have someone by the short and curlies (English, verb)
expansion: have someone by the short and curlies (third-person singular simple present has someone by the short and curlies, present participle having someone by the short and curlies, simple past and past participle had someone by the short and curlies)
Senses:
glosses: Synonym of have someone by the short hairs.
tags: colloquial
idiomatic
Forms:
form: has someone by the short and curlies
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: having someone by the short and curlies
tags: participle
present
form: had someone by the short and curlies
tags: participle
past
form: had someone by the short and curlies
tags: past