"have someone there" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: has someone there [present, singular, third-person], having someone there [participle, present], had someone there [participle, past], had someone there [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|have<has,,had> someone there}} have someone there (third-person singular simple present has someone there, present participle having someone there, simple past and past participle had someone there)
  1. (colloquial, sometimes humorous) To put someone in a disadvantageous position, as in an argument, such that someone doesn't have an appropriate answer or solution. Tags: colloquial, humorous, sometimes Related terms: get someone there, have someone by the short hairs
    Sense id: en-have_someone_there-en-verb-XFx~N--F Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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