She's got something on

Grammar usage guide and real-world examples

Clara Amfo has been promoted so many times in the past couple of years, you have to wonder whether she's got something on her bosses.

Her friends used to phone me up, screaming at me: 'Why are you letting her go onstage?' But this is after me speaking to the doctors and them saying: 'It's a good thing for her to get onstage, she's got something to focus on, she's got something to look forward to.' I mean, the bottom line is that it was her choice and whatever decisions I made are irrelevant.

Some glowering, frowning guy who's somewhat overweight shambles up to the table, and you think, yes, he's got something on his mind".

Perhaps he's got something on later and needs to nip home early.

If he's got something on his mind he is going to say it, so he would call me and offer advice on things".

When a knight approaches Jaime on the ramparts and tells him that the Blackfish died fighting, Jaime nods, distracted, like he's got something on his mind.

At least he's got something to fall back on.

He added, "You need people to feel they are getting something on public television they don't get anywhere else.

I always sensed Ricky was getting something on the side with all those luscious dancing girls and back-up singers so his guilt was a little justified.

If you notice sex become less frequent, he might be getting something on the side.[1] Has he been dressing to impress?

"You can't leave without reeling one in yourself," Johnny tells me when he's got something new on his line.