have the say
Example Sentences
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“I’m cautious about my health. But I should have the say – respond to my health concerns the way I want to,” Yoder said.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 25, 2020
Army Corps of Engineers will have the say about what kinds of projects would justify the costs.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 16, 2014
Those people sitting up in the booths along the wall are the high muckity mucks who have the say so to get a movie started or not.
From Newsweek ● Mar. 8, 2010
"Of course, they can't totally have the say," O'Brien warned, "or else no child would ever learn to play the piano."
From Time Magazine Archive
I wondered if he really thought it fair For him to have the say when we were done.
From American Poetry, 1922 A Miscellany by Various
