抓住把柄 meaning in English
catch sb. tripping; have sth. on sb.: 那些警察之所以经常去敲他的竹杠是因为抓住把柄了。 the policemen kept blackmailing him, because they had sth. on him
Examples
- The policemen kept blackmailing him , because they had sth. on him .
那些警察之所以经常去敲他的竹杠是因为抓住把柄了。 - Now there was such a din you couldn t hear your neighbor speak , and so the story would get about that you might allow yourself every kind of liberty when you supped at nana s
现在吵闹得连说话声都听不清楚了，这岂不是让人抓住把柄，说在娜娜家里吃夜宵，可以为所欲为吗？