have one's collar felt

被逮捕了;被抓起來了。

例句:

  • The man had had his collar felt so often that he knew all the policemen in the area. (那傢伙經常被抓進去,所以他認識這地區的所有警察)
  • A friend of mine had his collar felt yesterday for murdering his wife. (我一位朋友因殺妻昨天被捕)

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