day in court, have one's



day in court, have one's

Have an opportunity to be heard, as in By asking Rob for an explanation the professor showed he was willing to let him have his day in court . This expression transfers the idea of a hearing in a court of law to more general use.
See also: have

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
SeoksukKorean
ÁSta-Ancient Scandinavian, Icelandic
Sewerynase-ve-RI-nahPolish
PyryPUY-ruyFinnish
Mendel-Yiddish
Primitivapree-mee-TEE-vah (Spanish)Spanish, Late Roman