on the hip



on the hip

In a vulnerable position; lacking power. The prosecution really has me on the hip now—I don't think there's any way I'm going to win this case.
See also: hip, on

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Maybelle-English
JazlynJAZ-linEnglish (Modern)
Sandu-Romanian
Applewhaite['æplhweit]
Herakleides-Ancient Greek
GwenaËLgwen-a-EL (French)French, Breton