have someone by the short hairs (English, verb)
expansion: have someone by the short hairs (third-person singular simple present has someone by the short hairs, present participle having someone by the short hairs, simple past and past participle had someone by the short hairs)
Senses:
glosses: To have someone in a difficult situation in which he or she is without alternatives and can be controlled.
tags: idiomatic
Forms:
form: has someone by the short hairs
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: having someone by the short hairs
tags: participle
present
form: had someone by the short hairs
tags: participle
past
form: had someone by the short hairs
tags: past