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.
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.