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have got someone's six

have got someone's six verb: synonym of have someone's back.

Verb

have got someone's six (third-person singular simple present has got someone's six, present participle having got someone's six, simple past and past participle had got someone's six)

  1. (US, slang) Synonym of have someone's back.
    • I've got your six!

Synonyms of have got someone's six

Forms of have got someone's six

third-person singular presenthas got someone's six
present participlehaving got someone's six
past participlehad got someone's six
pasthad got someone's six
alternative formhave someone's six

Origin of have got someone's six

Six is slang for "rear; behind", which is itself an ellipsis of six o'clock; see more at the entry for six.

Questions about have got someone's six

What does have got someone's six mean?
Have got someone's six means synonym of have someone's back.
What part of speech is have got someone's six?
Have got someone's six is a verb.
What is the past tense of have got someone's six?
The past tense of have got someone's six is had got someone's six.

Words near have got someone's six in the dictionary

  1. have got it made
  2. have got more chins than a Chinese phone book
  3. have got more chins than a Chinese phonebook
  4. have got more chins than Chinatown
  5. have got someone's back
  6. have got someone's six
  7. have got the face on
  8. have got to
  9. have green fingers
  10. have had enough
  11. have had it

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