have someone by the short and curlies

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have ( got ) someone by the short and curlies
idiom UK very informal ( also have ( got ) someone by the short hairs )
The meaning of have ( got ) someone by the short and curlies is to have complete control or dominance over someone
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اصطلاح، انگلیسی بریتانیایی، خیلی غیر رسمی
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She had him by the short and curlies when she threatened to expose his affair.
The bank has got us by the short and curlies. We can’t afford to miss a payment.
He thought he could get away with anything, but his boss had him by the short and curlies.

منابع• https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/have-got-by-the-short-and-curlies

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