Idiom idiom
have a gas
Meaning
Have a good time.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“We had a gas at the beach party yesterday.”
“If you come to the concert with us tonight, I promise you will have a gas.”
“Despite the unexpected rain, the guests had a gas dancing in the garden until the early hours of the morning.”
Anchors to
- 01
cooking with gas
Functioning particularly effectively; achieving something substantial.
- 02
gas and air
An equal mixture of nitrous oxide and oxygen, used as a mild analgesic and anaesthetic, particularly during childbirth, for dental procedures, and in emergency medicine.
- 03
hit the gas
To go; go faster.
Last updated August 10, 2026