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have at you

have at you interjection: an exclamation indicating that one is about to strike the person addressed, typically with a sword or other hand-held weapon.

Interjection

  1. (dated) An exclamation indicating that one is about to strike the person addressed, typically with a sword or other hand-held weapon.
    • Dark and sinister man, have at thee.1904, J. M. Barrie, Peter Pan
    • くだらん。 / どちらか正しいか、 / 死をもって解らせてやる。1997 October 3 [1997 March 20], Konami, Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, translation of 悪魔城ドラキュラX 月下の夜想曲, scene: intro

Forms of have at you

alternative formhave at thee

Questions about have at you

What does have at you mean?
Have at you means an exclamation indicating that one is about to strike the person addressed, typically with a sword or other hand-held weapon.
What part of speech is have at you?
Have at you is an interjection.

Words near have at you in the dictionary

  1. have another thing coming
  2. have another think
  3. have another think coming
  4. have another thought coming
  5. have at
  6. have at you
  7. have bats in one's belfry
  8. have been around
  9. have been around the block
  10. have been in the wars
  11. have been to an Irish wedding

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