feel someone's collar

Verb CEFR C1

Definitions

To arrest someone.

British, idiomatic, informal

Examples

“If you carry ⟳ on like ⟳ that, the law will soon be feeling your collar.”

CEFR level

C1

Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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See also

feel someone's pain feel sorry for feel ten feet tall feel the Bern feel the burn feel the heat

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