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had something over someone

had something over someone is the simple past and past participle of have something over someone.

Meaning of have something over someone

Verb

have something over someone (third-person singular simple present has something over someone, present participle having something over someone, simple past and past participle had something over someone)

  1. (transitive) To know something scandalous or demeaning about someone; to know of dirt on someone.

Questions about had something over someone

What is had something over someone the simple past and past participle of?
Had something over someone is the simple past and past participle of have something over someone.

Words near had something over someone in the dictionary

  1. had someone's number
  2. had someone's six
  3. had something going for one
  4. had something going with someone
  5. had something on good authority
  6. had something over someone
  7. had something over with
  8. had something to show for something
  9. had the advantage of someone
  10. had the ball in one's court
  11. had the best of it

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