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have (got) someone by the short and curlies. idiom UK very informal (also have (got) someone by the short hairs) Add to word list. to have someone in your power. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Controlling and being in charge.
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The idiom “have someone by the short and curlies” has several variations depending on where you are in the world. In some countries, people say “have someone by the balls,” while others might say “have them by their hair.”
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To have complete control or dominance over someone; to have someone at one's mercy. "The short and curlies" refers to the hairs on one's neck (not pubic hairs, despite popular misconceptions). With all that evidence against you, I'd say the police have you by the short and curlies.
To have complete control or dominance over someone; to have someone at one's mercy. "The short and curlies" refers to the hairs on one's neck (not pubic hairs, despite popular misconceptions). With all that evidence against you, I'd say the police have you by the short and curlies.
“Short and curlies, the short hairs, in the phrase ‘He got me by the short and curlies’ – he caught me out properly.” Whether this was coined under the false belief that the earlier version referred to pubic hair or whether it was knowingly smutty, it is difficult to be sure.
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English have/get somebody by the short and curlies (also have/get somebody by the short hairs) British English informal not polite to put someone in a situation in which they are forced to do or accept what you want I signed the contract – they’ve got me by the short and curlies. → short.
