get the goods on someone

get the goods on someone
get the goods on (someone) to get or have proof that someone has done something wrong.

For months, the cops were trying to get the goods on a drug dealer who lives down the street.

Usage notes: sometimes used in the form have the goods on someone:

Look, Stan, you may think you have the goods on me, but you don't.


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  • get the goods on someone — informal phrase to find proof that someone has done something bad Thesaurus: to find out informationsynonym Main entry: goods …   Useful english dictionary

  • get the goods on someone — tv. to uncover incriminating evidence against someone. □ The fuzz has the goods on Mr. Big. □ The IRS tried to get the goods on Rocko, but Rocko knows all the angles …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • get the goods on someone — informal to find proof that someone has done something bad …   English dictionary

  • get the goods on — (someone) to get or have proof that someone has done something wrong. For months, the cops were trying to get the goods on a drug dealer who lives down the street. Usage notes: sometimes used in the form have the goods on someone: Look, Stan, you …   New idioms dictionary

  • have/get the goods on — informal ◇ To have/get the goods on someone is to have/get evidence showing that someone has done something wrong. We can t arrest her until we get the goods on her. • • • Main Entry: ↑good …   Useful english dictionary

  • get the goods on — get (or have) the goods on informal obtain (or possess) information about (someone) that may be used to their detriment …   Useful english dictionary

  • get the goods on — (smb) find out true and often bad information about someone I think that I have finally got the goods on him and will have to talk to the police as soon as possible …   Idioms and examples

  • get (or have) the goods on — informal obtain (or possess) information about (someone) which may be used to their detriment. → goods …   English new terms dictionary

  • goods — [ gudz ] noun plural *** 1. ) objects produced for sale: a store specializing in leather goods stolen goods: Wilkins was found in possession of $8,000 worth of stolen goods. goods and services: The cost of household goods and services fell. 2. )… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • goods */*/*/ — UK [ɡʊdz] / US noun [plural] 1) a) objects produced for sale a shop specializing in leather goods stolen goods: Wilkins was found in possession of £8,000 worth of stolen goods. goods and services: The cost of household goods and services fell. b) …   English dictionary

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