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has the world by the tail

has the world by the tail is the third-person singular simple present indicative of have the world by the tail.

Meaning of have the world by the tail

Verb

have the world by the tail (third-person singular simple present has the world by the tail, present participle having the world by the tail, simple past and past participle had the world by the tail)

  1. (idiomatic) To possess great influence and opportunity.
    • "Webb thinks he's got the world by the tail for a downhill pull. I'll show him."1919, William MacLeod Raine, chapter 15, in A Man Four-Square

Questions about has the world by the tail

What is has the world by the tail the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Has the world by the tail is the third-person singular simple present indicative of have the world by the tail.

Words near has the world by the tail in the dictionary

  1. has the wolf by the ear
  2. has the world by the bag
  3. has the world by the balls
  4. has the world by the neck
  5. has the world by the nuts
  6. has the world by the tail
  7. has the world by the tail on a downhill pull
  8. has the world by the testicles
  9. has the world on a string
  10. has tickets on oneself
  11. has time

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