The Saudis know that as long as we consume 7 billion barrels per year (4 billion of them imported from abroad), they have us by the short hairs.
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have someone by the short hairs — tv. to ave someone in an awkward position; to have dominated someone. (This refers to the shorter pubic hairs. Sometime euphemized to neck hairs.) □ They’ve got me by the short hairs. There’s nothing I can do … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
get someone by the short hairs — get (or have) someone by the short hairs (or Brit. short and curlies) informal have complete control of a person Origin: from military slang, referring to pubic hair … Useful english dictionary
short hairs — noun Pubic hair. See Also: have someone by the short hairs … Wiktionary
short — short1 W1S1 [ʃo:t US ʃo:rt] adj comparative shorter superlative shortest ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(time)¦ 2¦(length/distance)¦ 3¦(not tall)¦ 4¦(book/letter)¦ 5¦(not enough)¦ 6 be short on something 7¦(less than)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
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