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having someone by the short and curlies

having someone by the short and curlies is the present participle and gerund of have someone by the short and curlies.

Meaning of have someone by the short and curlies

Verb

have someone by the short and curlies (third-person singular simple present has someone by the short and curlies, present participle having someone by the short and curlies, simple past and past participle had someone by the short and curlies)

  1. (colloquial, idiomatic) Synonym of have someone by the short hairs.

Questions about having someone by the short and curlies

What is having someone by the short and curlies the present participle and gerund of?
Having someone by the short and curlies is the present participle and gerund of have someone by the short and curlies.

Words near having someone by the short and curlies in the dictionary

  1. having seen this movie
  2. having sex
  3. having sexual relations
  4. having shit on
  5. having someone by the balls
  6. having someone by the short and curlies
  7. having someone by the short hairs
  8. having someone on
  9. having someone on toast
  10. having someone there
  11. having someone to rights

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