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
Cochran['kɔkən]
Leith-English (Rare)
Bakar-Basque
Rakesh-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Punjabi, Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu
MatijaMAH-tee-yah (Croatian, Serbian)Slovene, Croatian, Serbian
DaynaDAY-nəEnglish