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have someone by the short hairs verb

  • (idiomatic) To have someone in a difficult situation in which he or she is without alternatives and can be controlled.
 mieć w garści, mieć w ręce, mieć w ręku, trzymać krótko, trzymać w garści, trzymać w szachu
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