"have someone's number" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Audio: en-au-have someone's number.ogg Forms: has someone's number [present, singular, third-person], having someone's number [participle, present], had someone's number [participle, past], had someone's number [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|have<has,,had> someone's number}} have someone's number (third-person singular simple present has someone's number, present participle having someone's number, simple past and past participle had someone's number)
  1. (idiomatic) To understand a person's character, capabilities, or situation. Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-have_someone's_number-en-verb-9jinFJNS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 59 41 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 65 35 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 70 30
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see have, someone's, number. Synonyms: get someone's number Related terms: figure out, have someone figured out
    Sense id: en-have_someone's_number-en-verb-k4EK6cHx

Alternative forms

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