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Having it is an acceptable usage in written English. You can use it to refer to something that someone else has acquired or to refer to a situation or feeling that someone is experiencing. For example, "She finally had the job she wanted, and having it was a dream come true."
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having it
verb
Present participle of have it
Exact(60)
Capote wasn't having it.
He wasn't having it.
I like having it.
They were having it.
Consider having it tattooed.
Having It Both Ways?
She wasn't having it.
"Hagel wasn't having it".
Tough Drake isn't having it.
Mr. Weinstein wasn't having it.
AMERICANS love "having it all".
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