have got
(modal, idiomatic, with infinitive) To be obliged or obligated; must, have to, got to.
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Must have got a new shipment of Koolaid
No-one seems to have got through to the board that economic rationalism is no more. No care or thought from them about people's lives & livelihoods.
BBC announces some of the plans for this year‘s Strictly Come Dancing and confirms all the judges will return (so as expected none of them have got the hosting gig) with details of who the new hosts are to be “confirm…
Waking up to 46°F and rain. Heading to 56°. Looks like a soggy dog walk this morning. Farmers have got to be getting nervous. I've seen one field that's been worked this spring. One. More rain predicted this weekend.…
If DT *had* record numbers of active subs, if it hadn't been a "disappointment". Do you really think we would have got a keynote during fanfest about all the things they were changing about the game?
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(modal, idiomatic, with infinitive) To be obliged or obligated; must, have to, got to.
Jim''''s got''' his eyes closed, so you don't have to worry about him seeing you undressed.
“If DT *had* record numbers of active subs, if it hadn't been a "disappointment". Do you really think we would have got a keynote during fanfest about all the things they were changing about the game?”
— Bluesky· May 2026“This thread illustrates why Kaja Kallas, with her clarity and deep Baltic understanding of russian f*ckery, should have got the NATO job, not the spineless spectator Rutte”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Cant have got it more wrong than I did!”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Protestants have got to stop debating Orthodox and Catholics on the historicity of the Bible. I don't believe how anyone worships is wrong, but they're at a significant disadvantage in these kinds of debates.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“>> Let me not lie, I would have got”
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(transitive, idiomatic, especially, UK) To have.
I'd got her by the collar.
“Must have got a new shipment of Koolaid”
— Bluesky· May 2026“No-one seems to have got through to the board that economic rationalism is no more. No care or thought from them about people's lives & livelihoods.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“BBC announces some of the plans for this year‘s Strictly Come Dancing and confirms all the judges will return (so as expected none of them have got the hosting gig) with details of who the new hosts are to be “confirmed in due course””
— Bluesky· May 2026“Waking up to 46°F and rain. Heading to 56°. Looks like a soggy dog walk this morning. Farmers have got to be getting nervous. I've seen one field that's been worked this spring. One. More rain predicted this weekend. Wordle 1,782 4/6 ⬛⬛⬛⬛🟨 ⬛🟨🟨⬛⬛ 🟩🟩⬛🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩”
— Bluesky· May 2026“>> Let me not lie, I would have got”
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