- have someone up Brit.
- have someone up Brit.informalbring someone before a court of justice to answer for an alleged offence.→ have
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have someone taped — have someone/something taped british informal phrase to understand someone or something perfectly and to know how to deal with them effectively You can’t fool me. I’ve got you taped. Thesaurus: to understand somethingsynonym Main entry: tape * * … Useful english dictionary
have someone on toast Brit. — have someone on toast Brit. informal be in a position to deal with someone as one wishes. → be toing and froing … English new terms dictionary
have someone's guts for garters Brit. — have someone s guts for garters Brit. humorous used as a threat of punishment. → gut … English new terms dictionary
have someone on — (Brit. informal) PLAY A TRICK ON, play a joke on, joke with, trick, tease, rag, make a monkey (out) of, pull someone s leg; informal kid, rib, take for a ride, lead up the garden path; Brit. informal wind up; N. Amer. inf … Useful english dictionary
have someone on — Brit.; informal Syn: play a trick on, play a joke on, pull someone s leg; Brit.; informal wind someone up; N.Amer.; informal put someone on … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
have taped — have (someone) taped Brit informal : to completely understand (someone) : to know how to deal with (someone) She has him taped. = She s got him taped. • • • Main Entry: ↑tape … Useful english dictionary
have — verb (has, having, had) 1》 (also have got) possess, own, or hold. ↘be made up of; comprise. ↘be able to make use of. ↘know (a language or subject): I had only a little French. 2》 experience; undergo. ↘(also have got) suffer from… … English new terms dictionary
have on — verb be dressed in (Freq. 8) She was wearing yellow that day • Syn: ↑wear • Derivationally related forms: ↑wearable (for: ↑wear), ↑wear ( … Useful english dictionary
have — [hav; ] also, as before [ “] to [ haf] vt. had [had; ] unstressed [, həd, əd] having [ME haven (earlier habben) < OE habban, akin to OHG haben, ON hafa, Goth haban < IE base * kap , to grasp > Gr kaptein, to gulp down, L capere, to take … English World dictionary
have — I [[t]həv, STRONG hæv[/t]] AUXILIARY VERB USES ♦ has, having, had (In spoken English, forms of have are often shortened, for example I have is shortened to I ve and has not is shortened to hasn t.) 1) AUX You use the forms have and has with a… … English dictionary
