been had

Idioms  

1. see be had.

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Example Sentences

This was because more than one detailed study of thousands of merger deals showed very high failure rates, with a failed merger being defined as “when, several years post-acquisition, the combined wealth of the acquiring company and the target company is lower than it would have been had the two companies remained separate.”

From MarketWatch

After the invasion, the spreads between yields on German government bonds and those issued by the affected governments doubled, making borrowing for households and businesses more expensive than it would have been had Russian troops stayed in Russia.

From The Wall Street Journal

I realized I’d been had about one second before that rickety, rackety, falling-down outhouse tipped on its side.

From Literature

I’d been had and I should have known better.

From Literature

And that thing about Santy Claus waving, well, like I said, I’d been had.

From Literature