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Definition of have them by the short hairs

have by the short hairs

verb

  • to catch or trap a person in a difficult situation. Literally: to have by the pubic hairs. See short hairs.
    Interrogator: We just caught the suspect in a lie. We have him by the short hairs now!

    Last edited on Jul 03 2018. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Jul 03 2018.

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Other terms relating to 'by':

Definitions include: See five by five.
Definitions include: acronym for "by the way".
Definitions include: eventually.
Definitions include: general exclamation.
Definitions include: by oneself.
Definitions include: strictly following procedure.
Definitions include: narrowly.
Definitions include: an execution carried out with firearms shot from a moving vehicle.
Definitions include: something disappeared under unknown circumstances.
Definitions include: fine, good, okay.
Definitions include: adjective.
Definitions include: to have the advantage in a situation.
Definitions include: to be in a very good position in life, business, etc.
Definitions include: To live with the present being the most important; to live a dream or to understand the unchanging world, so to speak.
Definitions include: it is usually defined as "definitely not, no way etc."

Other terms relating to 'hair':

Definitions include: a day during which one can't make one's hair look good.
Definitions include: to bother someone.
Definitions include: an elderly person.
Definitions include: a measure of very minute distance.
Definitions include: a cunt hair.
Definitions include: a very small amount - about the distance represented by the thickness of a female pubic hair.
Definitions include: to perform cunnilingus.
Definitions include: extremely attractive.
Definitions include: has to do with a very fine filament.
Definitions include: to get a wild impulse.
Definitions include: to leave.
Definitions include: a glam metal band.
Definitions include: the vulva, especially if unshaven.
Definitions include: a person who grows their hair long out of laziness, or a repressed sense of social rebellion.
Definitions include: a drink of alcohol in the morning - of the same type one was drinking the previous night - to ward off or stop a hangover.

Other terms relating to 'have':

Definitions include: "The answer to your question is obviously 'yes'."
Definitions include: for every bad thing that happens, there's something positive about it.
Definitions include: acronym for "good luck, have fun".
Definitions include: acronym for "have a great summer".
Definitions include: acronym for "Have a nice day."
Definitions include: a person who was once famous or successful, but is no longer.
Definitions include: a person who has been a lesbian but now lives a heterosexual lifestyle.
Definitions include: to take advantage of.
Definitions include: to have a ball, e.g. a great time.
Definitions include: to have a a problem or grudge with someone.
Definitions include: to reveal information that one shouldn't.
Definitions include: a promiscuous woman.
Definitions include: to be very skilled in a particular area.
Definitions include: See blast.
Definitions include: to have a grudge to discuss.

Other terms relating to 'short':

Definitions include: a little crazy
Definitions include: of lower than average intelligence.
Definitions include: "not all there".
Definitions include: See short fuse.
Definitions include: under-supplied.
Definitions include: a summary.
Definitions include: long story short.
Definitions include: crazy.
Definitions include: really stupid.
Definitions include: to be mentally or physically challenged.
Definitions include: out of luck; "in the doghouse".
Definitions include: pubic hair, usually male.
Definitions include: brief and to the point.
Definitions include: "Short bus" refers to a handicapped school bus.
Definitions include: to cheat or swindle.

Other terms relating to 'the':

Definitions include: the real information or the proof, instruction, the know how, where, when, and why about something or someone.
Definitions include: walking, generally as opposed to driving.
Definitions include: interrogation.
Definitions include: extremely intoxicated
Definitions include: information.
Definitions include: something you have now is worth more than two things you have just a chance of getting.
Definitions include: a good estimate.
Definitions include: a secret advantage.
Definitions include: inclusive.
Definitions include: to make a bad situation worse.
Definitions include: with the amount of time left to finish a task rapidly disappearing.
Definitions include: having an opinion or belief prior to it becoming common or popular.
Definitions include: of a male, to urinate.
Definitions include: Someone being butthurt over having something, they do to others regularly, done to the them
Definitions include: secret sexual activity with a person other than one's partner.

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