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have dibs on
Idioms and Phrases
Have a first claim on something, as in If you don't want it, I have dibs on the next available apartment . This term was originally schoolyard slang. [c. 1930]Example Sentences
Mr. Forrest, Janet Maslin wrote in a review in The New York Times, “would be the surprise hit of the movie if Miss Midler didn’t herself have dibs on that position.”
Why can’t I have dibs on a guy I like, whether he likes me or not?
“I have dibs on Hudayfi,” he smiles.
The man lets them have dibs on any horse they think they can find a home for.
Morris and Dempsey both appear to have dibs on Valdez’s preferred center-forward spot.
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