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has something over someone

has something over someone is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 has something over someone

What is has something over someone the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Has something over someone is the third-person singular simple present indicative of have something over someone.

Words near has something over someone in the dictionary

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

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