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
Wendelin	VEN-de-leen (German)	German, Dutch, Ancient Germanic
Dana (1)	DAH-nah (Czech, Slovak, German)	Romanian, Czech, Slovak, German, Hebrew
LÝDie	-	Czech
Jan	['dʒæn]
Atherton	['æθətən]
Aswathi	-	Indian, Malayalam