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Definition of had a lot riding on a person
have a lot riding on
verb
- to have a great deal of personal interest in the outcome of a person or event.
Citation from "School Lies", American Dad (TV), Season 6 Episode 14 (2011) censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.Last edited on Jul 26 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Jul 26 2011.
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| Definitions include: excessive. | |
| Definitions include: sexual activity. | |
| Definitions include: In the West/Central Canadian accent, "about" is pronounced somewhere between "aboot" and "a boat". | |
| Definitions include: a little crazy | |
| Definitions include: an unspecified small number. | |
| Definitions include: to play around. | |
| Definitions include: very common. | |
| Definitions include: a mythical creature who is extremely happy or fortunate. | |
| Definitions include: a non-specified price. | |
| Definitions include: a non-specified price. | |
| Definitions include: to collide with a tree. | |
| Definitions include: an ugly face. | |
Other terms relating to 'have': | |
| Definitions include: "The answer to your question is obviously 'yes'." | |
| Definitions include: for every bad thing that happens, there's something positive about it. | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "good luck, have fun". | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "have a great summer". | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "Have a nice day." | |
| Definitions include: a person who was once famous or successful, but is no longer. | |
| Definitions include: a person who has been a lesbian but now lives a heterosexual lifestyle. | |
| Definitions include: to take advantage of. | |
| Definitions include: to have a ball, e.g. a great time. | |
| Definitions include: to have a a problem or grudge with someone. | |
| Definitions include: to reveal information that one shouldn't. | |
| Definitions include: a promiscuous woman. | |
| Definitions include: to be very skilled in a particular area. | |
| Definitions include: See blast. | |
| Definitions include: to have a grudge to discuss. | |
Other terms relating to 'lot': | |
| Definitions include: See on (one's) plate. | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "best friends forever who eat out and go shopping a lot". | |
| Definitions include: to be complex. | |
| Definitions include: to have a lot on (one's) plate. | |
| Definitions include: A person who licks a lot of pussy. | |
| Definitions include: a group of people. | |
| Definitions include: a prostitute who frequents truck-stop parking lots, looking for customers. | |
| Definitions include: misspelling of "lot lizard". | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "love you lots". | |
Other terms relating to 'on': | |
| Definitions include: seemingly accidental but with a secret motive. | |
| Definitions include: secret sexual activity with a person other than one's partner. | |
| Definitions include: See on (one's) plate. | |
| Definitions include: useless. | |
| Definitions include: absolutely futile; pointless, worthless, inept or absurd; good-for-nothing or idiotic. | |
| Definitions include: doing better after an unfavorable event. | |
| Definitions include: returned to one's meth or crack addiction. | |
| Definitions include: to insult for fun; "make fun of". | |
| Definitions include: to leave (a relationship) or abandon. | |
| Definitions include: to attempt to attract verbally; "hit on". | |
| Definitions include: to test something before it is released or presented. | |
| Definitions include: See barge in. | |
| Definitions include: used to describe a person that is angry and is scolding at someone. | |
| Definitions include: to be involved with. | |
| Definitions include: to be present in large numbers. | |
Other terms relating to 'ride': | |
| Definitions include: taking a passive role. | |
| Definitions include: an ordeal. | |
| Definitions include: to like a person too much, especially when it's undeserved. | |
| Definitions include: a ride of excitement or great fun. | |
| Definitions include: a group member who piggybacks on the others, gets away clean without doing any work. | |
| Definitions include: shortened form of "full-ride scholarship". | |
| Definitions include: to dance alongside and/or on a motor vehicle while the motor vehicle is still driving forward. | |
| Definitions include: Stolen car | |
| Definitions include: a reckless ride taken in a (usually stolen) automobile. | |
| Definitions include: a person who drives a car that has been lowered. | |
| Definitions include: M.A.T. (Moose Area Transit) Rider: A large, overweight, or obese person riding on a scooter, moped, or otherwise motorized two wheeled vehicle. | |
| Definitions include: to customize an automobile. | |
| Definitions include: an automobile. | |
| Definitions include: Someone who will do anything for you. | |
| Definitions include: sitting in the middle of the back seat instead of sitting by the windows or the front seat when the car is full. | |
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