avere a ridosso

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Italian

Etymology

Literally, to have at shelter.

Verb

avére a ridosso (first-person singular present (with syntactic gemination after the verb) a ridosso, first-person singular past historic èbbi a ridosso or ébbi a ridosso, past participle avùto a ridosso, first-person singular future avrò a ridosso, first-person singular subjunctive àbbia a ridosso, second-person singular imperative àbbi a ridosso, auxiliary avére) (transitive)

  1. to have (someone) who follows insistingly or threateningly; to be dogged or harassed
    aveva gli sbirri a ridosso
    he had the cops following (him)
  2. (figurative, by extension) to have (someone) on one's tail
    ho i creditori a ridosso
    I have the creditors on my tail
  3. (Tuscany) to have (someone) who is dependent
    Synonym: avere a carico
    ha tutti i sui figli a ridosso
    he has all of his children as dependent