(idiomatic) To have someone in a difficult situation in which he or she is without alternatives and can be controlled.

One who uses violence can expect a violent response; it is better to try to use peaceful means wherever possible.

Accidentally; unintentionally; without meaning to; as the result of an event not expected, aided, or willingly planned.

Accidental; as the result of some unforeseen happening or series of events; unexpected; resulting from an event without the foresight, expectation, aid, or design of the person by whose agency it was caused; unintentional.

(transitive) To obtain; to get, especially by chance or involuntarily. / (intransitive) To come near to; to pass; to visit.

A command to a sheepdog to move clockwise around the sheep

The final date on which a perishable product can be legally sold to the public. / (idiomatic, by extension) Used to indicate that something, or someone, is old and out of date.

(idiomatic) For a similar reason; in a similar manner

With your permission.

(transitive) To discredit or condemn (someone or something, such as a position) by attacking someone or something associated.