Terms for subject Slang containing have someone

English	Russian
have someone by the short and curlies	загнать в угол (george serebryakov)
have someone by the short and curlies	зажать в кулак (george serebryakov)
have someone by the short and curlies	взять за одно место (george serebryakov)
have someone by the short and curlies	припереть к стене (When the officer reminded me that writing me up for disorderly conduct would violate my parole, he had me by the short and curlies. I didn't dare protest further but remained silent while he continued to lecture me as if I were a child. george serebryakov)
have someone dead to rights	иметь неопровержимые улики (Interex)
have someone dead to rights	поймать кого-либо на месте преступления (Interex)