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have the biscuit

have the biscuit verb: to be of no further use; to be near death.

Verb

have the biscuit (third-person singular simple present has the biscuit, present participle having the biscuit, simple past and past participle had the biscuit)

  1. (Canada, idiomatic) To be of no further use; to be near death.

have the biscuit meaning in Bengali

have the biscuit in Bengali

মৃত্যুর কাছাকাছি থাকা

Forms of have the biscuit

third-person singular presenthas the biscuit
present participlehaving the biscuit
past participlehad the biscuit
pasthad the biscuit

Origin of have the biscuit

From have + the + biscuit (“Communion wafer”).

Questions about have the biscuit

What does have the biscuit mean?
Have the biscuit means to be of no further use; to be near death.
What is have the biscuit in Bengali?
Have the biscuit in Bengali is মৃত্যুর কাছাকাছি থাকা. See Have the biscuit meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is have the biscuit?
Have the biscuit is a verb.
What is the past tense of have the biscuit?
The past tense of have the biscuit is had the biscuit.

Words near have the biscuit in the dictionary

  1. have swallowed a dictionary
  2. have that shit on
  3. have the advantage of someone
  4. have the ball in one's court
  5. have the best of it
  6. have the biscuit
  7. have the black ox tread on one's foot
  8. have the blues
  9. have the cards
  10. have the cards in one's hands
  11. have the dirts with

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