| 词源 |
have the goods on. The goods here are stolen goods, those found by the police on a criminal and almost assuring his con- viction. The phrase dates back only to the early 1900s, and “goods” may have referred specifically to bogus money made by counterfeiters before it was applied to stolen goods in gener- al. Soon after its introduction, the expression was being used generally for “to have knowledge giving one a hold over another.” |