English Idioms — Английски идиоми

I’ve been had by some illu­sion? What shall I do? Shall I resign my posi­tion in the force, and go back to tripe dressing?

A Vision of Venus: Or, A Midsummer-Night’s Night­mareHar­ry Pleon

“Not any more—not any more. I’ve been had too often,” laughed Aaron.

“Bah, it’s a les­son men nev­er learn. No mat­ter how sick they make them­selves with love, they always rush for more, like a dog to his vomit.”

Aaron’s RodD. H. Lawrence

She kissed him again and stroked his face.

“I was so sure of my own judg­ment, Susie. The loss of the mon­ey is bad enough, but every­body will find out that I’ve been had. That’s what tears me!”

Quin­neys’Horace Annes­ley Vachell

“Not with three thor­ough-goin’ young dev­ils like you, I ain’t. I’ve been had. I’ve been ambus­cad­ed. Horse, foot, an’ guns, I’ve been had, an’—an’ there’ll be no holdin’ the junior forms after this. M’rover, the ‘Ead will send me with a note to Colonel Dab­ney to ask if what you say about bein’ invit­ed was true.”

Stalky & Co.Rud­yard Kipling

“‘It’s no use;’ I’ll say, ‘that sort of thing’s played out. I’ve been had too often that way; I’ve been sacked once too often. Tak­ing the sack’s been the cause of all my trou­ble; I don’t believe in it. If I’d nev­er tak­en the sack I’d have been a rich man to-day; it might be all very well for hors­es, but it doesn’t suit me; it doesn’t hurt you, but it hurts me. I made up my mind that when I got a place to suit me, I’d stick in it. I’m com­fort­able here and sat­is­fied, and you’ve had no cause to find fault with me. It’s no use you try­ing to sack me, because I won’t take it. I’ve been there before, and you might as well try to catch an old bird with chaff.’

While the Bil­ly BoilsHen­ry Lawson

They Arabs have a nasty trick of wait­ing for you to come along­side, and then low­er­ing the sail so that it and its
big yard drops into the boat and smoth­ers it. I’ve known ’em car­ry away a cutter’s mast that way. Whilst you are help­less under the sail they pot at you, hoist it up again, and sail away. I’ve been ‘had’ like that
myself once.

Gun­boat and Gun-run­ner: A Tale of the Per­sian GulfT. T. Jeans