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  • 21been had — AND was had 1. phr. been copulated with; been made pregnant. □ I’ve been had, and I’m going to have the baby. □ When she said she was had, I didn’t know it was on her honeymoon. 2. phr. been mistreated, cheated, or dealt with badly. (See also… …

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  • 22had — /hæd / (say had), weak forms /həd / (say huhd), /əd / (say uhd), /d / (say d) verb 1. past tense and past participle of have. –phrase 2. been had, Colloquial to have been cheated or duped: this car is a dud – I think I ve been had …

  • 23been had — to have been deceived. If you paid much for this radio, you ve been had, pal! …

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  • 24been around — phrasal : undergone many varied experiences : become worldly wise or sophisticated what most of them need is just a little advice from somebody who s been around W.L.Gresham * * * been around ◇ Something that has been around for a long time has… …

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  • 25Had like — Like Like (l[imac]k), a. [Compar. {Liker} (l[imac]k [ e]r); superl. {Likest}.] [OE. lik, ilik, gelic, AS. gel[=i]c, fr. pref. ge + l[=i]c body, and orig. meaning, having the same body, shape, or appearance, and hence, like; akin to OS. gil[=i]k,… …

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  • 26been had — cheated, swindled, taken in    If he paid a hundred dollars for that radio, he s been had …

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  • 27Had to Phone Ya — Infobox Single Name = Had to Phone Ya Artist = The Beach Boys from Album = 15 Big Ones Released = August 9, 1976 Format = Vinyl Recorded = Unknown Genre = Pop music Length = 1 min 43 sec Label = Capitol Records Producer = Brian Wilson Chart… …

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  • 28had it coming — informal if someone had it coming, something bad happened to them which they deserved. I wasn t at all surprised to hear he d been fired. With all that unexplained time off he had it coming to him. (often + to) …

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  • 29had — strong, 1 the past tense and past participle of have 2 be had informal to be tricked or be made to look stupid: I m afraid you ve been had! This watch is a fake! …

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  • 30had best — would have been best to, would have been better to …

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