have someone by the short and curlies
idiomSynonym of have someone by the short hairs.
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a day late and a dollar short
Too late and too feeble to achieve the desired effect.
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a short drop and a sudden stop
A fall to one's death by hanging.
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as if someone owns the place
Alternative form of like someone owns the place.
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beat someone round the ears
To beat (a person) with blows about the head.
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bless someone with
To give or bestow, as a gift from God.
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bring someone to their knees
To defeat and make submit to orders.
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call someone every name in the book
To call someone many abusive names.
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call someone everything but a child of God
To call someone many abusive names.