have a hold on (someone)
have a hold on (someone)
To use knowledge of one's past behavior or misdeeds as a means of leverage or manipulation. I was a kid when I made that mistake! Just how long do you plan to have a hold on me?
See also: have, hold, on
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- have a hold over
- have a hold over (someone)
- hold over
- wear sackcloth and ashes
- sackcloth
- in sackcloth and ashes
- put on sackcloth and ashes
- put on, wear, etc. sackcloth and ashes
- get what (one) deserves
- get what you deserve