- been in the wars
- (UK)If someone has been in the wars, they have been hurt or look as if they have been in a struggle.(Dorking School Dictionary)
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been in the wars — (UK) If someone has been in the wars, they have been hurt or look as if they have been in a struggle … The small dictionary of idiomes
have been in the wars — (figurative) To show signs of injury • • • Main Entry: ↑war * * * have been in the ˈwars idiom (informal) to have been injured in a fight or an accident • You look like you ve been in the wars who gave you that black eye? … Useful english dictionary
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! … New idioms dictionary
been in/through the wars — If a person or thing has been in or through the wars, they show signs of rough treatment, injury or damage. He arrived in a car that looked as though it had been through the wars … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
The Wars of the Jews — (or The History of the Destruction of Jerusalem , or as it usually appears in modern English translations, The Jewish War original title: Phlauiou Iôsêpou historia Ioudaïkou polemou pros Rhômaious bibliona ) is a book written in Greek by the 1st… … Wikipedia
in/through the wars — If a person or thing has been in (or through) the wars, they show signs of rough treatment, injury or damage. He arrived in a car that looked as if it had been in the wars … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
be in the wars — british informal phrase to have injuries from being in an accident or fight My, you have been in the wars. How did you get that bruise? Thesaurus: injured, wounded or hurtsynonym Main entry: war … Useful english dictionary
be in the wars — British informal to have injuries from being in an accident or fight My, you have been in the wars. How did you get that bruise? … English dictionary
The Wars — infobox Book | name = The Wars title orig = translator = image caption = author = Timothy Findley illustrator = cover artist = Soapbox design communications country = Canada language = English series = genre = publisher = Clarke, Irwin release… … Wikipedia
Book of the Wars of the Lord — The Book of the Wars of the Lord is one of several non canonical books referenced in the Bible which has now been completely lost. [ [http://www.aishdas.org/toratemet/en torah.html Student, Gil. On the Authorship of the Torah. ( Aishdas.org )]… … Wikipedia
