get a down on smb.

get a down on smb.
(get (или have) a down on smb.)
≈ иметь зуб против кого-л., таить злобу против кого-л. [первонач. австрал.]

Young M: "...You know what the Law is, once they get a down on you." (J. Galsworthy, ‘Windows’, act III) — Молодой человек: "...Вы узнаете, что такое закон, если не потрафите сильным мира сего."


Большой англо-русский фразеологический словарь. - М.: «Русский язык-Медиа».. 2006.

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