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have the goods on (someone)
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have the goods on (someone)
To have incriminating evidence or proof against someone. We know he's guilty, but we can't arrest him until we have the goods on him.
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
|---|
| Avril | | ['ævril] | |
| Sakura | | sah-koo-ṙah | Japanese |
| Soini | | SOY-nee | Finnish |
| ClÉMent | | kle-MAWN | French |
| Medusa | | mə-DOO-sə (English) | Greek Mythology (Latinized) |
| Rena | | ['rinə] | |