have had it, v. — Green’s Dictionary of Slang

have had it v.

1. to have been seduced.

1896

Farmer Vocabula Amatoria (1966) 22: Avoir [...] To enjoy the favour; ‘to have had it.’.

2. to have failed, to have broken down, collapsed, died; often ext. with in a big way.

1929		W.D. Edmonds Rome Haul 264: He’s had it, dearie [died].
1946		G. Gibson Enemy Coast Ahead (1955) 262: Look here, Guy, I’m awfully sorry, Nigger’s had it; he has just been run over by a car.
1953		I. Hamilton Till Human Voices Wake Us 5: The Maori has just about had it.
1954		Wodehouse Jeeves and the Feudal Spirit 200: Her reign was over. She had had it.
1958		(con. 1945) F. Davis Spearhead 47: Bradlow’s had it, he thought. He’s a psycho.
1960		A. Seymour One Day of the Year II iii: An old man lying flat on his back in a lane near a pub. Boy, had he had it?
1967		L. Bruce Essential Lenny Bruce 105: Rock your putz, Daddy, he’s had it.
1976		P. Theroux Family Arsenal 191: You’ve had it. You’re snuffed. You’re wiped out.
1983		S. Gee Never in My Lifetime in Best Radio Plays (1984) 69: tom: He’s had it, hasn’t he? charlie: Course he’s bloody had it.
2003		McGill Reed Dict. of N.Z. Sl. [as cit. 1988].

3. to be in trouble; esp. in the minatory phr. you’ve had it, you’re in serious trouble.

1947		N. Algren ‘Depend on Aunt Elly’ in Texas Stories (1995) 109: You’ve had it, clown!
1951		(con. 1941) E. Lambert Twenty Thousand Thieves 210: The Huns are seventy miles from Alex and the Poms have had it.
1962		F. Norman Guntz 8: If I had had to have gone to the doss house that night [...] I would have had it.
1979		E. Torres After Hours 64: Tagliaferro’s had it.
1989		Dandy Comic Library No. 142 30: Eek! We’ve had it now!

4. (orig. N.Z., also have had) constr. with with, to have finished with, to have had a surfeit of, to be tired of or bored with, to have lost one’s patience.

1947		(con. 1944) J.H. Burns Gallery (1948) 272: I’ve had Naples! O Mr. Roosevelt, can’t I please go home?
1957		‘Nino Culotta’ They’re a Weird Mob (1958) 168: I’m rapidly approaching the stage where I’ve had you. So pull your scone in while it’s still stuck to your neck.
1963–74		B. Humphries Barry McKenzie [comic strip] in Complete Barry McKenzie (1988) 34: I’ve had the old hetero scene.
1965		A. James America’s Homosexual Underground 104: I’ve had it, Doug. What I’ve seen here today makes me vomit. You’ll have to get somebody else.
1976		N. Thornburg Cutter and Bone (2001) 280: Boyfriend, my ass. Between her and the goddam kid, I’ve about had it.
1986		H. Selby Jr Song of the Silent Snow (1988) 83: I’ve had it with your bullshit.
1990		J. Wambaugh Golden Orange (1991) 55: I’ve had it with street work.
1997		N. Barlay Curvy Lovebox 147: I’ve had it . . . I’ve jus’ had it man.
2000		Guardian Rev. 19 Feb. 3: My mother [...] had just about had it with the revolution.
2006		B. Matthews Intractable [ebook] ‘Fuck this joint. I’ve had it,’ I replied.
2010		(con. 1973) C. Stella Johnny Porno 302: I had it with that guy.

In phrases

have had it up to here (v.) (also have it up to the back teeth, ...hairline, ...neck)

to be exasperated, to have lost all one’s patience; usu. accompanied by a gesture indicating how far up the body one has ‘had it’.

1941		Wead & Buckner Drive Bomber [film] Three weeks and I’ve had marriage up to here [HDAS].
1953		‘Curt Cannon’ ‘Die Hard’ in I Like ’Em Tough (1958) 17: Maybe Edith got tired of things she had to do [...] Maybe she had it right up to here.
1965		K. Marlowe Mr Madam (1967) 301: I was through with all the sex involvement. I’d had it – up to here.
1968		K. Brasselle Cannibals 25: I had it up to the hairline. [...] 368: Don’t bullshit me, because let me tell you, I’ve had it right up to my neck.
1976		P. Theroux Family Arsenal 187: I’ve had it up to here with these rich girls playing at politics.
1977		Frank Zappa ‘Is That Guy Kidding, Or What’ 🎵 Twenty per cent of the audience has had it up to here.
1982		A. Bleasdale ‘Jobs for the Boys’ in Boys from the Blackstuff (1985) [TV script] 67: I used t’be soft, y’ know, noted for it. But not anymore. I’ve had it up to here.
1990		R. Doyle Snapper 150: I’m fed up, Bimbo. I’ve had it up to here.
1999		Indep. Rev. 21 July 11: I’m clearly not the only one who’s had it up to the back teeth.
2001		(con. 1964–8) J. Ellroy Cold Six Thousand 204: I’ve had dead women up to here.