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Tommy Tran
2021-03-14 08:03
Have (someone) by the short hairs British informal verb phrase
"Have" can be replaced by "get".
To have someone in a difficult situation in which you have complete power over them
I had Jay by the short hairs because I knew what he had done.
He had us by the short hairs when he found out about our little secret.
I cannot do anything against him because he has my by the short hairs.
The verb "catch" should be conjugated according to its tense.
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1. The phrase is used to talk about the earth that is broken up and flattened by a harrow.
2. If somebody is under the harrow, he or she is forced to experience distress, or torment.
1. About 1000 hectares of farmland have been under the harrow for 2 hours.
2. Many families are under the harrow because of the economic recession.
