have (something) on

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have (something) on

To be busy or engaged with something; to have plans to do something at a particular point in time. Bob: "Do you want to come around on Sunday to watch the big game?" Janet: "Sorry, Bob, I've got something on that evening." I've got a few things on at the moment, but business has been pretty slow overall.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Friedman	['fri:dmən]
Lerato	-	Southern African, Sotho
Madhu	-	Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada, Telugu
Vickie	['viki]
Ryou	ṙyo:	Japanese
Camilla	kə-MIL-ə (English), kah-MEEL-lah (Italian, Danish), KAH-meel-lah (Finnish)	English, Italian, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Finnish, German, Ancient Roman, Roman Mythology