"have truck with" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: en-au-have truck with.ogg [Australia] Forms: has truck with [present, singular, third-person], having truck with [participle, present], had truck with [participle, past], had truck with [past]
Etymology: From truck (“dealings”). Etymology templates: {{m|en|truck||dealings}} truck (“dealings”) Head templates: {{en-verb|have<has,,had> truck with}} have truck with (third-person singular simple present has truck with, present participle having truck with, simple past and past participle had truck with)
  1. (idiomatic, chiefly in the negative) To have dealings with; to truck with. Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: have truck and trade with

Alternative forms

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