(GET / HAVE SB) OVER A BARREL


Meaning of (GET / HAVE SB) OVER A BARREL in English

( informal ) (to put / have sb) in a situation in which they must accept or do what you want :

They've got us over a barrel. Either we agree to their terms or we lose the money.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.