have one's number on it

verb

To be destined for someone.

“I'll catch that fish. It has my number on it.”

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Meanings

verbhave one's number on it (third-person singular simple present has one's number on it, present participle having one's number on it, simple past and past participle had one's number on it)

present singular third person has one's number on it · participle present having one's number on it · participle past had one's number on it · past had one's number on it

  1. idiomaticTo be destined for someone.

    I'll catch that fish. It has my number on it.

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have one's number on it. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/have%20one's%20number%20on%20it

MLA

“have one's number on it.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/have%20one's%20number%20on%20it. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “have one's number on it,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/have%20one's%20number%20on%20it.

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