have a few
idiom
variants
or have a few too many
informal
: to have too many alcoholic drinks
We could tell from his slurred speech that he'd had a few.
It looks like she had a few too many.
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Next, give yourself the gift of variety and have a few different placemats in rotation to mix up your dinner parties (or even just your tablescape for a solo dinner).
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Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 16 June 2025
The traditional individual tax filing season ended two months ago (those of us on extension still have a few months to go), but the IRS is still in the news.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 14 June 2025
Meet Me in the Solarium WWDC typically includes the introduction of Apple's next-gen operating systems, so developers have a few months to play around with them before a formal launch in the fall.
—Emily Forlini, PC Magazine, 9 June 2025
The month will have a few summer celebrations, and luckily, a federal holiday.
—Julia Gomez, USA Today, 1 June 2025
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Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 16 June 2025
The traditional individual tax filing season ended two months ago (those of us on extension still have a few months to go), but the IRS is still in the news.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 14 June 2025
Meet Me in the Solarium WWDC typically includes the introduction of Apple's next-gen operating systems, so developers have a few months to play around with them before a formal launch in the fall.
—Emily Forlini, PC Magazine, 9 June 2025
The month will have a few summer celebrations, and luckily, a federal holiday.
—Julia Gomez, USA Today, 1 June 2025
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“Have a few.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/have%20a%20few. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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