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have been had
What does have been had mean? | have been cheated or dealt with badly | I felt that I had been had when the salesman sold me the bad product.
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have been had
What does have been had mean? | have been cheated, deceived, or fooled |
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have been had
What does have been had mean? | to have been cheated or dealt with badly |
I felt that I had been had when the salesman sold me the bad product.
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Nail-biter
What does "Nail-biter" mean? | If a game, election, contest, etc, is a nail-biter, it is exciting because the competitors are so close that it is impossible to predict the result. |
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let (someone) down
What does "let (someone) down" mean? | fail to do as well as expected, disappoint someone | He let his parents down when he failed the university entrance exams.
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have a card up one`s sleeve
What does "have a card up one`s sleeve" mean? | to have a reserve plan or a secret advantage | I do not know the manager's plans but I think that he has a card up his sleeve and he will soon make an important announcement.
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when the cat's away, the mice will play
What does "when the cat's away, the mice will play" mean? | when you are not watching someone they may get into trouble | When the cat's away, the mice will play and when the teacher left the classroom the students began to move around.
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know (someone) by sight
What does "know (someone) by sight" mean? | know the name and recognize the face of someone | I know the professor's name but I do not know him by sight.
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drop in one's tracks
What does "drop in one's tracks" mean? | to collapse from exhaustion | The runner dropped in his tracks during the last part of the race.
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tweeked
What does "tweeked" mean? | drunk; intoxicated |
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go Dutch
What does "go Dutch" mean? | to share in the cost of a meal or some other event | We decided to go Dutch when we went to the restaurant for dinner.
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gangbanger
What does "gangbanger" mean? | member of a street gang |
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