hairsBrE /heəz/ NAmE /herz/► SEE ALLput hairs on your chestget/have sb by the short hairssplit hairs ●put ˈhairs on your chest (informal, humorous) (especially of alcoholic drinks) make you feel strong, etc.（尤指酒）使人有男子汉气魄◆This Polish vodka will put hairs on your chest. 喝了这种波兰伏特加会让你成为真正的男人。●get/have sb by the short ˈhairs ( get/have sb by the short and ˈcurlies) (informal) get/have sb in a position where they must agree to what you want任意摆布某人；使某人就范；完全操纵某人◆We can’t go on strike because the boss will simply hire new staff. He’s got us by the short and curlies.我们不能罢工，因为那样老板就会去雇新员工，他操纵着我们的命运。NOTEShort and curlies refers to the hairs on a person’s body. * short and curlies 指人体的毛发。●split ˈhairs (disapproving) pay too much attention in an argument to differences that are very small and not important吹毛求疵；在细节上过分纠缠◆You might think I’m just splitting hairs, but what exactly do you mean by ‘a significant improvement’?你或许认为我是咬文嚼字，可是你说的“显著进步”究竟是什么意思？▸ˈhair-splitting