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have someone on toast

verb

Definitions

  1. To have somebody in one's power, or in a compromising or helpless position.

    • Every crime commentator on cable news will have him on toast.
    • If he'd waited ten seconds until I was on the lighted porch, he'd have had me on toast.

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