GOT YOU BY THE SHORT HAIRS

Meaning of GOT YOU BY THE SHORT HAIRS in English

has a painful hold on you, has an advantage

"What can I do about a bad credit rating?" "Not much. They've got you by the short hairs."

Wayne Magnuson. English idioms vocabulary. Словарь английских идиом. 2012

GOT — Airport Name : Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport Airport Location : Gothenburg, Sweden IATA Code : GOT ICAO Code : ESGG
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GOT — (Verb) nakuha
English-Visayan vocabulary
GOT — see: get
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SHORT — I. ˈshȯ(ə)r]t, -ȯ(ə)], usu ]d.+V\ adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English short, shert, from Old English scort, sceort; akin …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BY — I. |bī also especially bef cons bə preposition Etymology: Middle English, preposition & adverb, from Old English be, bī, preposition, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HAIRS — plural of hair present third singular of hair
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GOT — past of get
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GOT — () imp. & p. p. of Get. See Get.
Английский словарь Webster
GOT — (p. p.) of Get
Английский словарь Webster
GOT — (imp.) of Get
Английский словарь Webster
GOT — imp. & p. p. of Get. See Get.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
GOT — ( p. p. ) of Get
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
GOT — ( imp. ) of Get
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SHORT — — shortness , n. /shawrt/ , adj., shorter, shortest , adv., n., v. adj. 1. having little length; not long. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GOT — /got/ , v. 1. a pt. and pp. of get . auxiliary verb. 2. Informal. must; have got (fol. by …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BY — by 1 /buy/ , prep., adv., adj., n., pl. byes . prep. 1. near to or next to: a home …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SHORT — I. ˈshȯrt adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English sceort; akin to Old High German scurz short, Old Norse skortr …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BY — I. ˈbī, before consonants also bə preposition Etymology: Middle English, preposition & adverb, from Old English, preposition, be, bī; akin …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GOT — past and past participle of get
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SHORT — noun a summary account. 2. short ·noun short, inferior hemp. 3. short ·noun breeches; shortclothes. 4. short ·noun a short …
Webster English vocab
GOT — p.p. of get. 2. got ·impf of get. 3. got ·- imp. & ·p.p. of get. ·see get.
Webster English vocab
BY — (·pref.) against. 2. by ·adv aside; as, to lay by; to put by. 3. by (·pref.) on; along; in traversing. …
Webster English vocab
GOT — past and past participle of get .
Concise Oxford English vocab
SHORT — [short] adj [ME, fr. OE sceort; akin to OHG scurz short, ON skortr lack] (bef. 12c) 1 a: having little …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
GOT — [got] past and past part of get
Merriam-Webster English vocab
GOT — got BrE AmE ɡɒt AmE \ ɡɑːt
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SHORT — / ʃɔːt; NAmE ʃɔːrt/ adjective , adverb , noun , verb ■ adjective ( short·er , short·est ) LENGTH / …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GOT — pt, pp of get
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BY — / baɪ; NAmE / preposition , adverb ■ preposition 1. near sb/sth; at the side of sb/sth; beside sb/sth : …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SHORT — I. short 1 S1 W1 /ʃɔːt $ ʃɔːrt/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative shorter , superlative shortest ) [ Word …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
GOT — got /ɡɒt $ ɡɑːt/ BrE AmE the past tense and a past participle of ↑ get GRAMMAR You cannot use …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BY — I. by 1 S1 W1 /baɪ/ BrE AmE preposition [ Language: Old English ; Origin: be , bi ] 1 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SHORT — adj., adv., n., & v. --adj. 1 a measuring little; not long from end to end (a short distance). b …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
GOT — past and past part. of GET.
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BY — prep., adv., & n. --prep. 1 near, beside, in the region of (stand by the door; sit by me; path …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SHORT — adj., adv., n., & v. adj. 1 a measuring little; not long from end to end (a short distance). b …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
GOT — past and past part. of GET.
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BY — prep., adv., & n. prep. 1 near, beside, in the region of (stand by the door; sit by me; path …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SHORT — adj., adv., n., & v. --adj. 1. a measuring little; not long from end to end (a short distance). b …
Oxford English vocab
BY — prep., adv., & n. --prep. 1. near, beside, in the region of (stand by the door; sit by me; path …
Oxford English vocab
SHORT — I. ADJECTIVE AND ADVERB USES /ʃɔ:(r)t/ ( shorter, shortest) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GOT — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. Got is the past tense and …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BY — The preposition is pronounced /baɪ/. The adverb is pronounced /baɪ/. Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GOT — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. Got is the past tense and …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SHORT
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
GOT — COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES got a cheek ▪ She’s got a cheek ; she just goes on till she gets …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BY
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SHORT
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
SHORT — INDEX: short/not long 1. short in length or distance 2. when something you say or write is short 3. to …
Longman Activator English vocab
HAIRS — • ↑ split hairs
Longman Activator English vocab
SHORT — n. 25B6; adjective a short piece of string : SMALL, little, tiny; informal teeny. short people : SMALL, little, petite, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
SHORT — adj. 1 small, little, slight, petite, diminutive, wee, tiny, elfin, minuscule; midget, dwarfish, squat, dumpy, runty, stubby, stunted, Colloq pint-sized, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
HAIRS — shari
Anagrams English vocabulary
GOT — BAD : I got several friends who don't want children. GOOD : I have (got) several friends who don't want …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
SHORT — 1. прил. 1) а) короткий, недлинный short legs ≈ короткие ноги a short road ≈ недлинный путь short way off …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
HAIRS — Волосы
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
GOT — p.p. от get got past & p. p. от get
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BY — 1. предл. 1) а) у, при, около a home by a lake ≈ дом рядом с озером Syn : near …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
HAIRS — Волосы
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
SHORT — 1. ʃɔ:t n 1. краткое содержание; суть in short - вкратце, короче говоря, одним словом for short - для краткости, …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
GOT — got.ogg gɒt past и p. p. от get II
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
BY — 1. baı a 1. лежащий в стороне 2. второстепенный, необязательный 2. baı adv 1. мимо he passed by without a …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SHORT — short прил.1) а) короткий, недлинный short legs — короткие ноги a short road — недлинный путь short way off — …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger

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