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['bærəl]1) (a container of curved pieces of wood or of metal: The barrels contain beer.) sod2) (a long, hollow, cylindrical shape, especially the tube-shaped part of a gun: The bullet jammed in the barrel of the gun.) cev* * *I [baerəl]nounsod; puškina cev; valj; trebuh (npr. konja); prostorninska mera (pribl. 147 l)American denar za politično kampanjo; colloquially not enough barrel — šibkega telesato have s.o. over a barrel — spraviti koga v škripcebarrel house, barrel shop — krčmaII [baerəl]transitive verb(off, up) spraviti v sode
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have someone over a barrel — have (someone) over a barrel to put someone in a very difficult situation in which they have no choice about what to do. She knows I need the work, so she s got me over a barrel in terms of what she pays me … New idioms dictionary
have someone over a barrel — To be in a position to get whatever one wants from someone • • • Main Entry: ↑barrel … Useful english dictionary
(have somebody) over a barrel — (get/have sb) over a barrel idiom (informal) (to put/have sb) in a situation in which they must accept or do what you want • They ve got us over a barrel. Either we agree to their terms or we lose the money. Main entry: ↑barrelidiom … Useful english dictionary
over a barrel — also[over the barrel] {adv. phr.}, {informal} In the power of your enemies; not able to do anything about what happens to you; in a helpless condition; trapped. * /Bill had Tom over a barrel because Tom owed him money./ * /Ralph has me over a… … Dictionary of American idioms
over a barrel — also[over the barrel] {adv. phr.}, {informal} In the power of your enemies; not able to do anything about what happens to you; in a helpless condition; trapped. * /Bill had Tom over a barrel because Tom owed him money./ * /Ralph has me over a… … Dictionary of American idioms
have over a barrel — have (someone) over a barrel to put someone in a very difficult situation in which they have no choice about what to do. She knows I need the work, so she s got me over a barrel in terms of what she pays me … New idioms dictionary
over a barrel — in a helpless or trapped position I think that we have them over a barrel and should be able to win the contract easily … Idioms and examples
over a barrel — If someone has you over a barrel, they have you in a position where you have no choice but to accept what they want … The small dictionary of idiomes
over a barrel — adverb : at the mercy of one s opponents : in a helpless condition had him over a barrel * * * over a barrel informal phrase if someone has you over a barrel, they know that you are in a difficult situation and that you will have to do what they… … Useful english dictionary
over a barrel — informal if someone has you over a barrel, they know that you are in a difficult situation and that you will have to do what they want They had us over a barrel. We had no choice but to pay … English dictionary
over a barrel — If someone has you over a barrel, they have you in a position where you have no choice but to accept what they want. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions