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have dibs on

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have dibs on something
to reserve something for oneself; to claim something for oneself. (Often said by children.) I have dibs on the last piece of cake. John has dibs on the last piece again. It isn't fair.
See also: dibs, have

have dibs on something   (American informal)
to make it clear that something belongs to you or that you should be the next person to use something I have dibs on the Sunday paper.
See also: dibs, have


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White queers don't have dibs on the black struggle, but we do have a claim on the legacy of the civil rights movement.
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After the Rose Bowl embarrassingly takes the reputed champ, then the Holiday, Sun, Aloha and Oahu have dibs on the next four - provided they have the prerequisite six victories.
 
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