have (one's) foot on (someone's) neck



have (one's) foot on (someone's) neck

To be in a position of control or power over someone else; to have another person in a vulnerable position. It looks like you have your foot on his neck in this negotiation, so I'm confident that you'll get the outcome you want.
See also: foot, have, neck, on

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Hafza-Arabic
PericaPE-ree-tsahCroatian, Serbian
Shrinivas-Indian, Marathi
Ganzorig-Mongolian
Winters['wintəz]
Shousho:Japanese