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idiomhave/get sb over a barrelto put someone in a position in which they are forced to do or accept what you want:Stein must be working for a pretty powerful organization to have the editor of 'The New York Times' over a barrel.He's got us over a barrel. If he ends up in hospital, he'll tell the police everything.be over a barrel: Patterson smiled, "I always like doing business with someone who knows he's over a barrel."
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