have someone by the short hairs

have someone by the short hairs
To have someone in a difficult situation in which he or she is without alternatives and can be controlled.

The Saudis know that as long as we consume 7 billion barrels per year (4 billion of them imported from abroad), they have us by the short hairs.

Syn: have someone over a barrel

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