"have the biscuit" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: en-au-have the biscuit.ogg [Australia] Forms: has the biscuit [present, singular, third-person], having the biscuit [participle, present], had the biscuit [participle, past], had the biscuit [past]
Etymology: From have + the + biscuit (“Communion wafer”). Etymology templates: {{m|en|have|}} have, {{m|en|the|}} the, {{m|en|biscuit||Communion wafer}} biscuit (“Communion wafer”) Head templates: {{en-verb|have<has,,had> the biscuit}} have the biscuit (third-person singular simple present has the biscuit, present participle having the biscuit, simple past and past participle had the biscuit)
  1. (idiomatic, Canada) To be of no further use; to be near death. Tags: Canada, idiomatic
    Sense id: en-have_the_biscuit-en-verb-iLW1aHSb Categories (other): Canadian English, English entries with incorrect language header

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