over a barrel
Prepositional phrase
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Prepositional phrase
- (idiomatic) In a disadvantageous or helpless situation, especially one in which one may be controlled or victimized.
- 1947 Sept. 1, "[http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,887580,00.html Happy Day]," Time:
- Ford had the U.A.W. over a barrel; if it failed to sign by midnight, the U.A.W. would be forced to give up its union shop.
- 2018 Sept. 1, "[https://apnews.com/4ac772445073491aa7d3ca9e558e0144/AP:-Justice-lawyer-was-told-Russia-had-%27Trump-over-a-barrel AP sources: Lawyer was told Russia had 'Trump over a barrel']," AP News:
- Bruce Ohr revealed that "an unnamed former Russian intelligence official had communicated that Russian intelligence believed 'they had Trump over a barrel', a "sentiment [that] is echoed in Steele's dossier".
- 1947 Sept. 1, "[http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,887580,00.html Happy Day]," Time:
- Italian: spalle al muro
- Russian: заста́ть кто-либо
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