have someone's blood
have someone's blood verb: to obtain satisfaction for a wrong by committing violence against someone.
Verb
have someone's blood (third-person singular simple present has someone's blood, present participle having someone's blood, simple past and past participle had someone's blood)
- To obtain satisfaction for a wrong by committing violence against someone.
- Fitzpatrick, now perceiving […] that he had made a very unfortunate mistake, began to ask many pardons of the lady; and then, turning to Jones, he said, “I would have you take notice I do not ask your pardon, for you have bate me; for which I am resolved to have your blood in the morning.”1749, Henry Fielding, The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling, volume (please specify |volume=I to VI), London: A[ndrew] Millar, […], →OCLC
Forms of have someone's blood
| third-person singular present | has someone's blood |
|---|---|
| present participle | having someone's blood |
| past participle | had someone's blood |
| past | had someone's blood |
Questions about have someone's blood
- What does have someone's blood mean?
- Have someone's blood means to obtain satisfaction for a wrong by committing violence against someone.
- What part of speech is have someone's blood?
- Have someone's blood is a verb.
- What is the past tense of have someone's blood?
- The past tense of have someone's blood is had someone's blood.
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