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having something over someone

having something over someone is the present participle and gerund of have something over someone.

Meaning of have something over 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)

  1. (transitive) To know something scandalous or demeaning about someone; to know of dirt on someone.

Questions about having something over someone

What is having something over someone the present participle and gerund of?
Having something over someone is the present participle and gerund of have something over someone.

Words near having something over someone in the dictionary

  1. having someone's number
  2. having someone's six
  3. having something going for one
  4. having something going with someone
  5. having something on good authority
  6. having something over someone
  7. having something over with
  8. having something to show for something
  9. having the advantage of someone
  10. having the ball in one's court
  11. having the best of it

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