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to have the painters in

to have the painters in

9.9
Hire professional painters to come and paint your home
  • phrasal verb
translation icon : contratar pintores
  • We're planning to have the painters in next week to redecorate the living room.

Examples

  • Whenever they have the painters in, the whole house smells of fresh paint for days.

  • It's best to have the painters in before you move your furniture back in.

  • I will have the painters in next week.

  • She had the painters in last summer.

  • We're planning to have the painters in next week to redecorate the living room.

  • It's best to have the painters in before you move your furniture back in.

  • Whenever they have the painters in, the whole house smells of fresh paint for days.

Synonyms

to have in
vsto have the painters in
  • UK
210 4.5

Ask someone like a plumber to come to your home to do a job

refers to hiring specialists for a specific home improvement task
to have work done
vsto have the painters in
2 3.8

Get a professional to do a job for you

focuses on hiring someone to come into the home to perform the work

Surface Forms

have the painters in infinitive
had the painters in past
had the painters in past participle
having the painters in present participle
has the painters in third person singular

Morphology

have + the + painter + in

The meaning is directly built from 'have' (to arrange or cause someone to do something) + 'painters' (people who paint) + 'in' (inside), yielding 'cause painters to come into the home.' This follows a common English 'have someone in' causative/location pattern that is cross-linguistically accessible, so a B1 learner knowing the constituents should infer the meaning.

Etymology

Have the painters in comes from the simple image of letting the painters into your house. To have someone in means to invite them inside to work, so the phrase means 'to hire painters to work in your home'.