Over a barrel:桶上,桶上的,桶内,桶里的东西, 同义词、反义词, 例句

In a weak or difficult position, as in Once the competitors found a flaw in our product, they had us over a barrel. This slangy expression, first recorded in 1938, supposedly alludes to reviving a drowning victim by placing the body head down over a barrel and rolling it back and forth, so as to empty the lungs of water. The expression survives, although happily the practice does not.

adj. 形容词 adjective

in a difficult situation

They are always suspended over a precipice, dangling by a slender thread that shows every sign of snapping.
And now, similarly, former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee: "Bend over and take it like a prisoner!"
Perhaps on his own nowadays, Epstein is trying his best to webmaster over a dozen URLs.
But yes, I pictured a James Bond-type just sauntering over to her.
ROME — What does it take for a Hollywood A-lister to get a private audience with Pope Francis?
It is most peculiar, and when he plays that way, the most bewitching little expression comes over his face.
All over the world the just claims of organized labor are intermingled with the underground conspiracy of social revolution.
After we had passed over this desert, we found several garisons to defend the caravans from the violence of the Tartars.
After relievedly giving the pistol to the nearest soldier, he stumbled quickly over to Brion and took his hand.
Solely over one man therein thou hast quite absolute control.