have someone by the short and curlies

verb

Synonym of have someone by the short hairs.

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have someone by the short hairs
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Meanings

verbhave someone by the short and curlies (third-person singular simple present has someone by the short and curlies, present participle having someone by the short and curlies, simple past and past participle had someone by the short and curlies)

present singular third person has someone by the short and curlies · participle present having someone by the short and curlies · participle past had someone by the short and curlies · past had someone by the short and curlies

  1. colloquialidiomaticSynonym of have someone by the short hairs.

    Synonyms: have someone by the short hairs

Synonyms & antonyms

verbSynonym of have someone by the short hairs.

Similar
have someone by the short hairs
Also see
have someone by the short hairs
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APA

have someone by the short and curlies. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/have%20someone%20by%20the%20short%20and%20curlies

MLA

“have someone by the short and curlies.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/have%20someone%20by%20the%20short%20and%20curlies. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “have someone by the short and curlies,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/have%20someone%20by%20the%20short%20and%20curlies.

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