"have the world on a string" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: has the world on a string [present, singular, third-person], having the world on a string [participle, present], had the world on a string [participle, past], had the world on a string [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|have<has,,had> the world on a string}} have the world on a string (third-person singular simple present has the world on a string, present participle having the world on a string, simple past and past participle had the world on a string)
  1. Alternative form of have the world by the tail Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: have the world by the tail
    Sense id: en-have_the_world_on_a_string-en-verb-5UUklS7O Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for have the world on a string meaning in All languages combined (1.2kB)

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