feel someone's collar
English
[edit]Etymology
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Verb
[edit]feel someone's collar (third-person singular simple present feels someone's collar, present participle feeling someone's collar, simple past and past participle felt someone's collar)
- (British, informal) To arrest someone.
- If you carry on like that, the law will soon be feeling your collar.
Usage notes
[edit]- Very commonly found in passive voice. John had his collar felt yesterday.