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have one's number on it

have one's number on it verb: to be destined for someone.

Verb

have one's number on it (third-person singular simple present has one's number on it, present participle having one's number on it, simple past and past participle had one's number on it)

  1. (idiomatic) To be destined for someone.
    • I'll catch that fish. It has my number on it.

Forms of have one's number on it

third-person singular presenthas one's number on it
present participlehaving one's number on it
past participlehad one's number on it
pasthad one's number on it

Questions about have one's number on it

What does have one's number on it mean?
Have one's number on it means to be destined for someone.
What part of speech is have one's number on it?
Have one's number on it is a verb.
What is the past tense of have one's number on it?
The past tense of have one's number on it is had one's number on it.

Words near have one's number on it in the dictionary

  1. have one's moons
  2. have one's name in the Gazette
  3. have one's name on
  4. have one's name taken
  5. have one's name written all over
  6. have one's number on it
  7. have one's own zip code
  8. have one's pick
  9. have one's pockets on swole
  10. have one's shit together
  11. have one's tail up

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