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[have
something on] {v. phr.}, {informal} To have information orproof that someone did
something wrong.
Mr. Jones didn't want torun for office because he knew the
opponents had something on him.
Mr. Smith keeps paying blackmail to a man who
has something on him.
Although Miss Brown is not a good worker, her boss does
not fireher because she has something on him.
Compare: GET THE GOODS
ON.Contrast: HAVE NOTHING ON.
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