have sb on

— Phrasal Verb with have

strong /hæv/ weak /həv/, /əv/, /v/ verb (past tense and past participle had)

Definition

› to make someone think that something is true, as a joke: He's not really angry - he's just having you on.

(Definition of have sb on from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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