Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

have someone on toast

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.95 in modern English

Syllables
have -some-one on -toast
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

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

Colloquial

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

has someone on toast (present, singular) having someone on toast (participle, present) had someone on toast (participle, past) had someone on toast (past)

Synonyms

have someone by the short hairs § Synonyms

Questions

What does have someone on toast mean?
To have somebody in one's power, or in a compromising or helpless position.

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