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
Ya-Chinese
BartelBAHR-təlDutch
AntÓNan-TAWNGalician
Peleg-Biblical, Biblical Hebrew, Hebrew
Gillespie-Scottish
Dickson['diksn]