Terms for subject Slang containing short and

English	Russian
have somebody by the short-and-curlies	иметь кого-то в кармане (КГА)
have somebody by the short-and-curlies	иметь кого-либо под каблуком (to have complete power over someone КГА)
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)
short and curlies Надо исполнять закон всегда, а не только тогда, когда схватили за одно место: You have to obey the law all the time, not just when they've got you by the short and curlies.	"одно место" (from an article by Michele Berdy in TMT VLZ_58)