by the short hairs 

To be captured or trapped by an opponent ie by the hairs on the back of your neck. Common usage today has warped the term to mean by the pubic hairs but this is not the origin.

If we make the wrong move our enemies will have us by the short hairs.

by the short hairs by bbqfunbq May 19, 2014

she's got you by the short hair

She's got you by the balls.

She has a tight grasp on your nuts.

A tight reign on your sack.

Sorry, I can't go out tonight.

"Man, she's got you by the short hair"

My boss is a bitch, she really has me by the short hair.

she's got you by the short hair by Dubs Deuce May 4, 2010