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.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Benjamin	BEN-jə-min (English), bawn-zha-MEN (French), BEN-yah-meen (German)	English, French, German, Dutch, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Biblical
Nechemyah	-	Biblical Hebrew
Homer	HO-mər (English)	English, Ancient Greek (Anglicized)
ÁGnes	AHG-nesh	Hungarian
Gladys	['glædis]
GrÁInne	GRAWN-ya	Irish, Irish Mythology