have someone's blood

English

Verb

have someone's blood (third-person singular simple present has someone's blood, present participle having someone's blood, simple past and past participle had someone's blood)

1. To obtain satisfaction for a wrong by committing violence against someone.
   • 1749, Henry Fielding, The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling, volumes (please specify |volume=I to VI), London: A[ndrew] Millar, […], →OCLC:

     Fitzpatrick, now perceiving […] that he had made a very unfortunate mistake, began to ask many pardons of the lady; and then, turning to Jones, he said, “I would have you take notice I do not ask your pardon, for you have bate me; for which I am resolved to have your blood in the morning.”