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Idiom have been in the wars British & Australian, humorous someone, especially a child, who has been in the wars, has been hurt.You poor little boy, you have been in the wars!
been in the warsBeen injured, damaged, decrepit, or appears as such, as one might be who has fought in a war. Can be said of a person or a thing. Primarily heard in UK. How old is that junky computer of yours? It looks like it's been in the wars! That must have been one heck of a fight. You look like you've been in the wars! have been in the wars have been hurt or injured. informal |