معنى الكلمة "have (got) someone by the short and curlies" بالعربية

ماذا تعني "have (got) someone by the short and curlies" بالإنجليزية؟ اكتشف المعنى، النطق، واستخدام هذه الكلمة مع Lingoland

have (got) someone by the short and curlies

US /hæv ɡɑt ˈsʌm.wʌn baɪ ðə ʃɔrt ænd ˈkɜr.liz/
UK /hæv ɡɑt ˈsʌm.wʌn baɪ ðə ʃɔrt ænd ˈkɜr.liz/
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تعبير اصطلاحي

1.

السيطرة الكاملة على شخص, التحكم بشخص تمامًا

(informal, sometimes offensive) to have complete control over someone, especially by having an advantage over them or by knowing something about them that they want to keep secret

مثال:
The company had him by the short and curlies after he signed that contract.
الشركة كانت تسيطر عليه تمامًا بعد توقيعه على ذلك العقد.
She knew his secret, so she had him by the short and curlies.
كانت تعرف سره، لذا كانت تسيطر عليه تمامًا.
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