Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

had someone by the short hairs

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.75 in modern English

Syllables
had -some-one by the short- hairs
IPA
45
Scrabble Score
25
Letters
4
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

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What does had someone by the short hairs mean?
simple past and past participle of have someone by the short hairs

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