mieć haka na kogoś

English translation: have dirt on sb.

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Polish term or phrase:mieć haka na kogoś
English translation:have dirt on sb.
Entered by: PanPeter

23:39 Dec 4, 2023
Polish to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
Polish term or phrase: mieć haka na kogoś
w kontekście: niech się Pan strzeże, mam na Pana haka
PanPeter
Local time: 18:30
have dirt on sb.
Explanation:
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If you say that you have (the) dirt on someone, you mean that you have information that could harm their reputation or career. [informal]

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CNBC
https://www.cnbc.com › 2018/07/24
A majority thinks Russia has dirt on Trump, a new poll shows
Jul 24, 2018 — By a 51-to-35 percent margin, U.S. voters are convinced the Russian government has dirt on Trump, according to a Quinnipiac University National

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Webtoon XYZ
https://www.webtoon.xyz › read › c...
Second life of a Gangster - Chapter 131
If the mafia has dirt on a politician then there's a chance that the politician may also have dirt on the organisation. That way it will be a full deadlock ...

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ALTERNATIVE

HAVE THE GOODS ON SB.

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Victory Girls Blog -
https://victorygirlsblog.com › whistl...
Whistleblower: FBI Has The Goods On Biden
May 4, 2023 — Whistleblower: The FBI Has The Goods On Biden ... Mark this as a political earthquake of epic proportions, if true. And since the left loves a ...

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Dallas Decoder
https://dallasdecoder.com › 2013/04/18 › dallas-scene-...
Apr 18, 2013 — Because now that I have the goods on you, you're going to do what I want. So, let's discuss eminent ...
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Darius Saczuk
United States
Local time: 18:30
Grading comment
Dziękuję Dariusz. To był także mój wybór, poparty przez kilka osób.
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Summary of answers provided
3 +3have dirt on sb.
Darius Saczuk
4to have something on sb./to have the goods on sb.
Piotr Dzięciołowski
3to know about the skeletons in someone's closet
geopiet
3to know where the bodies are buried
Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D.


Discussion entries: 1





  

Answers


23 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
to know about the skeletons in someone's closet


Explanation:
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geopiet
Native speaker of: Native in PolishPolish
PRO pts in category: 93
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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
have dirt on sb.


Explanation:
P

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Note added at 7 mins (2023-12-04 23:46:44 GMT)
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If you say that you have (the) dirt on someone, you mean that you have information that could harm their reputation or career. [informal]

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Note added at 14 mins (2023-12-04 23:54:07 GMT)
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CNBC
https://www.cnbc.com › 2018/07/24
A majority thinks Russia has dirt on Trump, a new poll shows
Jul 24, 2018 — By a 51-to-35 percent margin, U.S. voters are convinced the Russian government has dirt on Trump, according to a Quinnipiac University National

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Note added at 18 mins (2023-12-04 23:58:06 GMT)
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Webtoon XYZ
https://www.webtoon.xyz › read › c...
Second life of a Gangster - Chapter 131
If the mafia has dirt on a politician then there's a chance that the politician may also have dirt on the organisation. That way it will be a full deadlock ...

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Note added at 26 mins (2023-12-05 00:06:25 GMT)
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ALTERNATIVE

HAVE THE GOODS ON SB.

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Note added at 28 mins (2023-12-05 00:07:48 GMT)
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Victory Girls Blog -
https://victorygirlsblog.com › whistl...
Whistleblower: FBI Has The Goods On Biden
May 4, 2023 — Whistleblower: The FBI Has The Goods On Biden ... Mark this as a political earthquake of epic proportions, if true. And since the left loves a ...

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Note added at 1 hr (2023-12-05 01:10:16 GMT)
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Dallas Decoder
https://dallasdecoder.com › 2013/04/18 › dallas-scene-...
Apr 18, 2013 — Because now that I have the goods on you, you're going to do what I want. So, let's discuss eminent ...

Darius Saczuk
United States
Local time: 18:30
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in PolishPolish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 413
Grading comment
Dziękuję Dariusz. To był także mój wybór, poparty przez kilka osób.
Notes to answerer
Asker: Dziękuję wszystkim za propozycje, bardzo interesujące.


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  legato
12 mins
  -> Thank you, Legato.

agree  Grzegorz Mysiński
8 hrs
  -> Dziękuję, Grzegorz.

agree  Paweł Kasprzyk
2 days 9 hrs
  -> Thank you, Paweł.
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9 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
to have something on sb./to have the goods on sb.


Explanation:
Wg The New Kościuszko Foundation Dictionary

Piotr Dzięciołowski
Poland
Local time: 00:30
Native speaker of: Native in PolishPolish
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12 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
to know where the bodies are buried


Explanation:
Know where the bodies are buried is an American idiom of fairly recent origin. An idiom is a word, group of words or phrase that has a figurative meaning that is not easily deduced from its literal meaning. We will examine the meaning of the phrase know where the bodies are buried, where it came from and some examples of its use in sentences.

To know where the bodies are buried means to know the closely guarded secrets of someone or an organization. These secrets may be criminal, immoral, or simply embarrassing, confidential or proprietary.

https://grammarist.com/idiom/know-where-the-bodies-are-burie...

Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D.
United States
Local time: 18:30
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PolishPolish
PRO pts in category: 96
Notes to answerer
Asker: Bardzo ciekawe Frank, tego nie słyszałem, ale dobre.

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