have the goods on (someone)

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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.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Mechteld	MEKH-təlt	Dutch
Tanisha	tə-NEE-shə	African American
Shaylyn	SHAY-lin	English (Rare)
Altan	-	Turkish
Oluwasegun	-	Western African, Yoruba
Monifa	-	Western African, Yoruba