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idiomspokenbe spoken for1 relationship used in order to say that someone is married or has a serious relationship with someone else:I'm forever falling in love with my co-stars - but they're always married or spoken for.You should try to get to know him - I would, but I'm spoken for.2 available used in order to say that something is not available because someone else wants it:Businessmen who support the museum may have a gallery, lecture hall, or garden named after them (the parking lot is not spoken for).Most of your capital is spoken for, and the creditors are closing in; what do you do - watch your company crumble or sell up and get out?
See:- Many a true word is spoken in jest
- speak (one's) language
- speak (one's) piece
- speak about (someone or something)
- speak against (someone or something)
- speak for
- speak for (one)
- speak for (oneself)
- speak from (something)
- speak from experience
- speak from the/(one's) heart
- speak ill of (someone or something)
- speak of
- speak off the cuff
- speak on (something)
- speak out
- speak out of turn
- speak the same language
- speak to
- speak up
- speak up for (one)
- speak with (someone or something)
- spoken for
- spoken word
- the spoken/written word
- there's many a true word spoken in jest
- word spoken is past recalling
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