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feel someone's collar

idiom
Meaning

To arrest someone.


Origin

disputed origin

From the image of an arresting police officer holding a suspect by the collar.

Examples
SIMPLE

The police officer stopped him to feel his collar.

CONTEXTUAL

The detective waited outside the bank until he could finally feel the thief's collar.

COMPLEX

After a long investigation into the suspect's illegal activities, the authorities moved in to feel his collar at the airport.

Anchors to
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    An event that increases the likelihood of or causes further failure.

  2. 02

    answer someone's prayers

    To be or do exactly what someone has been wishing or asking for.

  3. 03

    answer to someone's prayers

    Exactly what someone has been wishing or asking for.

  4. 04

    apple of someone's eye

    The object of somebody's affections; a person (or sometimes a thing) that someone strongly prefers; a favorite, a loved one.

  5. 05

    bane of someone's existence

    Someone or something that poses a significant problem to someone.

  6. 06

    bash someone's face in

    To beat someone violently.

  7. 07

    bash someone's head

    To beat up someone violently.

  8. 08

    be someone's to lose

    To be anticipated to be won by someone.

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