have something over someone
have something over someone verb: to know something scandalous or demeaning about someone; to know of dirt on someone.
Verb
have something over someone (third-person singular simple present has something over someone, present participle having something over someone, simple past and past participle had something over someone)
- To know something scandalous or demeaning about someone; to know of dirt on someone.
Forms of have something over someone
| third-person singular present | has something over someone |
|---|---|
| present participle | having something over someone |
| past participle | had something over someone |
| past | had something over someone |
Questions about have something over someone
- What does have something over someone mean?
- Have something over someone means to know something scandalous or demeaning about someone; to know of dirt on someone.
- What part of speech is have something over someone?
- Have something over someone is a verb.
- What is the past tense of have something over someone?
- The past tense of have something over someone is had something over someone.
Words near have something over someone in the dictionary
- have someone's number
- have someone's six
- have something going for one
- have something going with someone
- have something on good authority
- have something over someone
- have something over with
- have something to show for something
- have swallowed a dictionary
- have that shit on
- have the advantage of someone
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