have someone's blood

verb

To obtain satisfaction for a wrong by committing violence against someone.

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Meanings

verbhave someone's blood (third-person singular simple present has someone's blood, present participle having someone's blood, simple past and past participle had someone's blood)

present singular third person has someone's blood · participle present having someone's blood · participle past had someone's blood · past had someone's blood

  1. To obtain satisfaction for a wrong by committing violence against someone.

    Fitzpatrick, now perceiving […] that he had made a very unfortunate mistake, began to ask many pardons of the lady; and then, turning to Jones, he said, “I would have you take notice I do not ask your pardon, for you have bate me; for which I am resolved to have your blood in the morning.”

    1749, Henry Fielding, The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling, volume (please specify |volume=I to VI), London: A[ndrew] Millar, […], →OCLC
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