have been in the wars (English, verb)
expansion: have been in the wars (third-person singular simple present has been in the wars, present participle having been in the wars, simple past and past participle had been in the wars)
Senses:
glosses: To have been seriously hurt, or greatly damaged.
tags: Australia
UK
humorous
Forms:
form: has been in the wars
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: having been in the wars
tags: participle
present
form: had been in the wars
tags: participle
past
form: had been in the wars
tags: past