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Meaning of have someone on toast | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C2

Definitions

To have somebody in one's power, or in a compromising or helpless position.

colloquial, idiomatic

Examples

“Every crime commentator on cable news will have him on toast.”
“If he'd waited ten seconds until I was on the lighted porch, he'd have had me on toast.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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