have (someone) coming and going



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have (someone) coming and going

To put someone in an inescapable position or situation; to leave someone with no viable options or solutions. If I want to stay in the country, I need a job, but if I want a job, I need to be living here—these immigration issues have me coming and going!
See also: and, coming, going, have

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
S&Aelig;Wine-Anglo-Saxon
GertrÚDa-Slovak
JeffryJEF-reeEnglish
Damjan-Slovene, Croatian, Serbian, Macedonian
Felicianofe-lee-CHYAH-no (Italian), fe-lee-THYAH-no (Spanish), fe-lee-SYAH-no (Latin American Spanish)Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
SobiesŁAwsaw-BYES-wahfPolish