hem up
verb1
Informal To restrain (a person) by grabbing their collar.
- Taking him home she hemmed him up soon as they stepped in the door. Now Tony was a bad dude in the streets but when it came to his mama, he was a punk. A few cuss words on her part had him spilling everything.2006, Kali James, Can U Get Away?, page 17:
- Felicia and Jorge remained inside, observing in horror. Carlos hastily went to where his brother was and grabbed him with all his might. He placed him in a choke-hold and hemmed him up on the brick wall.2014, Tiffany Bolado, The Legacy of Misperception, page 89:
2
Slang To arrest or lock up.
- The last thing you want is to get hemmed up in prison.