English Explanatory Dictionary

have someone by the short hairs

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To have someone in a difficult situation in which he or she is without alternatives and can be controlled.

Pronunciation

en-au-have someone by the short hairs.ogg

Word forms

have someone by the short hairs has someone by the short hairs having someone by the short hairs had someone by the short hairs

Synonyms

have someone by the balls have someone by the short and curlies have someone on toast have someone over a barrel

Related words

have the world by the tail
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