单词 | have someone over a barrel |
释义 | have someone over a barrelphrase [VERB inflects] See full dictionary entry for barrelIf someone has you over a barrel, they have put you in a difficult situation where you have little choice but to do what they want you to do. [informal]have someone over a barrel in American English US Slang to have someone completely at one's mercy, esp. financially have someone over a barrelto have put someone in a position where they cannot possibly win The unions wish they had more options. Jobs are tight, they know that, and they feelmanagement has them over a barrel. |
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