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feels someone's collar

feels someone's collar is the third-person singular simple present indicative of feel someone's collar.

Meaning of feel someone's collar

Verb

feel someone's collar (third-person singular simple present feels someone's collar, present participle feeling someone's collar, simple past and past participle felt someone's collar)

  1. (UK, idiomatic, informal) To arrest someone.
    • If you carry on like that, the law will soon be feeling your collar.

Questions about feels someone's collar

What is feels someone's collar the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Feels someone's collar is the third-person singular simple present indicative of feel someone's collar.

Words near feels someone's collar in the dictionary

  1. feels one's oats
  2. feels one's way
  3. feels oneself
  4. feels out
  5. feels over reals
  6. feels someone's collar
  7. feels sorry for
  8. feels ten feet tall
  9. feels the Bern
  10. feels the burn
  11. feels the pinch

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