had it adj.
(N.Z.) useless, second-rate.
Hang On a Minute, Mate (1963) 92: Barrel’s had it all right, announced Sam. | ||
in Some Other Country (1984) 159: Anyway, she used to say, what with all my haddit kids and their haddit kids and all this haddit whanau being broke all the time – how can I afford to buy a new house? [DNZE]. | ||
Dominion (Wellington) 2 Aug. 12: He saw [...] [X] hit Mr Maraki in the jaw [...] ‘The man was had it. He was out,’ Mr Graham said [DNZE]. |