have smb. over a barrel

have smb. over a barrel: пocтaвить кoгo-л. в бeзвыxoднoe пoлoжeниe [пepвoнaч. aмep.]

Sir Goldber's Imagination raced on coupling proposals with no thought for die financial complications. They would have to find the money somewhere and he didn't much care where. The main thing was that he had the Fellows over a barrel. They might protest but there was nothing they could do to stop Mm (Th. Sharpe)

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barrel — n. 1) to tap a barrel 2) (misc.) (colloq.) to have smb. over a barrel ( to have placed smb. in a difficult position ) * * * [ bærəl] to tap a barrel (misc.) (colloq.) to have smb. over a barrel ( to have placed smb. in a difficult position ) … Combinatory dictionary
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