have share of



have your share of something

to have enough of something My husband and I have had our share of job changes and periods of unemployment in recent years.
Usage notes: sometimes, for emphasis, used in the form have more than your share (have too much): This community has more than its share of kids in trouble.
See also: have, of, share

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
LienLEENDutch
JeanneZHAHN (French), JEEN (English)French, English
FrejaFRIE-ah (Danish, German), FRAY-ah (Swedish)Danish, Swedish, German
Kephas-Biblical Greek
Marit-Swedish, Norwegian
Zola (2)-Southern African, Zulu