Get the drop on someone
verb phrase
To get someone in an inferior or threatened position; seize the advantage: I got the drop on him with that question about oil (1869+)
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Words from the play Hamlet, by William Shakespeare; the advice Hamlet gives to Ophelia when he bids her live a life of celibacy.
- Get the feel of
Also, have the feel of. Become or be accustomed to or learn about; acquire skill in. For example, It took me a while to get the feel of the new car, or After a few months Jack had the feel of his new position. This idiom transfers the sense of touch to mental perception. [ […]
- Get the goods on
Also, have the goods on. Acquire or possess confidential information about someone, especially of a damaging or incriminating kind. For example, “Trouble is, they’ve got the goods on me” (Owen Johnson, The Lawrenceville Stories, 1909). [ ; 1870s ] Also see: get on one
- Get the goods on someone
verb phrase To find or collect decisive evidence against: ”Why did you ask me to hire a private detective?” …” To get the goods on him” (1913+)
- Get the hang of
Learn the proper way of doing, using or handling something; acquire the knack of something. For example, I finally got the hang of this computer program. [ ; mid-1800s ]