"get the goods on" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 掌握把柄
• 握有（某人）不利的证据

Definition

查到关于某人的秘密或不利信息，通常用来对付对方。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

非正式用语，常在丑闻、犯罪或八卦情境下使用，含有掌握确凿证据的意思。通常出现在侦探故事、新闻报道或曝光不端行为时。不要用于一般性信息收集。

Examples

The reporter tried to get the goods on the mayor.

记者试图**掌握把柄**揭露市长。

They finally got the goods on the thief.

他们终于**掌握了把柄**，揭露了小偷。

She hired a detective to get the goods on her business partner.

她雇了侦探去**掌握把柄**她的商业伙伴。

If you want to take him down, you need to get the goods on him first.

如果你想让他垮台，首先得**掌握他的把柄**。

Rumor has it the lawyer managed to get the goods on her rival.

有传言说律师**掌握了把柄**，抓住了对手的弱点。

Everyone's afraid of her because she can get the goods on just about anyone.

大家都怕她，因为她几乎能**掌握任何人的把柄**。