"have something going for one" meaning in English

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    {
      "form": "has something going for one",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "having something going for one",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "had something going for one",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "had something going for one",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "head": "~go􂀿ing:􂁀"
      },
      "expansion": "have something going for one (third-person singular simple present has something going for one, present participle having something going for one, simple past and past participle had something going for one)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
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          "ref": "2025 November 25, Caroline Siede, “Zootopia 2 is a stagnant sequel with one stellar subplot”, in AV Club:",
          "text": "Imperfect themes aside, what the first Zootopia had going for it was its gorgeous animation and evocative character design. From the clever visual worldbuilding of its city to the lush colors and textures of a nighttime chase through the Rainforest District, Zootopia was part of a wave of projects that proved CG animation could have the same depth and expressivity as a classic hand-drawn film.",
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To have many advantages."
      ],
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          "advantage",
          "advantage"
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          "word": "have something going with someone"
        }
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      "translations": [
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "lang_code": "fi",
          "note": "olla jotain (subject in the inessive case)",
          "sense": "Translations"
        }
      ]
    }
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  "word": "have something going for one"
}

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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "has something going for one",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "having something going for one",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "had something going for one",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "had something going for one",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "1": "<has,,had>",
        "head": "~go􂀿ing:􂁀"
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      "expansion": "have something going for one (third-person singular simple present has something going for one, present participle having something going for one, simple past and past participle had something going for one)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
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          "text": "Imperfect themes aside, what the first Zootopia had going for it was its gorgeous animation and evocative character design. From the clever visual worldbuilding of its city to the lush colors and textures of a nighttime chase through the Rainforest District, Zootopia was part of a wave of projects that proved CG animation could have the same depth and expressivity as a classic hand-drawn film.",
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To have many advantages."
      ],
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