refuse to tolerate, accept, or endure. For example, Mary wanted to have the reception at home, but her mother would not have it, or I'll have none of your backtalk, or The minister wouldn't hear of a change in the worship service. [Late 1500s] The related not having any, for wanting no part of (as in Fund-raising? I'm not having any!) was first recorded in 1902.

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To not have it, I think, is probably an issue.

From The Wall Street Journal

“You have the dollar in your portfolio, and it always saves you anytime something bad happens. It was just too good to not have it.”

From The Wall Street Journal

"I was able to screw up as a teenager and not have it filmed and amplified all over the place."

From BBC

Almost everybody can have it, but you should not have it if you have ever had a serious allergy to the vaccine, or any of its ingredients.

From BBC

The base view is that “we’re not overly concerned. But I can’t not have it as a risk scenario for Treasuries.”

From Barron's

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