BE HAD Definition & Meaning

be had

Be outwitted; also, be cheated, deceived. For example, This lawyer is a real shyster; you've been had , or I've become very cautious about these schemes; it's too costly to be had more than once . This expression employs the verb to have in the sense of getting someone in one's power or at a disadvantage. [ Slang ; early 1800s]
Be bribed or influenced by dishonest means. For example, Our senator's incorruptible; he cannot be had . [ Slang ; early 1800s]

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If there was any psychological advantage to be had, they tried to seize it early on.

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If there’s a fight to be had at all.

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It would be for the government to change the law, or how universities are regulated, to allow up-front conversations to be had about whether some subjects need a different kind of collaboration in different regions.

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Although a 5-by-7 GradImages print can be had for $16 today, including shipping, the website pushes buyers toward add-ons and “package” deals that cost upward of $100.

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"I just don't know at the moment. It's a conversation to be had and we'll see what happens."

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