( informal ) to have been injured in a fight or an accident :
You look like you've been in the wars—who gave you that black eye?
( informal ) to have been injured in a fight or an accident :
You look like you've been in the wars—who gave you that black eye?
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005