"have someone by the short and curlies" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: en-au-have someone by the short and curlies.ogg [Australia] Forms: has someone by the short and curlies [present, singular, third-person], having someone by the short and curlies [participle, present], had someone by the short and curlies [participle, past], had someone by the short and curlies [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|have<has,,had> someone by the short and curlies}} have someone by the short and curlies (third-person singular simple present has someone by the short and curlies, present participle having someone by the short and curlies, simple past and past participle had someone by the short and curlies)
  1. (idiomatic, colloquial) Synonym of have someone by the short hairs Tags: colloquial, idiomatic Synonyms: have someone by the short hairs [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-have_someone_by_the_short_and_curlies-en-verb-iq2jukvg Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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