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Zsa Zsa Gabor

You just cannot drive a Rolls-Royce in Beverly Hills anymore because they have it in for you.

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have it in for you

[have it in for somebody] {v. phr.} {slang} To bear a strong grudge against you. * /You just cannot drive a Rolls-Royce in Beverly Hills anymore because they have it […] www.english-slang.com

Robert X. Cringely, Computerworld

If the automobile had followed the same development cycle as the computer, a Rolls-Royce would today cost $100, get a million miles per gallon, and explode once a year, killing […] www.english-slang.com

have nothing on

[have nothing on] or [not have anything on] {v. phr.} Not to be any better than; to have no advantage over. * /Susan is a wonderful athlete, but when it […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

head for the hills

[head for the hills] {v. phr.}, {informal} To get far away in a hurry; run away and hide. - Often used imperatively. * /Head for the hills. The bandits are […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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