English Explanatory Dictionary

feel someone's collar

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To arrest someone.

Word forms

feel someone's collar feels someone's collar feeling someone's collar felt someone's collar

Etymology

From the image of an arresting police officer holding a suspect by the collar.

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